A compact site, large site program, and tricky ecological considerations prompted unique solutions.   To allow maximum boat storage on the site, the design departs from the typical garage bay based program of boat houses choosing to utilize racks on tracks that come out into the lot. 

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In response to the site’s delicate ecology, the structure collects all runoff and redirects it into a stepped system of wetlands that filter it before it re-enters the Potomac River at Lock 1 of the C&O Canal that will be restored and repurposed for this project.