April 28, 2006
New Buildings for an Increasingly Popular Sport
With boathouses there are always issues. Why? Simple, says Jeffrey D. Peterson, an architect who specializes in the genre: "They're always on the water."
For designers and contractors, building near a river or lake means puzzling out how to meet shoreline environmental regulations while also anticipating floods. It means developing foundations that can stand up to watery soils. And it means — when the structure is a boathouse — siting it thoughtfully, so that crew
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