Located in the heart of the historic Old Port district in Portland, Maine, a new hotel defies the traditional brick architecture around it — instead nodding to the city’s cultural sophistication and growing stature as a tourist destination.
Sitting on the waterfront, with restaurants, bars, and shops right at its doorstep, the seven-story, 130-room Hyatt Place Portland-Old Port hotel is a virtual skyscraper, given its surroundings. And with its faceted-glass corner entrance contradicting the rest of the building — wrapped in modernistic, steel-gray sheath — the structure itself is a study in contrasts: sleek against shimmer.
The theme continues atop the penthouse level and draping down one side of the building. The source there is a random pattern of horizontal Plexineon White fixtures that appear as dashes of light by night and added adornment by day.
Project Name: Hyatt Portland, Maine
Location: Portland, Maine
Lighting Designer: Greg Day Lighting
Architect: Canal 5 Studio
Plexineon Surface Static Color
Factory Bendable Surface Mount 24V System
Static White, Monochrome
