LAYING SOUTHWEST FLORIDA’S FINEST STRUCTURES

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COMPETITION COORDINATED BY MARY DARBY GUIDROZ. | PHOTOGRAPHY SUBMITTED BY ENTRANTS.

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PLATINUM GOLD SILVERIN ITS INAUGURAL YEAR, SRQ MAGAZINE PROUDLY PRESENTS BUILDING OF THE YEAR, A COMPETITION CELEBRATING THE NEW COMMERCIAL, MIXED-USE AND PUBLIC BUILD-INGS ENHANCING THE SKYLINE ALONG THE GULF COAST. JUDGED ON DESIGN CONCEPT, FUNCTION AND USAGE, INTEGRITY OF DESIGN, CREATIVITY AND FEATURES, MEET THE AWARD-WINNING STRUCTURES RISING ALONG THE STRIKING SARASOTA SKYLINE.

CHAD OPPENHEIM is a Miami-based architect whose work has been praised for its ability to transform the pro-saic into the poetic. Through passion and sensitivity to-

wards man and nature, Oppenheim creates monumental yet silent architecture that elicits a site’s inherent power. A graduate of Cornell University and a fellow of the American Insti-tute of Architects, Oppenheim has lectured widely and has taught at various architecture schools, including most recently at Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design. In 1999, he founded Oppenheim Architecture (Miami, New York, Basel), which has garnered global recognition.

K.J. JACOBS holds a bach-elor of science in Architec-ture from the University of Virginia and a Master of Architecture from Clemson University. He is a registered

architect and principal at McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture, a Greenville, South Car-olina-based firm with 180 employees and six offices in the Southeast. Jacobs serves on the firm’s executive committee and is the director of the Corporate Studio, which includes the office, retail and industrial market sectors. His 20 years of diverse project experience in-cludes automotive master planning, industrial, office and higher education.

JOE PAZDAN, AIA, a man-aging principal at McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture, is a native of Greenville, South Carolina and an en-gaged community leader

with over 28 years of architectural design experience. As a managing principal, Pazdan directs firm operations, including oversight of project management, project delivery and fiscal performance. He has been active on civic boards and organizations throughout Greenville such as the YMCA Camp Green-ville Board, United Way and the Greenville Chamber of Commerce since starting his own business in 1993.

J. PARKS MCLEOD, ASLA, received his bache-lor’s in Landscape Architec-ture from the University of Georgia. Since 1986, McLeod has been principal of his own

landscape architecture firm, McLeod Land-scape Architects, located in the downtown area of Greenville, South Carolina. Current-ly, he has professional registration in South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee. His work boasts large-scale landscape and irriga-tion design for urban streetscapes, residential, educational, commercial and education sites.

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ONE 88DSDG ARCHITECTS

This multi-family residence is situated on Sarasota Bay with views of the Ringling Bridge and West to Bird Key. It stands at five stories high, and it creates the new modern landscape of Golden Gate Pointe. The stylish and modern exterior combines white stucco, wood and glass, accented by architectural metal features. The building contains eight units, two per floor, all being 3,000 square feet, and a rooftop terrace that takes advantage of not only the west views of Sarasota bay but also the view of the city to the east. Each unit has a private entry off of the elevator and contains three bedrooms and three-and-a-half bathrooms. The heart of each unit is the great room which contains Living, Dining, Kitchen and Den space, which all open to the large coverage balcony with 10-feet tall by 32-feet wide sliding walls of glass. The covered balconies provide for unobstructed views of the onsite boat docks, amenity pool, Sarasota Bay and evening sunsets over the Gulf of Mexico. The balconies are 15 feet deep by the entire width of the unit with glass railings lining the edge. The units feature high-end Italian cabinetry, solid

