Golf Saint Apollinaire Michelbach-Le-Haut Building, Eastern France Architecture Design
Golf Saint Apollinaire Michelbach-Le-Haut, France
24 August 2021
Location: south of Mulhouse / north west of Basel, eastern France
Address: Domaine Saint-Apollinaire, 68220 Michelbach-le-Haut, France
Phone: +41 61 205 65 65
Design: DeA architectes, Mulhouse
A club house draws on traditional architecture
New builds and conversions on the Saint Apollinaire golf course, Michelbach-le-Haut, France

Photos © Luc Boegly
Golf Club Saint Apollinaire Michelbach-Le-Haut
Mulhouse-based DeA architectes found inspiration for their range of new builds on the Saint Apollinaire golf course in the traditional barns of the former priory. They also converted the existing building stock for the use of players and visitors. Even after the redevelopment as a golf course, the grounds remain open to the public.
Up to two hundred years ago the pious could be found on their pilgrimages to the Domaine Saint Apollinaire, which lies in the Sundgau region of the Alsace, not far from the Swiss city of Basel. A tree-lined avenue still leads to the priory, which was founded in 1140 AD. Since the summer of 2020 both golf players and the wider public can enjoy the magnificent, almost 250 acre large estate.

A number of agricultural outbuildings on the lands have been converted by DeA architectes. The new build of the generous club house and a number of smaller structures were inspired by the estate’s traditional s...