The Michael Hill Clubhouse by Patterson Associates

September 17, 2009 - New Zealand

New Zealand's most awarded Architects and Urban Designers in 2008, Patterson Associates Limited, has designed The Michael Hill Clubhouse, located on Wakatipu Basin, New Zealand.

The architecture reflects the New Zealand's identity which defined by landscape as well as the Maori mythology as a people borne of the land and the sky.

Hunkered into the earth with less than a third of its volume penetrating above the ground plane, The Michael Hill Clubhouse seeks to integrate and intensify the experience of golf's primary relationship with the landscape.

"The impression we want is that buildings are formed by the same forces that shaped the land... we wanted earth to be earth, wood to be wood and stone to be stone...

Few sports adhere to tradition quite like golf and one of its most stubborn traditions of all is clubhouse architecture.

All too often clubhouses are faux historical buildings set ''out of bounds'' with no connection to the land, the idea of what the sport is about or how it integrates with the environment.

To be a world first, the building is situated within the playing bounds. If a ball lands on the grass roof, the player takes the shot from there.

Less than a quarter of the Clubhouse protrudes above the grass. The cart store, workshops and service areas are all subterranean.

The clubhouse itself is a kitchen/bar/service tunnel and lounge. All access either the courtyard or wide terrace overlooking the 18th green"

Architect: Patterson Associates Limited

Via nhit-shis.org / plusmood.com

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