surface flooring, wood ceiling accents, modern LED lighting, 10-foot ceilings, outdoor BBQ kitchen and views of the city and/or water are captured from every room. The site was a challenge in that it was the size of a standard single family lot at 100-feet by 150-feet. Our program included a building footprint of 7,800 square feet, car parking for 19 cars, 50-foot long amenity lap pool, landscaping, boat dock for eight boats, front entry water feature and fire pit. The parking was accomplished by using a European-style beam-mounted car lift system in the lower level of the building that would not only stack cars but elevate cars in the case of rising water. The site being a non-conforming size in the zoning district that it is located in, led to strict height and setback requirements that other properties in the same zoning district did not have to abide by. This greatly limited our overall footprint size and overall height. The front of the building features a curtain wall, glass-framed sculptural staircase that centers between the units, is open to the entry lobby and climbs six stories to the roof. Glass accents on the building include frameless laminated glass railings and entry canopy that create unobstructed views. The building is equipped throughout with LED lighting, high-efficient air handling equipment and energy-efficient glass. The site is located in a convenient location to mass transit and water access and is walkable to the city of Sarasota, exercise on the Ringling Bridge and close proximity to Saint Armand’s Circle. This one-of-a-kind building offers an upscale luxury lifestyle while providing easy access to the most desirable places in the city.

Architect: Mark Sultana, AIA, NCARB; DSDG Architects; Contractor: Tandem Construction; Developer: Vandyk Group of Companies; Interior Design: JKL-Kurt Lucas; Structural Engineer: Karins Engineering; Land-scape Architect: DWJA-Phillip Smith; Renderings: ADhoc Studio

“EXCELLENT INTEGRATION OF INDOORS AND OUTDOOR SPACES WITH NANO WALL.” — PARKS MCLEOD

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Uniquely situated directly on Sarasota Bay, AQUA is an exclusive modern nine-story condominium that brings together iconic style, elegance and world-class luxury. In keeping with the heritage of the Sarasota School of Architecture, the building has been designed by award-winning renowned architect, Guy Peterson | Office for Architecture. AQUA will elevate and redefine the Sarasota skyline for all the world to see. Developed by Jonathan McCague and Michael Adams, AQUA offers eight beautifully appointed waterfront residences one per floor, each with a private elevator foyer, a private two-car garage and individual boat slip. With a full-time concierge, state-of-the-art security, luxurious amenities and proximity to downtown, AQUA embodies refined elegance, prestige and gracious living.

Architect: Guy W. Peterson, FAIA; Contractor: BCBE Construction; Developer: Jonathan McCague and Michael Adams; Interior Design: David K. Lowe; Structural Engineer: Select Structural ; Project Manager: Damien Blumetti, Associate AIA; Lighting Design: Lux Populi and Doug Kresge; Architect of Record: Brent Parker of Parker Walter Group, Inc.

AQUA GUY PETERSON | OFFICE OF ARCHITECTURE

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ARIA, LONGBOAT KEYASCENTIA DEVELOPMENT GROUP

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Uniquely positioned on one of the last remaining 5-acre beachfront properties in the region, the historic estate home site once known as “Villa am Meer” is now the exclusive beachfront condominium, Aria Longboat Key. Developed with respect for the history of the site and inspiration from the tastes and desires of today’s buyers, the design is derived from a transitional blend of new coastal contemporary and 1930s Sarasota design. The existing estate home on the site – now preserved for use as the Residents’ Club – and the sightline views and the site topography shaped the nature and language of the architecture used here. This distinctive four-story condominium, positioned over one level of enclosed parking, boasts 16 residences averaging just under 4,000 square feet under air. Residences feature private elevators opening to a foyer flanked by double entry doors. Each buyer was offered the flexibility to customize their interior spaces- to move, add or delete walls, or redesign room configurations - which all residents have taken advantage of in varying degrees. Kitchens are designed to flow into the family, dining and living spaces and feature oversized islands and floor to ceiling cabinetry, finished to the quality of fine furniture. The project site is heavily insulated from Gulf of Mexico Drive with a lush palette of landscaping. Stately clusters of Royal and Alexander palms punctuate the north and south property lines, accentuated with rich landscape forms, the artistic metal entry gate serves as the threshold to both visitors and guests.

