WOODLANDS
GOLF CLUB: NEW CLUBHOUSE
The Woodlands Golf Club clubhouse
was rebuilt in the 1920s to the design of noted architect Edward
Billson. The design reflects Billson's long association with
the architect Walter Burley Griffin, an advocate of the American
Prairie style. This is evident in the low, horizontal
proportions of the building, and the detailing of parts of the
interior.
However over the years the
building had become tired, and the relationship of the building to
the surrounding Golf Course reflected earlier attitudes to Golf
Club usage.
Demaine Partnership, working in
association with designer Stephen Akehurst, proposed a radical
overhaul of the building configuration, opening the northern
frontage of the building with a spacious terrace that acts as a
departure and arrival point for access to the course, an outdoor
dining area and an elevated platform giving 180 degree views across
the impressive setting. Existing club store and locker room
areas were relocated underneath the building, while a new pro-shop,
remodeled dining room with new flexible function area, a new porte
cochere entry and new service areas including a commercial kitchen,
complete the project.
| Project
Team |
Demaine Partnership with
Stephen Akehurst Design |
| Client |
Woodlands Golf
Club |
| Status |
Private Club
|
| Project
Elements |
Function areas, Spike and
Members Bar, Pro shop, Dining Room, Board Room, Administration
Areas, Club and Buggy Store, Locker Rooms |
| Location |
White Street, Mordialloc,
Victoria, Australia |
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