Taekwang Country Club is a 36-hole golf course located just outside of Seoul. The new two-floor café is nestled in a steep hill, acting as a visual point of reference on the course. Responding to the mountainous Korean landscape and local vegetation, the building is well-integrated into its environment.

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Architects: Mecanoo

Location: Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Area: 300.0 sqm

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Harry Cock

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From the architect. Taekwang Country Club is a 36-hole golf course located just outside of Seoul. The new two-floor café is nestled in a steep hill, acting as a visual point of reference on the course. Responding to the mountainous Korean landscape and local vegetation, the building is well-integrated into its environment.
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Players are treated to different views of the café across the golf course, even though it is never visible in its entirety.

Floor Plan

The expressive oversized black steel roof with a distinct pattern of interlocking circles produces a generous all-sided canopy.

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Roof Plan

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Voids in the roof allow trees to extend above the building and filter the sunlight to create a calm and peaceful atmosphere inside. The pattern of circles is continued on...