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Vision Magazine
It’s really a long slender pavilion.
With a great long balcony everyone can use
and narrow body to the building means great
cross-ventilation and natural daylight. There’s
no air conditioning in the building so naturally it
works well. The roof truss and form was essentially
an economic decision. It also reflects the shape
of the dune and with a shell-like leading edge.
Glass is a critical connector to the whole setting.
It’s instructive to consider the body of your
work that you’re obviously very conversant
and comfortable with the material.
That’s absolutely true. It’s intrinsic to allowing
the club-house to function in a sustainable,
low-energy, way but it also offers a wonderful
amenity that really just seems so logical now that
it is open and operating. There’s a quality of light
and pleasure of experience that feels incredibly
relaxed and appropriate to beach life and culture.
And of course, it is glazing in that context of being
able to open up and close down as required which
fits that whole ethos here of design flexibility.
Beach Culture