The Lake Andrews restoration has turned a previously unusable area of the Bates campus into a major amenity. The sloping ground adjacent to Bates’ new Arts Complex was developed into a much-needed lakeside outdoor performance and teaching facility.
The creation of the Keigwin Amphitheater and the restored lake transformed an underused part of the campus into a ASSOCIATED FIRMPine and Swallow Associates; Lake and Watershed Resource Management Associates
COST PER SQ FT$11.60
CITATIONSpecial Landscape Architecture Citation
FEATURED IN2000 Architectural Portfolio
SUB CATEGORYLandscape
quadrangle. It provides a setting for many uses—outdoor classrooms, theater productions, dance programs, concerts, and ecological and biological laboratories. The restoration and reconfiguration of Lake Andrews creates an environment that gives the campus a new and memorable identity.
In response to heavy siltation and erosion at the pond, a passive runoff filtration system was designed in conjunction with the walkway subgrade. Phosphates are leached from the runoff water and bound to soil particles, where they are used by pond-edge emergent plants as a nutritional source. A dredging program eliminated builtup, polluted sediments in the pond and re-established a sustainable pond bottom profile.
"Every space feels natural and well-placed in the environment...genuine understanding of locale."—2000 Architectural Portfolio Jury
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