Architect: Santiesteban & Associates Architects; Con-

tractor: Suffolk Construction Company; Developer: As-

centia Development Group; Interior Design: Lori Fountain,

F. T. Design, Inc.; Structural Engineer: B & W Structural

Designs, LLC; Landscape Architect: Phil Graham Land-

scape Architecture; Carpets & Flooring: Designer Marble

& Granite; Cabinetry: Cabinet Design Studio

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THE MALL AT UNIVERSITY TOWN CENTER THE MALL AT UNIVERSITY TOWN CENTER

At the heart of one of Florida’s most attractive multi-use developments, The Mall at University Town Center (which shoppers affectionately call “UTC”) has provided a distinctive shopping experience, filling a retail void in the affluent, growing Sarasota-Manatee market. Over the last several decades, while booming with new year-round residents, commercial development and seasonal tourism, the center’s trade area did not experience a similar gain in retail offerings, especially in the categories of better apparel and fashion merchandise. UTC, the market’s only new regional mall built in 35 years, has addressed that opportunity with more than 100 stores and restaurants, well over half of which are unique to the market. Back in 2006, when Taubman Centers was first finalizing plans for the mall, retailer and municipal support for an upscale center in Sarasota was strong. There was agreement that the region’s ideal location for such a project was the intersection of I-75 and University Parkway, the focal point of the 276-acre University Town Center master-planned community developed by Taubman

Center’s partner in the mall project, Benderson Development. However, the Great Recession, which began in 2007, brought a halt to essentially all major real estate development across the United States. Patience and confidence in the extraordinary promise of The Mall at University Town Center overcame this financial challenge. The beautiful, energy-efficient, technologically advanced new center opened on October 16, 2014, to rave reviews—the only newly built enclosed regional shopping center to open in the United States that year. Embracing Southwest Florida’s contemporary architectural style, The Mall at University Town Center creates a resort-like environment in which to shop, dine, stroll and relax—a gathering place for the greater Sarasota community. Soaring, natural light-filled spaces are elegantly detailed with natural building materials, including wood, glass, metal and fossil stone. Along the mall concourse is a distinctive curvilinear vaulted skylight system with light-filtering louvers reminiscent of palm tree fronds. By day, sunlight and shadows gently fall upon the center’s floor and storefronts, and

by night, state-of-the-art LED lighting allows multi-colored light shows to play upon the surfaces above. Shops are presented on two levels to maximize the opportunity for both customer and merchant. Store adjacencies, vertical transportation systems, site lines and common areas are designed to enhance convenience and efficiency. The mall concourse is articulated by a series of courts that announce the entrances to the three anchors—Saks Fifth Avenue, Macy’s and Dillard’s—and the Grand Court, which features a glass-enclosed elevator tower rising out of a reflecting pool. Throughout the center are comfortable indoor seating areas. UTC’s six exterior-facing restaurants provide outdoor dining patios with projecting canopies, fire pits, fountains, lush landscaping and dramatic lighting. Surrounding the center are palm trees, hedges, wall vines and fountains along a multi-colored sidewalk system. Parking spaces for 4,000 cars are provided in well-lit landscaped fields that slope to meet the entries on both the upper and lower levels, providing convenient access to all stores. Shopper

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Architect: JPRA Architects; Contractor: dck worldwideDeveloper: Taubman and Benderson Development Company; Interior Design: JPRA Architects; Structural Engineer: Ehlert Bryan Inc.; Landscape Architect: Gris-sim Metz Andriese Associates; Photographer: Images provided by Taubman.

amenities and high-tech/high-touch services abound at The Mall at University Center. Free Wi-Fi is provided throughout the center to give shoppers and stores reliable high-speed access to the Internet. An innovative UTC app, enabled by advanced Bluetooth low-energy beacons and GPS technology, is available to turn customers’ smartphones into real-time way-finding, trip-planning and deal-discovering shopping companions, in or away from the center. And if your phone is running low on power, there are more than 40 charging stations available in the mall’s comfortable interior seating areas. Young visitors can’t resist the children’s play area, sponsored by nearby Lakewood Ranch Medical Center, featuring soft, oversized native sea creatures and a video promoting healthy play. Safety, sustainability and community are priorities in the smart-building design and operation of UTC, which is one of the most technologically advanced regional

