Wichita Community Boathouse

Amanda Salisbury Arch 609 Spring 2012 Semester Process Book

Water collection from the roof to an underground tank system Radiant Heating from the ceiling in the Boat Bays is most effective Flood height: 1295 max – about halfway up the berm, halfway up first level Current Crew Team has 70 members and is growing Need a lot of storage space in Repair Bay for large and small supplies Repair Bay is used a lot during off season—only this bay really needs to be heated/cooled Special lighting is needed; dust control, noise control, and ventilation in Repair Bay Crew Boat sizes: Eight person is 58 ft; Four person is 45 ft; Two person is 32 ft; One person is

27 ft Temperature doesn’t affect the boats, just UV damage when outside in the sun Boathouse is at the finish line Important to gain revenue through a multipurpose space to be rented out, used for banquets,

company retreats, etc. Handful of parking spots needed for accessibility—otherwise, library parking is used

Pier 96 Boathouse Contrast of Materials

KU Boathouse Amenities for WSU Lounge

KU Boathouse Need for storage in Boat Bays

Precedents: Harry Parker Boathouse, Mass. Wood Paneling around windows

Space Budget Important Notes & Precedents

Space Budget

In this first idea, the WSU side aligned with the river and the public side was angled to math McLean BLVD which sits west of the site. The entrance was from the middle of the west side.

Original Concept

These elevations show the variations in building height that were meant to add enhanced views from inside the building to the river.

Original Concept

Here, the stairs are moved to one location in the middle, and the east terrace is given a means of egress. This shifts around the floor plan, moving the rental space to the lowest level, and chang-ing the shape of rooms on the 3rd floor.

Original Concept—Variation Concept #2

The overall shape of the building then changed, adding a more cohesive transition between the two squares and a variation on the restaurant wall to make the inside space bigger and angling the glass multiple times.

Concept #2

Concept #2

These floor plans show the cohesiveness between floors in order to line up structure. The elevations show preliminary ideas on glazing options and roof shapes. A big challenge here was making the southern half of the building let in light without making the ceiling overly tall since it did not have a 3rd floor on top of it.

Concept #2

These plans are further developed versions of this concept with furniture added in.

Concept #2

Concept #2

Concept #3a

In these plans, there are slight variations, such as the restau-rant wall being smoothed out, and the offices and conference room shifting around.

Concept #3b

Concept #3—Level 1

At this point, I decided to get rid of angled lines and instead add shifted walls that achieve the same change of angle but with straight walls. Although most of the rooms did not move, the kitchen shifted back and the shape of terraces changed. This caused issues with the work load for the foundation walls because the deeply buried walls on the west side were underground. I used this concept for the main review.

Concept #4

The foundation wall has less corners to it so that there are light wells from above into the back of the bays. Otherwise, this level contains boat bays, work space in back, and bike rental on south end with storage

Mid Review—Level 1

This entire level is made up of spaces for public use, including restaurant, convenience store, locker rooms, recreation room, and conference room

Mid Review—Level 2

This level is completely meant for the Collegiate team. There are WSU spaces including locker rooms, recreational room, lounge, and coaches’ offices.

Mid Review—Level 3

Mid Review—Sections

Mid Review—Site and Elevations

After the mid review, I decided to regularize my building shape and worked toward shifting it into a rectangle while still keeping it interest-ing on the outside. The first major change was putting the locker rooms and rec rooms on the same floor, which had been in my original concept, but now they are next to each other and both rec rooms are facing the river. The terrace space has been minimalized on the second floor and is larger on the third floor where the restau-rant sits. All of the bays are now the same width, includ-ing the bike rental bay, which regularizes the grid on all of the other floors. Because of this, the entrance was moved to the south side so that it could have an open space to enter into without needing to use an entire bay width and length.

Concept #5

This floor plan shows the layout of the bays being (from north to south) coaches’ boats, WSU boats, rental boats, bike rental, and rentable storage space for the public.

Concept #5—Level 1

Level 2 contains public spaces on the southern half, where the main entrance is, and WSU spaces on the northern half. There would be an optional team en-trance from the north for those who have the passcode. This is a basic view of the new concept to show that it is shifting the locations of spaces from the mid review but not changing the layouts or shapes of spaces.

Concept #5—Level 2

Level 3 contains the res-taurant, kitchen, and me-chanical room and now has minimal restrictions on spaces other than those caused by the structural grid. The restrooms are continually in the same location on each floor, which creates a consistency I was trying to achieve without letting it control my plans. The stairs and elevator were also a factor in room placement, but once the entrance moved, the circulation followed easily.

Concept #5—Level 3

At this point, the details started to come into play and structure caused small shifts in the floor plans so that each of the walls line up where necessary. The wall section on the right is a zoomed in view of the section on top.

Concept #5—Sections

Concept #5—Perspectives

Concept #5—Perspectives

This new boathouse is for the WSU Crew Team along with the Wichita community. It is meant to provide a location with amenities along the Riverwalk/bike path where these types of options do not cur-rently exist. There is a convenience store, exercise room and locker rooms for both the public and the crew team, along with a public restaurant. On days of crew meets, spectators can gather on the terraces, and on other days of the year, these terraces can act as lookout points over the river. The goals of this building are to promote a community feeling, provide a third place where groups or individuals can meet, and to enhance the overall river experience.

Final Design—Site

Final Design—Site

Final Design—Level 1

Final Design—Level 2

Final Design—Level 3

Final Design—Sections

Final Design—Diagrams

Final Design—Wall Sections

Public Entrance

Rental

Final Design—Perspectives

Final Design—Perspectives

WSU Side

Lobby

Final Design—Perspectives

WSU Lounge

South Staircase

Final Design—Perspectives

Lounge and Restaurant

River View