Seaweed Flagship Store Portland, Maine building design, ME real estate project, USA architecture photos

Seaweed Flagship Store in Portland

post updated April 12, 2024

Design Architect: MAAM ; Architect of Record: Caleb Johnson Studio

Location: Portland, Maine, USA

Photos by Trent Bell

Apr 24, 2021

Seaweed Flagship Store, Maine

Seaweed is a retreat-inspired dispensary that embraces the restorative powers of a certain type of plant. In its various forms -flowers, edibles, vapors- it can connect us to healthy rituals that keep mind and body energized and balanced. To visit SeaWeed is to be transported to a destination where your comfort and well-being is a high concern of the store owners.

The flagship store of the recreational cannibas brand SeaWeed Co., the Running Hill location borders a protected wetland, welcoming customers to a lush oasis on a spacious outdoor deck to host everything from yoga classes to intimate concerts.

The sophisticated yet approachable interiors and flexible open floor plan further support the brand mission that this establishment serve as both a retail space and community gathering place.

In a nod to the nautical moniker of the showroom, the dramatic wood-clad, inverted-hip ceiling suggests the hull of a ship. The exterior wood cladding is locally-harvested white cedar while the interior casework was also Maine-made with white ash.

Key products used:
End block, Zellige Tiles, White Cedar Shiplap, permeable pavers.

What are the sustainability features?
Permable pavers, operable windows, water filtration.

What was the brief?
To create an approachable, branded boutique experience for buying these plants.

Seaweed Flagship Store in Portland, Oregon – Building Information

Design Architect: MAAM

Branding & Graphics: MIght & Main
Landscape Architect: Soren DeNiord Desgin Studio
Contractor: Woodhull of Maine
Architect of Record: Caleb Johnson Studio

Project size: 3,260 square feet
Completion date: 2020
Building levels: 1

Photography: Trent Bell

Seaweed Flagship Store, Portland, Maine information / images received 240421 from MAAM

Location: Portland, Maine, USA

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