New-build
Haesley Nine Bridges Golf Club, Yeoju (KOR)
Client
Blumer-Lehmann AG
Erlenhof, CH-9200 Gossau, Switzerland
Blumer-Lehmann AG
Erlenhof, CH-9200 Gossau, Switzerland
Developer
KACI International, ROK – Seoul, South Korea
Architect
Shigeru Ban Architekten, J – Tokio, Japan
Kevin S. Yoon, ROK – Seoul, South Korea
Year of construction
2008-2009
Planning contract
• Feasibility study
• Structural development
• Structural analysis
Project description
The clubhouse of an exclusive golf club in South Korea is supported by wooden columns and features a circular skylight (diameter 3 m) in the centre.
The 2,600 m² large, double-curved roof construction made of glulam timber was manufactured entirely in Switzerland and completed within seven months.
Awards
International Prize for Sustainable Architecture
World Architecture Award, March 2010