Waiheke Marina Facilities Floating Building
A waterfront pavilion precedent showcasing a floating timber deck and glazed gable facade, ideal for marina facilities and coastal architecture.
- What we like about this project
- The entire building structure sits on a floating platform that hovers directly at the water level.
Materials
- timber
- glass
- steel
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- floating-deck
- glazed-gable
- shed-roof
- waterfront-pavilion
Style tags
- contemporary
- coastal
- minimalist
- marine
Visual tags
- waterfront
- marine
- lightweight-pavilion
- timber-deck
- coastal-architecture
- Geometry
- Low-slung asymmetrical shed roof resting on a steel-framed glass pavilion, elevated above a cantilevered timber deck over water.
- Facade system
- Full-height glazed curtain wall with dark metal mullions and timber cladding on side elevation.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame superstructure on a buoyant pontoon foundation with timber decking.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story pavilion at human scale, designed to harmonize with the low horizontal plane of the marina.
- Lighting
- Bright direct daylight casting crisp shadows; blue sky reflecting in the water and glass facade.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and open, emphasizing connection to water, sun, and maritime activity.
- Environmental context
- Coastal marina setting with moored sailboats, white clouds, and calm turquoise water surrounding the floating pontoon.
- Spatial experience
- Approached across concrete docks, transitioning to a wide floating timber platform that wraps the lightweight glass and wood pavilion.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal lines of the roof and deck balanced by vertical window mullions and distant sailboat masts.
- Style reading
- Contemporary coastal pavilion architecture
- Program
- Marina clubhouse or visitor facility
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- timber, glass, steel, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- floating-deck, glazed-gable, shed-roof, waterfront-pavilion
- Style tags
- contemporary, coastal, minimalist, marine
- Visual tags
- waterfront, marine, lightweight-pavilion, timber-deck, coastal-architecture
- Geometry
- Low-slung asymmetrical shed roof resting on a steel-framed glass pavilion, elevated above a cantilevered timber deck over water.
- Facade system
- Full-height glazed curtain wall with dark metal mullions and timber cladding on side elevation.
- Structural guess
- Steel frame superstructure on a buoyant pontoon foundation with timber decking.
- Spatial scale
- Single-story pavilion at human scale, designed to harmonize with the low horizontal plane of the marina.
- Lighting
- Bright direct daylight casting crisp shadows; blue sky reflecting in the water and glass facade.
- Atmosphere
- Serene and open, emphasizing connection to water, sun, and maritime activity.
- Environmental context
- Coastal marina setting with moored sailboats, white clouds, and calm turquoise water surrounding the floating pontoon.
- Spatial experience
- Approached across concrete docks, transitioning to a wide floating timber platform that wraps the lightweight glass and wood pavilion.
- Composition rhythm
- Horizontal lines of the roof and deck balanced by vertical window mullions and distant sailboat masts.
- Style reading
- Contemporary coastal pavilion architecture
- Program
- Marina clubhouse or visitor facility
- Perspective
- Exterior Facade
- Discipline
- architecture