Focus on the new ClubHouse

Construction of the new Yacht Club de Monaco building at the end of Quai des Etats-Unis, which started in May 2008, continues and should be complete by 2013.

As slender as the liners which used to cruise between England and America in the early 20^th century, the new venue is designed to welcome the biggest of yachts. The building will offer owners and yachting professionals a friendly and functional meeting place, within an architectural masterpiece that will contribute to the vitality of life in Port Hercule and the prestige of the Principality.

Out of a total surface area of 18,000 m², the Yacht Club premises will occupy around 5,000 m². The complex, which will be a real focus for nautical activities, will include numerous other spaces such as an exhibition room, the Nautical Society and the Sporting Section of the Yacht Club de Monaco for young people and adults. A restaurant will also be available for club members, as in the current building, along with new features such as a terrace, swimming pool, car park and five cabins for important guests who wish to stay over night.

 

The project has been undertaken by Lord Norman Foster's architectural practice in collaboration with the Monegasque architect Alexandre Giraldi, under the supervision of the Department of Public Works. Designed to be both aesthetic and at the cutting edge of technology, its construction adheres to Haute Qualité Environnementale HQE® (High Environmental Quality) standards (with a site that creates as little nuisance as possible, minimizes energy and water usage, is hygrothermic with high standards of acoustic and visual comfort, water quality, etc).

 

This ambitious, symbolic project will be a wonderful showcase for Monaco in the third millennium.