shopping centers ever built. The center employs state-of-the-art security and life-safety systems, including a force of well-trained, customer-friendly security officers, sophisticated security technology, and fire protection systems. Understanding the mall’s role as part of a sustainable community, center management is active and supportive in civic affairs and maintains close working relationships with local charitable institutions, as well as law enforcement and emergency agencies. A high-speed fiber-optic infrastructure running throughout the center enables a number of smart building technologies to monitor and efficiently manage energy use. Energy-efficient mechanical systems, building automation systems and extensive use of interior and exterior LED lighting help reduce the center’s impact on the environment while holding down costs. Green building practices employed include the innovative use of high-performance skylight

glazing to minimize heat and glare, a white roof to limit heat gain and the incorporation of low-emitting building materials such as paints, adhesives and flooring. The mall also established tenant guidelines encouraging green building methods in store build-outs. Water conservation is achieved through the use of low-flow plumbing fixtures, circulating water systems in fountains, and the incorporation of native, water-efficient landscaping. Bioswales are located throughout the parking fields to minimize irrigation and control storm runoff. Construction waste was minimized during development, and recycling stations are provided in the mall and service areas. In addition, guidelines for tenants encourage ongoing recycling of waste materials. Traveling to the mall is made more efficient by the availability of electric car-charging stations, bike paths and racks and the center’s connection to the region’s public bus system.

“THE BRINGING IN OF NATURAL LIGHT IS A GREAT SOLUTION TO A PROBLEM MOST SHOPPING MALLS HAVE.” —CHAD OPPENHEIM

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THE JEWEL HOYT ARCHITECTS

BEST MIXED USE BUILDING

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The Jewel is an 18-story, mixed-use, concrete and glass structure located at the foot of Main Street in downtown Sarasota. When completed it will be the tallest building in Sarasota. The program for The Jewel consists of the following:

• EIGHTEEN 2,300-4,700-SQUARE- FOOT RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUMS

• FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR RETAIL ALONG MAIN STREET• A DECK TOP POOL AND AMENITY AREA• INTERNAL STRUCTURED PARKING

DESIGN CONCEPT/INTENT The Jewel is situated on one of Sarasota’s last remaining downtown bayfront sites. Since the site contains busy pedestrian frontage, the key goal was to take advantage of its versatile day or night use, along with storefront opportunities. By using full glass walls, light projects off the bay causing the building to become a beacon of light at any hour. As the name implies, the building sparkles like a jewel in both the day and night.

SITE AND BUILDING DESIGN CHALLENGES Small urban infill sites offer typical downtown challenges—parking and parking access, service access, firewall limitations, excavating and building new foundations next to an existing structure and optimizing views.

SOLUTION - SITE DESIGN AND DESCRIPTION Parking is accessed from Gulfstream Avenue, an adjacent side street. A curved speed ramp takes you up to the parking levels above the first floor retail. Refuse, recycling and loading area are accessed from the rear alley.

SOLUTION - BUILDING DESIGN AND DESCRIPTION The main tower is set back from the site property line, minimizing the foundation requirements at the property line and allowing limited glazing in the tower above. Each of the 18 residential condominium units offers wide-open views of Sarasota Bay, Bayfront Park and the City Marina. A western orientation will provide each residence with sunset vistas over the Gulf of Mexico. Just one block from one of downtown Sarasota’s busiest pedestrian intersections, the Jewel is just steps away from restaurants, shopping, Bayfront Park and the Marina.

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Architect: Hoyt Architects; Contractor: Suffolk Construction, Inc.; Devel-oper: T. Mannausa & Company; Interior Design: JKL Design; Structural En-gineer: Rich Wilson; Landscape Architect: David W. Johnston Associates, Inc. ; Carpets and Flooring: Design Works; Photographer: Hoyt Architects; MEP Engineer: BURY CHPA; Kitchen Design: EBL Interiors

