Sports Club Boathouse

A major part of the funding for this boathouse came from a family member of the founding father of the Sports Club in Torno, a town on Lake Como. Generous as this was, it covered only two-thirds of the total construction costs. Accordingly, the whole population of the village, more than half of whom are members of the sports club, decided to help by working as impromptu carpenters and technicians. The commission was awarded to the young Turin-based MARC studio, who decided to build the new boathouse in a natural cove, where the ground naturally slopes down towards the lake, thereby freeing up the area used by the public which in the past had often been cluttered up by boats. The building is composed of two different parts: the main body, comprising changing rooms and a storeroom, and the shed-like volume next to it, used to store the boats. The materials used in the main body are waterproof and flood-resistant, as no technical systems or wires are used on the lower level.