Old Yacht Club Ụlọ Nkeonwe by Elliott Architects

Old Yacht Club Ụlọ Nkeonwe by Elliott Architects is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz in Nhazi Ụlọ Owu, Ụlọ na Ihe Owuwu Competition Category.

BronzỤlọ Owu· 2024

Old Yacht Club Ụlọ Nkeonwe

by Elliott Architects

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz Winner in Ụlọ Owu Category

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The Design

About Old Yacht Club Ụlọ Nkeonwe

Ebe nzukọ ụgbọ mmiri e gbahapụrụ, nke dị n'akụkụ ọnụ mmiri, nọrọ na-emebi ruo ọtụtụ afọ, na-agba akaebe maka ihu igwe oke osimiri Maine na-adịghị akwụsị. E wuru ya na 1919, ọ gabigara ọtụtụ mgbanwe mgbe ebe nzukọ ahụ kwagara ebe ọzọ na 1946. Ọ ga-achọ mkpebi siri ike na ntinye obi ziri ezi iji weghachi ncheta akụkọ ihe mere eme ya ma mee ka ụlọ ahụ nke mmalite narị afọ nke iri abụọ bụrụ nke ọgbara ọhụrụ.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz

Old Yacht Club Ụlọ Nkeonwe meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị pụtara ìhè nke a ma ama maka nzụlite ihe, ọgụgụ isi na nghọta. Ndị meriri na Bronz bụ ihe e mere nke ndị nwere nka nke ukwuu ma dị mma n'imepụta nke na-egosi ahụmahụ buru ibu, echiche na ọgụgụ isi nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Old Yacht Club Ụlọ Nkeonwe ga-abụ ihe a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz na-agụnye ụzọ kacha mma n'ime nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ, ma dị mma nke ukwuu maka nlebara anya ya n'obere ihe. Old Yacht Club Ụlọ Nkeonwe na-emezu mkpa nke ọma, na-emetụ ọchịchọ aka, na-adọrọ mmetụta obi ma na-adọta ọchịchọ ịmara.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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