Hammonasset State Park Middle Beach Bathhouse
Madison, Connecticut
Hammonasset Beach State Park Middle Beach Bathhouse is a 2,500 square foot toilet room facility, with nearly 4,000 square feet of deck and boardwalk. The building is a sustainable high-performance design with 28 composting toilets to service the flagship State Park. The design incorporates natural ventilation, natural light and very low maintenance, high life cycle building materials. Due to the need for a basement to house the composting systems, advanced waterproofing systems were installed to ensure a basement free of ground water infiltration.
Quick Facts
Size: 2,500 sf & 4,000 sf of deck and boardwalk
Project Costs: $2.2 million
Quick Tour
Men’s & Women toilet rooms
Family and Special needs changing rooms
Vending, Rinse-off showers
Awards
Innovative Architecture & Design Award by
Recreation Management Magazine. - 2012
Comments from the judges:
“Proof that size does not matter. Nicely detailed to survive and age in a harsh environment. Well done!”
“Excellent use of materials and minimizes energy use.”
Our Partners, Materials
and Resources
Civil Engineer: Nathan L. Jacobson Associates
Structural Engineer: Gibble Norden Champion Brown
MEP Engineer: Consulting Engineering Services
Contractor: Connecticut Carpentry
Exterior: Glulam timber frame on concrete/wood pile foundation, cedar siding, composite decking, aluminum railings, teak windows, zinc-coated copper on structural insulating panel roof, composting waste system, passive ventilation, natural day-lighting.
Interior: Rubber flooring, fiberglass reinforced panels, clear-finished MDO plywood and cedar.