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The design presented for the VUE Sarasota Bay refers to the basic tenets of the Sarasota School of Architecture while respecting the site’s natural and urban qualities. Aesthetically speaking, the design expresses the core of its structure and the components that create the spaces. The observer is aware without too much inspection of what the building is made of and how we have achieved the architectural quality of the spaces. Materials are asked to behave as they were intended to. This allows for the most efficient and effective means of construction. Under no circumstance is there a material used inappropriately or inefficiently leading to extravagant detailing and construction methods. At first glance the project portrays big cubes stacked one on top of each other resembling blocks we played with as children. Although the simplicity of these volumes is undeniable, well thought out placement and composition creates unique spaces and moments in the building resulting from their relationship to each other. Although most of our building is grounded, except for the ends where cubes seem to be detached from the ground plane, the composition is so playful that it seems to leave minimal imprint on the ground it sits on. There are absolutely no enhancements, no exaggeration, no enrichment, of the basic structural members and their connections. We will apply finishes to certain surfaces but in no way do these finishes hide or diminish the structural material beneath them. The other less apparent condition is its urban/neighborhood context. Situated in a very busy and important intersection of the city where the traveler transitions from the mainland to the island/key. This building will remain in the eye and memory of the city dweller as they make their way through the waterfront development and onto the bridge that transports them to St. Armand’s Key.

Architect: Nichols Brosch Wurst Wolfe & Associ-ates; Contractor: KAST Construction Company, LLC; Developer: Kolter Group; Structural Engi-neer: CHM; Interior Design: C+TC Design StudioLandscape Architect: Stewart Washmuth & Co.

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In 1959, Clarence Scott commissioned award-winning and nationally-recognized architects William Rupp and Joseph Farrell to design a commercial building that would serve as the new showroom for the Barkus Furniture Company. The building is a one-story commercial structure designed in the International Style with a flat roof and open floor plan featuring a precast concrete structural system with terrazzo floors and exposed masonry, supports and columns. Guy Peterson | Office For Architecture restored the Scott Building to its beautiful and minimal modernist aesthetic so eloquently expressed by Rupp and Farrell in 1959. The Center developed the spaces into a museum-quality exhibition space and a lecture hall with state-of-the-art communication and presentation technologies. The renovated facility will be a place for Center for Architecture Sarasota, UF CityLab-Sarasota and for anyone interested in architecture, design and the quality of our built environment to learn, teach, celebrate, share and advocate. The facility will include studio space, offices and program space for both UF CityLab-Sarasota and The Center. Students, professionals and the public will visit The Center to hold meetings, participate in discussions and attend presentations by regional, national and international experts.

Architect: Guy W. Peterson, FAIA; Contractor: Michael Walker & Associates; Interior Design: David Lowe; Structural Engineer: Wilson Structural Consultants, Inc.; Landscape Architect:

DWY Landscape Architects; Carpets and Flooring: Sarasota Superfloors, Inc. & Marble Renewal, Inc.; Photographer: Greg Wilson; Project Manager: Damien Blumetti, Associate AIA

SIESTA KEY BEACH IMPROVEMENTS JON F. SWIFT CONSTRUCTION, SWEET SPARKMAN ARCHITECTS AND KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES, INC.

Siesta Beach is the cornerstone community destination in Sarasota. Over 2 million people visit Siesta Key Beach every year, making this a long-awaited project. This 30-acre park project is a multi-phased endeavor which broke ground in November of 2013. The final phase is currently under construction and scheduled to be completed in late spring 2016. The park is separated into two distinct halves. The west area contains the history and design inspiration, while the east side creates a “park within a park” with the new buildings and recreation amenities. The west end of the park, which is currently still under construction, provided the architectural inspiration. All the new construction design is intended to compliment the historical pavilion, the only building being renovated in the project. As a unique feature of this public space, this structure will be preserved and restored it to its once vibrant beauty. The public safety/lifeguard building was also a necessary component to this project. The open second floor design allows for lifeguards and the Sheriff’s office to have a 365-degree view of the beach, park and parking lot. This feature allows lifeguards and law enforcement officers to do their job more efficiently. The new construction and renovations of this public space will provide easier-to-navigate parking, more options for beach visitors and efficiencies to the work flow of on-site County employees. Connecting the park together and bringing a cohesive look and feel to the project is the esplanade. The materials feature colors of tan, blue and green intending to match the elements of sand, sea and land at Siesta Key Beach. The esplanade runs the length of the public beach and was constructed with pervious pavers to streamline water runoff. Using sustainable materials and techniques for these pavers reduces water runoffs and effectively traps any solids and filters pollutants from the water. This feature provides a sustainable component to this project and Sarasota County’s “green initiatives.”

