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Hot Tug Boathouse in Context on Canal Bank

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H o t T u g B o a t h o u s e

S t u d y L e v e l - BSc 3rd Year Primer Project

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Y e a r - 2020

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I n s t i t u t i o n - WSA, Cardiff University

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U n i t - 10 Grow

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T u t o r - Lisa Harmey

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L o c a t i o n - Bute Park, Cardiff

 

 

This brief constitued a boathouse for a commercial business offering trips along the Bute Park feeder canal.

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“Challenges include building as not to mar the existing picturesque setting, hamper other uses, or disrupt wildlife”

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This design challenged the relationship between structure and water whilst also tackling the use of a modular structural systemto house the buildings functions. The main lesson here was utilising modularity to create an affordable yet picturesque response to the brief.

 

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Ground Floor Plan

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Site Plan with Roof Elevation

© 2020 by Tom Rimmington. 

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