ports everywhere, which frees up the walls so they’re
not structural. There are a lot of thin lines; it’s more
sleek. We’re trying to really create an image. As peo-ple
cross the bridge, they’re going to see this place
and say, ‘I need to go there.’”
A portion of the restaurant will be open to the
public while other sections will be exclusive to Yacht
Club members.
Monteith Construction plans to build the restau-rant
on top of a barge anchored to deep set engi-neered
pilings so it can rise and fall with the tides.
“Ninety percent of the construction will take place
off site and then we will tow it in place,” Monteith
president Bryan Thomas says.
The barge will likely be built out of state and
brought to a location near the Cape Fear Memorial
Bridge. The restaurant then will be constructed in a
three-step process.
“We have a geotech engineer that deals with all
things pilings and how we stabilize the unit,” Thomas
says. “Next is the marine engineer that takes us from
top level down, and a local structural engineer that
will work with that group and take it from there up,
so three different structural components and three
different structural specialists.”
Longtime Wrightsville Yacht Club board member
and vice commodore David Allen says there’s defi-nitely
a buzz in the air.
“Typically, at our annual meetings no members
show up, but this past meeting we had at least a
dozen here all asking questions about the restaurant
and club. They’re excited to see this moving forward,”
Allen says. “We want to make this something for the
community and something that draws people in
from all over the world, certainly from all over the
state.”
Kersting Peridot Interiors, led by Leslie Stachowicz,
will handle all interiors in what the team describes as
a minimal palette of wood, glass and fabrics plus a
centralized showpiece staircase.
“People will enjoy the experience of going up and
down from the restaurant to the bar and it becomes
a piece of art on its own that defines the interior,”
Kersting says.
Project architect Toby Keeton says the new restau-rant
will reinforce the town’s reputation as a special
place.
“This is for everyone,” he says. “Think of all the wed-ding
proposals that will happen or the business deals.
I think it will become part of the culture of the beach,
what it feels like to be at Wrightsville Beach and how
people perceive the area.”
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