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DEXTER ROWING CENTER
Spring 2017
Project Description
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Located on the northern side of the Dexter Reservoir, the primary focus and intent of the new Rowing Center was to celebrate the surrounding natural beauty of the reservoir and landscapes, as well as the history of the rowing programs that have been at the reservoir for many years. At the beginning of this term, we toured the current facilities that the Univeristy of Oregon, OAR, and SERC rowing programs use. It quickly became a primary focus of my overall design scheme for the new center to not only be a major upgrade for the respective teams, but for it to also stand as a testament to all the hard work and dedication of all the rowers and coaches that have fought to better these three programs. What led to the proposed placement of the rowing center was based on a couple of factors. The major, primary focuses of the design was taking maximum advantage of the sweeping 180 degree views of the lake and surrounding forests and mountains from the corner spot that I chose. Another major consideration for the new center was placing it in an area of the site that had already been manipulated. It was a major goal of mine to limit as much as possible the amount of damage made to the site to build the new rowing center. Parking was also another major consideration, as regatta days at the lake lead to the vast majority of the spectators having to park on the street and walk along one of the busiest roads in Lowell was a major consideration when I focused on site improvements and making the park better overall.
Program Diagram
BOAT EQUIPMENT STORAGE
ATHLETIC FACILITIES
PUBLIC GATHERING SPACES
ITERATION #1: INITIAL MASS
LOBBY/ENTRYWAY
ITERATION #2: OPEN AIR CIRCULATION PATHS ON GROUND FLOOR
CIRCULATION
ITERATION #3: BALCONIES CREATED TO MAXIMIZE THE SOUTH FACING VIEWS TOWARD THE LAKE
LAKE VIEWS LAKE VIEWS
ITERATION #4: SEPARATION MADE IN THE MIDDLE, CREATING TWO SEPARATE BUT CONNECTED WINGS
ITERATION #5: ENTRANCE PORTION PROTRUDES OUT OF THE L-SHAPE & RISES HIGHER THAN THE TWO WINGS TO SIGNAL ENTRY INTO THE BUILDING
