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The Boathouse

by Ashworth Parkes Architects Ltd

Client Private 

Awards RIBA East Award 2023 and RIBA East Small Project Of The Year Award 2023 (sponsored by Gaggenau).

The Boathouse © Matthew Smith

On the face of it, this project is barely a building at all – simply a timber-framed canopy roof over a dock for a river boat. It is the care taken over the design and construction that lifts it to be a clear award winner, unanimously praised by the jury.  

Read the full citation from the RIBA Awards Jury on RIBA Journal.

Structural Engineer Cambridge Architectural Research 

Timber Frame Fabricator Carpenter Oak 

Design for Manufacture and Assembly Engineer   Element Design & Consulting 

Gross internal area in m2 60

The Boathouse © Matthew Smith
The Boathouse © Matthew Smith
The Boathouse © Matthew Smith
The Boathouse © Ashworth Parkes Architects
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