The team enlisted the help of Space Architects + Planners LLC, a Chicago-based architectural design firm, to develop a conceptual design for Breakwater Chicago with the objective to create something that represented a super-yacht on the exterior and a private island on the interior. Ashvin Lad joined as the second co-founder to help focus on government relations and marketing, and Liz Bell joined as the final co-founder to support financial projections, deal structuring, and fundraising efforts. As a trained engineer, Beau started researching the feasibility of such a “crazy idea” and found that the design was doable… with the right amount of dollars and public support.įrom that point, Beau built his team with those two areas in mind. The competition is intended to solicit design concepts for outward facing exteriors, inward facing exteriors, and interior spaces that are aesthetically pleasing, creative, sensitive to the environment, and financial viable.īeau D’Arcy, the president and co-founder of Breakwater, conceived of the floating island concept to address several issues: 1) no boating destinations in Chicago, 2) limited access to Lake Michigan for non-boat owners, 3) very few outdoor swimming pools in Chicago, and 4) Chicago winters leave few entertainment options. While an extensive engineering and construction team is already in place and actively developing plans necessary to construct a ship, Breakwater has initiated a design competition to begin work on the customer-facing spaces aboard Breakwater Chicago. The Breakwater Chicago vessel will be anchored off-shore from May through September and requires private boat or water taxi access, but is then enclosed during October through April and attached to shore, continuing to offer the sensation of summer throughout the harsh “Chi-berian” winters. This “floating island” is engineered like a barge, finished like a yacht, and operated like a five-star resort. Breakwater Chicago’s mission is to create an entertainment venue utterly unique to Chicago: a national and international attraction bringing visitors to experience a world-class city in an unprecedented way, by enjoying an extraordinary location that is both luxurious and truly at harmony with its environment.īreakwater Chicago LLC (“Breakwater”) is currently designing a 300-foot by 100-foot passenger vessel with restaurants, spa, retail shops, sunbathing, nightclub, event spaces, private club, and even swimming pools.
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