A Private Beach Club
A Private Beach Club
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Date
1989
Authors
Blinchikoff, Laurie Jo
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Schlesinger, Frank
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The objective of this thesis is to design a private beach club that architecturally
blends in with its community in terms of scale and appearance. The
selected club is located in the Borough of Deal, a wealthy residential community
situated on the New Jersey shore between the cities of Long Branch and Asbury
Park.
The site of the proposed beach club is presently occupied by Phillips Avenue
Pavilion, a bath house, which consists of many small rooms used for changing
and storing clothing and beach accessories. I propose to remove this structure
and replace it with a new facility that will include a ballroom, dining room, club
room, and spa.
This thesis considers four architectural issues. The first is scale. The
proposed beach club should have its own distinctive presence in the community
but should neither overwhelm other residences nor appear too small. The
second is frontality. A building on the seashore has a public front toward the
street and a private front toward the ocean. These fronts pose specific problems
of entrance and service locations. The third, beach club imagery, addresses the
character of the club compared to other seaside structures of similar appearance
and function. The fourth issue is detailing. The construction of the beach club
and the detail s of the interior and exterior spaces will be thoroughly examined.