An Iconic Building
Maine Public’s strategic priorities for a new building are 1. Modern, purpose-built broadcast studios, 2. A better and more collaborative work environment for staff, and 3. A high-visibility place for community engagement. This familiar building with modern construction has the power to be immediately transformative. These blueprints lay out the plan for studios, community engagement space, and a 200+ seat venue that will better serve the community and Maine Public’s audiences statewide.
The former Public Market was built to be a community gathering place with a farmers’ market and food court. It was later repurposed as corporate workspace. Maine Public’s plan will combine this history of community with modern broadcast studios and collaborative workspace. Renovations to an existing structure like this are more environmentally friendly and will cost less than new construction.