Corey Gibbons - Zibaldone 9

How a building turns the corner is an important detail in defining its architectural expression.  At Anmahian Winton’s Harry Parker Boathouse in Brighton, MA, turning the corner is a key issue.  The exterior façade is a rain screen composed of rows of angled wooden panels that partially overlap each other in section.  Each of these rows is made up of panels that are attached to each other; making direct contact and forming a vertical seem at the point of connection.  However, the ends of the panels that meet the edge of the wall, as it turns the corner, angle out in elevation.  The panels on the perpendicular wall do the same and these corner panels almost touch, but do not, forming a slight gap at the corner.  Therefore, the corner here is an implied void rather than built form.