Architect: Sweet Sparkman Architects; Contractor: Jon F. Swift Construction; Developer: Sarasota County; Structural Engineer: Stirling Wilbur Engineering Group; Landscape Architect: Kim-ley-Horn and Associates, Inc.; Photographer: Ryan Gamma

“CREATIVE USE OF BUILDINGS AND MATERIAL PROVIDING A SEAMLESS TRANSITION INTO THE LANDSCAPE AND GROUNDS.” — PARKS MCLEOD

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The new Gulf Gate Library is a two-story, 25,920-square-foot building, and replaces an older, smaller building that was on the same site. It features the latest library design trends, including automated book sorting technology and a dividable community meeting room for 120 people equipped with a “hearing loop” for the hearing impaired. The design incorporates a children’s area with a story time room and built-in interactive equipment, several study rooms of various sizes, a training/technology lab and a teen area with custom modular, reconfigurable furniture. The new facility is placed at the center of the existing long and narrow site to provide an efficient parking layout and reduce the walking distance from the most remote parking spaces. In response, both to the unique shape of the site as well as the requirements of the building program, the east wall of the building is set at a 10-degree angle to the rest of the architecture. This offset creates a unique building geometry and creates space for an adult reading garden and a garden for children’s outdoor activities. Both gardens are enclosed by “green screens” planted with coral honeysuckle and shaded by trellises. The children’s garden features a sea floor stamped concrete pattern.

Architect: Harvard Jolly Architecture ; Contractor: Willis A. Smith Construction, Inc. ; Interior Design: Harvard Jolly Architecture; Structural Engineer: Wilson Structural; Landscape Architect: Harvard Jolly Architecture; Carpets and Flooring: ReSource Flooring (Carpet) and Sun Tile of Sarasota (Tile); Photographer: Booth Studio, Inc and Rob Moor-man; Specialty Designer: Creative Arts Unlimit-ed; MEP Engineer: Smith Seckman Reid, Inc; Civil Engineer: AM Engineering; LEED Consultant: Two Trails Green Consulting

Architect: Fawley Bryant Architects - Architect of Record, Guy Peterson | Office for Architecture; Developer: Benderson Development & Construction; Interior Design: Fawley Bryant Architects; Structural Engineer: Wilson Struc-tural; Carpet: Mohawk Group; Photographer: Fawley Bryant Architects; MEP Engineer: Stewart Engineering

SARASOTA COUNTY GULF GATE LIBRARY HARVARD JOLLY ARCHITECTURE AND WILLIS A. SMITH CONSTRUCTION

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Nathan Benderson Park has been selected as the venue for the 2017 World Rowing Championships. The new public park, previously a sand and shell mine, is now equipped with a 161.8-hectare lake, 8-by-13.5-meter rowing lanes, grand stands, event lawns and now a world-class finish tower. The function of the tower was to provide clear views and accurate timing for rowing competitions. The Finish Tower was designed as an instrument for viewing by embracing precision and sight. The form of the building was generated by the need to be parallel with the rowing lanes for viewing while creating a space perpendicular to the finish line for judging. The required functions acted as a generator of form and program. The building consists of an elevated horizontal plinth with a vertical glass tower placed above to capture full, 360-degree views of the course and surrounding event space to the east. The design uses circulation as an opportunity for viewing as well. The stairs are pulled away from the building and expressed on the exterior of the structure as an architectural element that become platforms for gathering. The ground floor level functions as an open-air pavilion and event terrace. The slightly elevated ground floor plinth acts as an observation deck and provides additional gathering space to the west using integrated grandstands to view races. This was the first project that Fawley-Bryant Architects and Guy Peterson OFA have worked on together. The team collaborated on the unique design and faced challenges that come with designing multi-functional spaces that meet the requirements for day-to-day office spaces, public event spaces and world-class rowing and judging.

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