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Cabot Links
NS, Canada
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Cabot Links
NS, Canada
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Type
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2012
SIZE
10,000 sqft - 25,000 sqft
BUDGET
Undisclosed
The making of a links golf course requires a deep understanding of the terrain and topography of the site. The Lodge at Cabot Links, overlooking the Gulf of St. Lawrence on the west coast of Cape Breton Island, reflects this sensitivity to the landscape. Looking out to sea, sited between town and ocean, the building is two sided. Facing the town is a 350-foot-long curved shingle wall within the links landscape; modern yet timeless this wall stretches across the site connecting five separate lodges creating a dramatic vista as guests enter the course. Penetrations along the wall bring light and views of the town, golf course and ocean into the building whilst providing access to the rooms.
On the ocean/golf course side the rooms open to the landscape and view, divided into twelve room structures that slide out of the curved wall creating a lively elevation of wood and glass. Various room layouts support different occupancies and create different treatments animating the west elevation. Large wood soffits and overhangs offer protection to the decks below. The lobby/administration building, together with the already existing bar/restaurant, create an outdoor terrace with spectacular views of the ocean and golf course; further stretching the architecture across the landscape linked by the heavy timber serpentine wall.
The strategy for the lodge was partially driven by cost and code issues, giving clarity to the construction and ordering of the buildings. Dividing the Lodge into a series of buildings linked by a heavy timber walkway allowed for the use of conventional wood construction facilitating the use of local contractors and embedding the project more fully within the ecology and economy of rural Cape Breton. Due to proximity and limiting distances the end walls of the individual buildings have non-combustible stucco cladding that contrasts with the untreated cedar shingles and boards used on all other surfaces. The 14’ grid of the room allows for shallow parallel wood chords reducing the overall height of the project, while separated double stud walls ensure acoustic privacy. LVL beams project out along the grid line supporting the cantilevered bumps and large overhanging roofs.
The heavy timber post and beam walkway has galvanized steel connections, floating the posts above the walkway to protect the end grain from moisture. The 2x4 on edge structural decking follows the grid of the building turning with the curve of the landscape providing both structure and finish material.
The Cabot Links Lodge grows out of both its landscape and cultural conditions. Wood construction is very much part of the vernacular of rural Cape Breton and allows the project to be embedded within the community. Dividing the building into separate lodges and linking them with the curved shingle wall creates a powerful form in the links golf landscape while allowing the structure to fit within a more permissive part of the building code, allowing for the warmth and beauty of wood construction and cladding.
On the ocean/golf course side the rooms open to the landscape and view, divided into twelve room structures that slide out of the curved wall creating a lively elevation of wood and glass. Various room layouts support different occupancies and create different treatments animating the west elevation. Large wood soffits and overhangs offer protection to the decks below. The lobby/administration building, together with the already existing bar/restaurant, create an outdoor terrace with spectacular views of the ocean and golf course; further stretching the architecture across the landscape linked by the heavy timber serpentine wall.
The strategy for the lodge was partially driven by cost and code issues, giving clarity to the construction and ordering of the buildings. Dividing the Lodge into a series of buildings linked by a heavy timber walkway allowed for the use of conventional wood construction facilitating the use of local contractors and embedding the project more fully within the ecology and economy of rural Cape Breton. Due to proximity and limiting distances the end walls of the individual buildings have non-combustible stucco cladding that contrasts with the untreated cedar shingles and boards used on all other surfaces. The 14’ grid of the room allows for shallow parallel wood chords reducing the overall height of the project, while separated double stud walls ensure acoustic privacy. LVL beams project out along the grid line supporting the cantilevered bumps and large overhanging roofs.
The heavy timber post and beam walkway has galvanized steel connections, floating the posts above the walkway to protect the end grain from moisture. The 2x4 on edge structural decking follows the grid of the building turning with the curve of the landscape providing both structure and finish material.
The Cabot Links Lodge grows out of both its landscape and cultural conditions. Wood construction is very much part of the vernacular of rural Cape Breton and allows the project to be embedded within the community. Dividing the building into separate lodges and linking them with the curved shingle wall creates a powerful form in the links golf landscape while allowing the structure to fit within a more permissive part of the building code, allowing for the warmth and beauty of wood construction and cladding.
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