Retained as an architectural consultant by Champion Lakes Golf Course & Resort, I was tasked with developing a pavilion addition to the golf resort’s original bed and breakfast building. The ownership of Champion Lakes felt the need to create a shaded area for guests of both the golf course and bed and breakfast to relax after a day on the course, yet should still be a beautiful space large enough to host special events.

The design that I developed for the pavilion is intended to be interpreted as a structure original to the land long before the golf course had been there. While neither the bed and breakfast building nor the pavilion are original to the site, a narrative began to form which drove the design process. In this narrative the bed and breakfast are original to the site, and was the home of the farmer who used to work the land there. After completing the homestead, some years later a timber framed barn was constructed close to the footprint of his home. This barn was constructed much like you’d see in the northeastern United States, but also some what out of character for the many other homesteads in the Laurel Valley. As the years went on, the land was eventually acquired by what is now known as Champion Lakes Golf Resort, and the barn having fell into disrepair prior to their acquisition of the property, had the siding removed, and the remaining structured converted into the beautiful pavilion and event space you see before you.

Guests will enter the pavilion along winding paths through meticulously appointed gardens leading from both the parking lots and proposed winery. Once entering the massive inviting spans of the timber frame structure guests will find wide open views of course, and can even catch a glimpse of golfers playing up through the 18th green. The design also includes a large outdoor fireplace with a welcoming hearth intended for guests to gather around on those beautiful Laurel Valley fall nights that have just a hint of chill in the air.