Old Yacht Club Casa Privada by Elliott Architects is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award de Bronce in Deseño de Arquitectura, Edificación e Estruturas Competition Category.
BronceArquitectura· 2024
Old Yacht Club Casa Privada
A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Arquitectura Category
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About Old Yacht Club Casa Privada
Un Club Náutico abandonado, situado á beira da baía, permaneceu en ruínas durante anos, sendo testemuña do implacable clima costeiro de Maine. Construído en 1919, soportou unha serie de intervencións despois de que o Club se trasladase en 1946. Requiriría o temperamento e o compromiso adecuados para restaurar a súa memoria histórica ao tempo que se modernizaba a estrutura de principios do século XX.
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award de Bronce
Old Yacht Club Casa Privada gañou o A' Design Award de Bronce, un recoñecemento altamente prestixioso outorgado a deseños sobresaíntes que se distinguen pola creatividade, o enxeño e a sagacidade. Os gañadores Bronce son artefactos amplamente hábiles e sorprendentemente creativos que autentican a vasta experiencia, imaxinación e enxeño dos seus deseñadores. Espérase que Old Yacht Club Casa Privada sexa un obxecto moi apreciado, admirado e querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora as mellores prácticas da arte, a ciencia, o deseño e a tecnoloxía, e é excelente pola súa atención ao detalle. Old Yacht Club Casa Privada satisfai espléndidamente as necesidades, toca os desexos, encanta os sentimentos e atrae a curiosidade.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- An abandoned Yacht Club, poised at the edge of the bay, sat derelict for years, all while bearing witness to the relentless coastal climate of Maine. Built in 1919, it endured a series of interventions after the Club relocated in 1946. It would require the right temperament and commitment to restore its historical memory while modernizing the early 20th-century structure.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- The original footprint (9.75 m x 13.7 m) was maintained as was the original height. The original stone was repointed and reused on site along with the original framing and wall finish from the Club Room.
- Tags
- Renovation, Rehabilitation, Adaptive Reuse, Minimalism, Light
- Production Technology
- Renovation often calls to mind the thought problem of Theseus’ ship. How does one renovate a historic structure and adapt it to a new use without obfuscating past and present? The solution in this case involved developing an architectural language that relates to the old while clearly of the present.
- Research
- The original structure was studied and fully documented. We analyzed the structural systems to determine the best way to maintain as much of the original historic fabric as possible. In the end, the foundation required significant repair and a new structural system was erected so that this project can endure long into the future.
- Inspiration
- Two large moves helped transform the Yacht Club into a residence while paying homage to its past. In both instances old and new are distinct. The replacement of a corner of the Club Room with large sliding glass panels coupled with the addition of two glass dormers transformed the otherwise lightless building into a two-way receptacle for light. While admitting sunlight deep into the house throughout the day, at night it is a luminous beacon on the coast, a reminder of memory restored.
- Project Duration
- The project started design in 2018 and construction started in the spring of 2020 and was completed in the summer of 2023.
- Operation Flow
- Single-family residence.
- Team Members
- Project Architect: Corey Papadopoli, NCARB
Principal-in-Charge: Matt Elliott, AIA
Project Designer: Buzzy Cyr
Project Designer: Maggie Kirsch
Project Designer: Elise Schellhase - Image Credits
- Trent Bell
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