Bowen Island Golf Club: The Cup Cutter Clubhouse

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Award Winner : Shelter Industries, Inc.

Architectural Excellence : With an upcoming annual golf tournament, the relatively newly-established Bowen Island Golf Course recognized an immediate need for a clubhouse. With only 3 weeks, they purchased a used building from Shelter Industries, and had it renovated to meet their needs. Starting from a very basic, 20+ year old, flat-roofed, double-wide structure with virtually no amenities or aesthetic appeal, Shelter converted the building into an extremely attractive golf club with licensed lounge, commercial kitchen, bar, and covered deck. With the addition of a truss roof, board and batten exterior cedar siding, and covered wooden deck, the visual appeal of the building was immediately transformed. With a sound structure and quality insulation, the interior make-over only required new paint and new hardwood flooring, apart from the additional plumbing required for the new kitchen and washrooms. The final result: an attractive building that fits the chic and natural Westcoast building style.

Cost Energy Effectiveness : The project was cost-effective for the client because it was a used building of more than 20 years old. The structure was verified to be sound and the insulation effective. Only the windows needed to be upgraded with modern double-glazed, argon-filled vinyl windows. Essentially, with mostly just exterior and interior cosmetic upgrades, the building has the look and feel of a completely new, custom-built structure — at a fraction of the price.

Occupied Date : 9/30/2011

Production Start Date : 9/9/2011

Project Location City : Bowen Island

Project Location State Name : BC

Technical Innovation : As the building had to be shipped via Ferry Boat, the shipment had to be constrained to space limitations. As such, the truss roof had to be installed on site. Also, transportation of the double-wide building along narrow, curving country roads and among lush vegetation was also a challenge. Despite the challenges of transportation, the building was finally installed on a temporary wooden foundation. The truss roof and foundation skirting was then installed to give the building added site-built appeal. The only other challenge to highlight was that the original building was a basic school classroom, built prior to 1990. Later, it was transformed into a lunchroom for the longshoremen at the Port of Vancouver. This project represents an ideal example of how an old, basic, no frills portable building can be transformed into a modern, attractive, comfortable lounge and clubhouse.

Total Square Feet : 960

Category : Renovated Reuse: Greatest Renovation: under 10,000 sq. ft.