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Family Recreation Building Ada,
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private family recreational facility
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December 2005
• building area: withheld at owner's request
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team:
architect: A.M.D.G. Architects
general contractor:
Mike Schaap
Builders
 Grand Valley Building
Honor Award recipient
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This facility
accommodates a gym, a pool, bowling, and both interior and exterior
entertainment spaces. The gym and pool occupy distinct barn-like structures,
which draw inspiration from historic barns in the surrounding area.
Expression and detailing of these pieces draw upon agrarian precedence,
distilled to simple geometry of both form and detail. The entertainment
space is accommodated on a gracious, gently curving patio. Positioning of
the building takes advantage of the expansive views of the open field and
skating pond to the south, while nestling into a secluded spot on the edge
of the existing woods.
"Beautifully proportioned, the project
has a clarity of design elements and details. The massing solution is very
clear and simple, in contrast to the house it serves. The exterior palette
gave it a strong relationship to American barn traditions and yet the
exterior overall solution was fresh and varied."
~ AIA Jury Comments
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