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The building is meant to be a link or a bridge between which used copper reinforcement plates to bolster ship
land and water.” hulls against attack. “We don’t have a bow on the ship,”
But the building had to do more than just function Quill said, “but we do have a second floor balcony that’s
programmatically. Membership had declined during the very much about engaging the water from the prow of the
urban renewal years, and a new facility meant new club.” Balcony railings are visually light, with a transparency
opportunities for outreach and growth. “We had a lot reminiscent of sailboat lifelines—they’re practical, yet as
of discussions about how they operate,” Quill said. invisible as possible. “When you’re on a boat, you want
“The yacht club wanted to make sure they had a warm, to see the water,” Quill explained, and that ethos has
inviting, welcoming facility for their own members, and informed the visual porosity of the building as well.
a place where people want to be.” The yacht club’s second floor is the best example of
The yacht club accomplishes this without resorting this approach, with floor-to-ceiling windows wrapping
to overt nautical references seen elsewhere in the Wharf. the eastern and southern faces of a multi-function dining
Cunningham | Quill opted for more subtle gestures like room/meeting hall that fills the bulk of the floor. An
the pre-patinated zinc panels. The bluish-green zinc operable folding window wall admits breezes into the
makes a casual allusion to 19th-century British warships, space and allows access to a wraparound wood-decked

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