Great Northern Clubhouse & Hotel
The new golf course, Great Northern, is situated in the city of Kerteminde between the rolling countryside of the northeastern part of the Danish island, Funen. The project Great Northern covers a clubhouse and hotel apartments and is created based on the connection between the landscape and the design of the golf course. The golf course is designed by the globally well-reputed golf course designer Jack Nicklaus Design.
Photography by © Kirtsine Mengel
The clubhouse comprises a restaurant, changing rooms, a pro shop, the administration, a lounge area, and facilities for junior players to practice, a golf simulator, and a roofed driving range. The use of the landscape The project originates in the context of the area and is shaped in close relation to the landscape?s distinctive characteristics. The buildings are carefully positioned to catch the unique nature and to give the experience of both a strictly controlled view and the vast, impressive vistas of Funen?s rolling countryside.
Photography by © Kirtsine Mengel
Along the driveway, the visitor catches a long sight of the clubhouse. Afterward, the road winds along a grass-covered embankment where discrete hotel apartments, meticulously built into the bank, offer a panoramic view of the golf courses. The buildings? design and location provide dramatic and poetic experiences of the nature of the landscape.
The static of the roof construction All buildings are executed in a cohesive c...