The
design concept of the Isernia Golf Club building started with the idea of
converting an existing wooden structure, built to cover the golf shooting
stations, into a Clubhouse pavilion. The original structure of that shelter was
static and got lost with generous size of the golf course and the beautiful
open-ended views facing the surrounding valleys. Therefore, the intention was
to enhance the presence of the building by adding iconic value to the
imperfections of its shaped geometry. Looking like an open-air theater and
declaring its artificiality to the natural environment, the building aims to
have an ephemeral aspect, as a ‘compensation’ of its own presence in a
uncontaminated site. The building is composed of a wooden screen enveloping the
existing structure along the perimeter, fragmenting natural light, and peeling
off on the back side to form the main entrance. The access to the golf course
is marked by a ‘fragment of construction’, a stone wall along which a heavy steel
plate slides across big metal gears.