Taekwang Country Club, designed by Mecanoo architects, 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. Players are treated to different views of the café across the golf course, even though it is never visible in its entirety.
The expressive oversized black steel roof with a distinct pattern of interlocking circles produces a generous all-sided canopy.

Mecanoo, Taekwang Country Club Café , Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, 2015Mecanoo, Taekwang Country Club Café , Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, 2015

Voids in the roof allow trees to extend above the building and filter the sunlight to create a calm and peaceful atmosphere inside.

Mecanoo, Taekwang Country Club Café , Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, 2015 Mecanoo, Taekwang Country Club Café , Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, 2015

The pattern of circles is continued on the ceiling of the café for a visually coherent approach.

The elegant new café offers a comfortable space where members can relax and enjoy a cup of coffee or a light meal while waiting for their caddies to take them to the teeing ground. The café is also the resting point halfway through the game. Floor-to-ceiling windows offer generous views over the golf course and its surroundings, making the café an integral part of the sporting experience.

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Mecanoo, Taekwang Country Club Café , Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, 2015 Mecanoo, Taekwang Country Club Café , Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, 2015Mecanoo, Taekwang Country Club Café , Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, 2015 Mecanoo, Taekwang Country Club Café , Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, 2015 

Facts & Credits
Project title   Taekwang Country Club
Client  Taekwang Leisure Development Co. Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Architecture  Mecanoo
Location   Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
Program  café on 36-hole golf course with kitchen, staff room and storage space
Area      300 m2
Year  2014 – design, 2015 – construction
Photography Harry Cock

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