Underbelly:

Boathouse for Columbia University

Location: Inwood, New York
Partner: Alejandra Sanchez
Critics: Zehra Kuz
Archived: Spring 2018

A boathouse proposal for Columbia University, the proposal weaves together the programmatic andfunctional necessities of the competetive rowers and the visiting recreational users. The site, justunder a hill surrounded by Columbia sports complexes and a public park, plays a large role inestablishing key connection points for rowing and visiting circulation as well as leisure spots and viewpoints. The structural underbelly and articulated fenestrations sculpturally negotiate shared activities between the community and the university.

Concept Sketches:



Unrolled Facade:


Unrolled Section:

    The apertures of the facade and plan of the overall, are derived from an abstracted context analysis of the area. Mechanical circles and tangents are guided in elevation by program and in plan by access points to the site. The structure of the building is formed by long-spanning 12” glulam beams.