Beckwith Boathouse, Iowa City IA - Swisspearl Fiber Cement Panels

Beckwith Boathouse

Iowa University commissioned award-winning, Iowa-based Neumann Monson Architects to design a new boathouse to accommodate the women‘s rowing team.

Iowa University's Beckwith Boathouse features Swisspearl fiber cement panels.

Architect:

Location:

Iowa City, IA

Builder:

Iowa University, Iowa City, IA

Photographer:

Farshid Assassi, Santa Barbara, CA

Product:

Colors:

Swisspearl Carat Coral 7032, Carat Coral 7031, Carat Coral 7030

Certifications:

LEED

Positioned strategically on the curve of the Iowa River, the siting gives the boathouse a vantage point from where boats can be viewed gliding at speed through the water left and right up the sweep of the river.

Women's rowing team members at Beckwith Boathouse, Iowa University.
Beckwith Boathouse in three shades of coral architectural panels.

A blend of three red SwissPearl colors was used to provide a maintenance-free, long-lasting façade.

Detail of exposed fasteners on the Boathouse's fiber cement panels.

Beckwith Boathouse is home to the UI women’s rowing team, the largest Hawkeye women’s team, the men’s club rowing team, and the Old Capital Rowing Club, a community-based rowing club. Named in honor of Sue P Beckwith, MD, it is the first UI building named solely for a woman benefactor.

The 20,000-square-foot LEED-certified building features an efficient geothermal heat pump system and daylight harvesting.

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