Lake Sagami

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Design period March 1987-July 1987
Construction period March 1988-October 1989
Area 6,470m2
Owner Yamada Chiken Co., Ltd
Architect Arata Isozaki & Associates
Structural engineer Mmoru Kawaguchi & Engineers
Mechanical engineer P.T.Morimura & Associates
Landscape design Kazuo Saito
Stained glass Brian Clarke

PHOTO CREDIT: Shinkenchiku-Sha

This is a clubhouse at a golf course located in the deep mountains of Kita-Tsuru-gun, Yamanashi Prefecture.

The building is situated at the tip of on the north side, overlooking the entire site. The access road winds up on the north side. The building consists of a semi-cylindrical volume on the north, a parallelepiped volume on the south and small elements attached on the east.

At the center of the semi-cylindrical volume is a 22 meter-high void space above the entrance hall, indicating the central vertical axis. The roof over the void space and the top part of the cylindrical wall are entirely finished with stained glass, and the colored light fills the space while changing its color as time passes by. The main lobby and the restaurant with a panoramic view are located on the second floor. On the third floor rooms for special guests are located.

The parallelepiped volume contains locker rooms for men and women, and the roof terrace is located above. On the east two independent elements, a parlor with glass block walls and a bathroom with arched windows, are plugged into the parallelepiped.

The exterior walls are finished mainly with large rustic bricks; the window frames and borders with granite ; and the roof with bronze plates.

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