CASE STUDY ON CLUBHOUSE

LAKE HILLS CLUB, SOUTH KOREA

Done By Arif

Mounika

Saif

Vignesh

The first Clubhouse was Fountain House, opened in New York in 1948. It was founded on the belief that, regardless of mental illness, clubhouse “members”

could work productively and have socially satisfying lives. The rest of the mental health establishment did not believe that people with mental illness

could benefit by a program based on rehabilitation, community, and mutually reciprocal relationships with staff. They continued to base mental health

treatment on the medical model, which was focused on the fixing the "patient" and his or her "illness."

In 1977, Fountain House was the only program of its kind which received a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health to establish a Clubhouse Model

training program.

In 1987, there were more than 220 clubhouses in the United States alone. In terms of successful replication, this had been the most successful grant the officials

at NIMH had ever funded.

Chestnut hill plantation clubhouse,

Columbia

Hong Luo Clubhouse, Beijing Michael hill Clubhouse,

New Zealand

By 1994, the clubhouse movement

had grown to the point where it

became necessary to create a

separate organization to manage new

clubhouse development, training,

consultation and certification. This led

to the creation of the International

Centre for Clubhouse Development

(ICCD), which is still the certifying

body for clubhouses worldwide.

HISTORY

In 1997, McKinney wrote in his book,

The Clubhouse: A Brief History of the Golf Clubhouse with Accompanying Notes on Design Issues. "The clubhouse is the personality of the golf facility or

country club. It must be well thought out and designed, harmonious with the sedate atmospheres of the golf course and its grounds and complement the

expectations of a membership for its clubhouse as an extension of their homes."

For better or worse, local traditional designs are recognised during that time.

Dan Fireman, who owns Liberty National Golf Club

with his father, Reebok founder Paul Fireman,

“wanted to have a clubhouse with architecture that

people expect in New York." Construction of the

sweeping glass building, which was drawn up by

New York–based Lindsay Newman Architecture

and Design, began in 2007 and completed by the

summer of 2008. As said by the project director

Joel Brenner:

"When you go to a golf club, the architecture is usually pretty far in, in a

private setting. You don’t see it right away, and it is supposed to be

comforting and residential-like. But here we are exposed to New York City:

metropolitan, So we’re going to make the structure light and airy, a nautical

feel, an open feel. It wants to be bright; it wants to be exposed. We are

essentially a golf club in the middle of New York City. A traditional approach

would not be appropriate.”

In modern days a Clubhouse is termed as Club + House. It is a building

occupied by a social club, where members of the club meet, spend leisure

hours, relax.

Liberty National Golf Club

The project chosen for study

is designed by Architect

Ken Min Sung Jin, who follows

the traditional building style

of South Korea

Lake hills Clubhouse, Korea

HISTORY

ARCHITECT : Ken Min Sung Jin (SKM Architects)

LOCATION : Suncheon, Jeollanam-do, South Korea

CLIENT : Lake Hillls Golf and Resorts Group

STRUCTURE : wood structure, RC

SITE AREA : 1,622,940 sqm

TOTAL FLOOR AREA : 16,311.23 sqm

DESIGN PERIOD : 2006-2007

PROJECT YEAR : 2008

The area has a long-standing history and traditional value in terms of Architecture.

INTRODUCTION

In Suncheon, numerous traditional Korean-style houses have been

preserved. And for this project their thought had been to set up a goal to take

advantage of the local unique characteristics and to create a structure that

reflects the intentions of the client and also the traditional Korean

architecture.

a spot where cutting and filling are minimized

the orientation commands a fair view of the

layered mountain ridges

central axis secures a vista of the distant ridges and sunset.

the topography of the golf course faces the

North-West direction

The site is surrounded by Mt. Oseongsan

to the South-East

It holds a magnificent view of the vast ridge

to the North-West

SURROUNDING CONTEXT

Accommodating the club’s complex

function into a wooden structure

expresses the Korean architectural

beauty.

The structure follows the Korean tradition which interpret tectonic elements of the

traditional Korean wooden building. wooden structure consists of 14m-long span and 12m-

high inverted arch.

prior focus is on spatial aesthetics, space perception and sentiments (emotions)

of general Korean architecture.

DESIGN CONCEPT

Traditional form Abstraction Deformational reinterpretation Reviewed structural form

The roof is inclined so that it serves as

an eco-friendly rooftop green space. Pathway covered

with stainless steel

Spaces that has water (semi wet

areas) such as the locker rooms,

saunas, and bathing area, were

built with concrete.

Additionally, external light is brought

inside the building through the lifted

inclined planes.

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS

Stainless steel + glass

Wood, stone, glass, stainless steel and

granite is used as a part of tradition

Entrance

Spa

Massag

e centre

Lobb

y

Private

dining

Restaura

nt

Parking

Clubhouse

Locker and

Sauna

Garden and

Golf course

The canopy at the entrance

to the lobby, restaurant and

the private dining rooms are

re-interpretation of the

eaves of traditional Korean

roofs, forming The Internal

Circulation

SITE PLAN

2nd Design phase

Condominium ( in multiple units)

Hence disapproved

1st Design phase

Golf Clubhouse

CIRCULATION

Primary

Secondary

Way to parking

Entrance

Parking lot

Entry

Lobby

Clubhouse

Private dining

Restaurant

Spa and massage

Cart storage

Locker entrance hall

Lobby

1st Floor plan

Roof plan

Way to restaurant

PLANNING

The feelings of a box-like solid

and simple mass, rendered by the

concrete and the soft, elegant and

warm feeling of the curved

wooden structure, are balanced

together while creating a

juxtaposed tension.

PLANNING

Section A - A’

Key plan

Depending on the use of the program, the mass of the

building can be largely divided into either wooden mass or

concrete mass.

1. Private Dining Hall

2. Restaurant

Section B - B’

DETAILS

1. Locker Entrance Hall

2. Men’s Lockers

3. Sauna

4. Spa and Massages

5. Cart Storage Key plan

Building location and scale of the project In terms of design, the building orientation plays a key role in

enhancing the comfort and building usage and likewise Locating a

Clubhouse in a natural backdrop suits better.

Landscape, views, levels

The Geographic forms are retained to the maximum extent, cutting

and filling on site is minimized as the overall design adapts itself, surrounded

by contours and mountains – achieving refreshing panoramic views in the

outdoors.

Building design style and concept / design approach

Architect Ken Min Sung Jin has done this Clubhouse project

without leaving the spirit of Korean Traditional Architecture. In his attempt of designing another Clubhouse - The Ananti Club

in Seoul, Korea, Ken Min has shown tremendous contrast in adopting pure European building style thereby bringing out fluency and variations

in design.

INFERENCE