Contract - November/December 2011 - (Page 86)

1. hoT bATh 2. SAUnA 4 3. Pool 4. heATed FloorS 1 3 5. decking 2 5 combined Sundeck and Promenade level Floor Plan 3 architecte + architect adresse de l'architecte + architect address projet + project adresse du projet + project address client adresse du client + client address no dessin + draw 75 RUE QUEEN_#1400_MONTRÉAL_QC_H3C 2N6_T.514.282.6834_F.514.282.0499 BOTA BOTA_SPA SUR L’EAU 358 DE LA COMMUNE_MONTRÉAL_QC 6 358 DE LA COMMUNE_MONTRÉAL_QC_MONTRÉAL_QC DANIEL ÉMOND 3/32’’=1’-0’’ PONT PROMENADE 7 6. originAl dock 7. boArding dock 8. TreATMenT rooMS 9. MAin STAirS 10. loUnge 11. biSTro 10 11 9 8 architecte + architect dock and Main level Floor Plan adresse de l'architecte + architect address projet + project adresse du projet + project address client adresse du client + client address no dessin + drawing id 75 RUE QUEEN_#1400_MONTRÉAL_QC_H3C 2N6_T.514.282.6834_F.514.282.0499 BOTA BOTA_SPA SUR L’EAU 358 DE LA COMMUNE_MONTRÉAL_QC 358 DE LA COMMUNE_MONTRÉAL_QC_MONTRÉAL_QC DANIEL ÉMOND 3/32’’=1’-0’’ PONT PRINCIPAL fabricated to precise specification to not waste space. Unnecessary machinery from when the ship used to operate was removed to make way for guest locker rooms. Adding more floors, however, posed the next challenge—keeping the boat afloat despite an increase in volume. The team consulted naval engineers to learn more about flotation, and then devised their own plan for buoyancy. “Any time you build a prototype in architecture, you have to embed the learning curve as you’re doing it. So we had to twist and turn to design from these findings,” says Pelland. Those adjustments were largely material substitutions to decrease weight. For instance, a thick layer of poured concrete for heated floors was tweaked to a 1½-inch-thick Styrofoam substrate through which heated pipes run, a thinner layer of lightweight concrete, and ceramic tiling on top. Thin steel was used for the porthole panels. The designers specified residential glass and aluminum guardrails for the deck zones, as opposed to the thicker commercial-grade product. And instead of wood, the team used narrow-gauge steel for the lockers. Two buoys, running the length of the ship on either side, assist in floatation. Finally, there was an issue of regulating temperature. Montreal is notorious for its cold winters, so the skin of 670 portholes had to be strategically implemented. The solution was to prefabricate the port- geothermal loop The main staircase (opposite, top) features a mesh guardrail and maple stair treads. It provides access to the Pont Soleil (top level sundeck), where guests enjoy terraces, pools and baths, and the sauna. A freeform pool (opposite, bottom) offers city views; the adjacent tiled floor covers a heated concrete-andstyrofoam substrate. In the geothermal loop (above), the coil extends into the water below the boat. 86 contract november/december 2011 www.contractdesign.com http://www.contractdesign.com

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