Opened in October 2016, the KDV Golf and Tennis Academy project is located near Nerang, on Queensland?s Gold Coast in Australia, and comprises an extensive overhaul of the previous Carrara Gardens Golf Course facility.

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Architects: Shiro Architects

Location: Carrara QLD 4211, Australia

Architect In Charge: Hiromi Lauren Shiraishi

Team: Hiromi Lauren, Selina Qiu, Jian Wang, Sven Ollman, Michael Smith

Area: 3600.0 sqm

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Richard Glover

Collaborators: MBMO Architects (BIM and documentation)

Consultants: Grummitt Planning, Cactus and Hill landscape architects, CRWP structural
Engineers: Alder Constructions

Clients: KDV Sport

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From the architect. Opened in October 2016, the KDV Golf and Tennis Academy project is located near Nerang, on Queensland?s Gold Coast in Australia, and comprises an extensive overhaul of the previous Carrara Gardens Golf Course facility.

Ground Floor

The initial inspiration for its design came from Mies van der Rohe?s ?architecture of silence?, and in that tradition, we aimed to bring to life a free-standing building open to many sides, linked to nature.

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We created a single, fl...