Academic Project · UT Austin

The Rower and The Bench.

This boathouse on Town Lake takes the act of rowing as its primary design logic. The rhythmic arc of the stroke, the extension and recovery, the body moving through resistance — these movements inform the structure of the entire dock and roof system.

Project The Rower and The Bench
Studio Graduate Studio · UT Austin
Professor Kevin Alter
Location Town Lake, Austin, Texas
Type Civic · Boathouse
Year Fall 2023
Designer Manuel Olivares
Tools Rhino · V-Ray · Adobe Suite
Render 1
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Conceptual Diagram
02Conceptual Diagram
Site Plan
03Site Plan
Plan Full Civic Building
04Plan Full Civic Building
Plan Civic Building
05Plan Civic Building
Plan Boathouse
06Plan Boathouse
Elevation of Civic Building
07Elevation of Civic Building
Elevation of Boat Housing
08Elevation of Boat Housing
Section Path
09Section Path
Section Perspective Civic Building
10Section Perspective Civic Building
Sheds Perspective
11Sheds Perspective
Render 2
12Render