UT Arlington Boathouse + Rowing Facility

The design is informed by the pace of the crew rower’s stroke which created the rhythms for the structure of the boathouse. The ultimate design goal is to seamlessly transition this movement into a series of frames to define circulation and guide the user to the regatta’s viewing area.

The site is located within Cedar Hill State Park, about 15 miles from the UTA campus. Specifically, the site is in the Lake view Camping Area between the public boat launch and picnic area

Building Concept: - Movement + synchonicity
- Exploring the movement of boats, oars, rowing and body’s motion. - Describe as a poetic, transcendent experience.

Head and Torso inspiration

01 Site Entry 02 Parking 03 Team Trailers 04 Outdoor Waste 05 Pedestrian Walk 06 Building 07 Excavated Site
08 Boat Launch Apron 09 Floating Dock 10 Landscaping 11 Stairs/Outdoor Viewing

The framing system for this building is based on a 40’ x 40’ grid that fluctuate in size based on the change of movement of the building mass. The grid is built with one intermediate beam in each bay and 7-ply CLT panels spanning 20’ between glulam beams.

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