Yellowstone Club
In the early 1900s, many grand national park lodges were built out of nothing more than wood and stone from the surrounding land. Given its dramatic setting atop a cliff 11,000 feet above sea level, The Yellowstone Club’s clubhouse demanded a design reminiscent of these famous lodges. The clubhouse will be built on stone piers, with a stacked rubble stone base that visually anchors the building to its cliffside perch. The gabled roof features a steep pitch to handle the heavy snow load common at such elevations. Huge expanses of glass, framed by timbers and stone pillars, deliver an intimate connection between the club member and the natural environment. Inside, wood and stone floors are complemented by the use of steel and iron accents that subtly evoke a mining theme and the area’s Gold Rush history. In keeping with the national park lodges of old, the Yellowstone clubhouse is designed with a grand central space for mingling, with a rustic over-sized fireplace as its focal point. In the case of this design, the building’s forms and shapes were kept simple to focus attention on the its truly stunning setting.
