curved concrete and reclaimed wood form this beach club proposal for new jersey

this beach club proposal for the coastal city of asbury park in new jersey is a collaborative project between anda andrei design, esrawe studio, rojkind arquitectos, slade architecture, and cadena concept design. the scheme celebrates the place where land and ocean meet with organic-shaped forms inspired by nature. 

aerial view

images by yair ugarte

the beach club is designed as an iconic public structure that activates the beachside of the street as well as providing plenty of amenities and services. the structure covers two sites: a private lot on the south side and a public lot to the north. the two sites are developed together to provide a range of experiences. access easements between the lots and on either end of the site maintain views and access from town to beach.

beach view

the form of the structure and skin is not mimetic but is inspired by natural forms. these natural forms arise when the interaction of water, wind, sand and rocks alter the morphology of the earth to create niches, cavities and semi-open spaces interconnecting land and sea.

the structure and skin is inspired by natural forms

the cast in place concrete structure provides an elevated pool deck and associated amenities about 15 ft above the boardwalk. this is also the zoning height limit on this site. cast in place concrete columns support the deck and extend onto the north lot to provide a shade canopy with seating and other open public amenities.

bar view

the FEMA flood plane limits the base height of the building. the building base on the south lot contains dressing rooms, a sand gym space and private cabanas. there are also public restrooms and showers on the north side of this building base. these public facilities serve the beach and the shaded lot to the north, integrating the private and public facilities.

private cabanas

a privacy screen along the west side of the building is composed of precast concrete cylinders mounted on a thin steel frame. this screen refers to the ubiquitous beach fencing as well as beach grass found along the entire shore. the precast screen element is full height and extends eight feet above the pool deck on the street side to provide privacy. the precast tubes and steel support taper along the north and east ends until only the thin metal support is left as a railing on the beachside, allowing open views of the ocean. reclaimed wood siding provides the enclosure for the lower level cabanas and dressing areas, picking up on the materiality of the existing boardwalk.

street view

east elevation

south elevation

west elevation

north elevation

project info:

project name: asbury park

location: new jersey, USA

area: 28,900 ft2 (2,685 m2)

architecture, interior design, furniture: anda andrei design + esrawe studio + rojkind arquitectos + slade architecture

branding: cadena concept design

design team:

rojkind arquitectos: michel rojkind, ricardo hernández, fernando mallet, edgardo tovar, yoshio fukumori

slade architecture: hayes slade AIA, james slade FAIA, magdalena stoenescu AIA, matt fischer, tian gao, christina rubino, jianbo zhong

esrawe studio: héctor esrawe, javier garcía-rivera, armando román, jacobo mendoza

cadena concept design: ignacio cadena, rocío serna

scale models: elí ambris, alejandro uribe, david flores

renders: yair ugarte

external advisors:

civil engineering: bowman consulting

cost estimator: accucost

MEP engineering: AMA

structural engineering: GMS

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edited by: lynne myers | designboom