02Clubhouse

Clubhouse

Set into the slope above the 18th, built from the ground it stands on.

Under one roof: 1,850 m²
Timber canopy: 64 m
Solar by day: 100%

01The building

Rammed earth · Larch · Glass

A building that steps back so the landscape can step forward: low, long and pressed from the earth it stands on.

Designed with architects who studied the old farmsteads of the Alentejo, the clubhouse borrows their thick earthen walls, deep shade and quiet courtyards, then opens a single wall of glass onto the 18th green.

thick rammed earth walls that hold the cool of the night: 38 cm
courtyards bringing light and air deep into the building: 4
solar panels hidden within the timber canopy: 212
of deep shade along the terrace at midday: 3 m

Guests dining on the glass-fronted clubhouse terrace at golden hour, carts lined up below — The Terrace at golden hour

02Clubhouse & architecture

Built from the ground it stands on.

The clubhouse is set into the slope above the 18th green, its walls pressed from the estate's own earth and its roof drawn as one long timber line. From the fairway it almost disappears. From the terrace you can see the whole course.

01
Rammed earth
Walls pressed by hand from soil excavated on site, a building method native to the Alentejo for a thousand years.
02
Timber canopy
A 64-metre roof of cross-laminated larch, cantilevered over the terrace without a single column.
03
Frameless glass
The pavilion opens fully onto the 18th green, so the course becomes the fourth wall.
04
Passive climate
Thermal mass, cross-ventilation and a solar canopy replace air conditioning entirely.

The final green below a low rammed earth clubhouse with a long timber roof, glowing at dusk

The clubhouse terrace on the cliff edge, with coastal fairways stretching along the sea below — The terrace on the cliff above the coast holes1,850 m² under one roof

A golfer walking past the cart court toward the lit clubhouse terrace at sunset — Arriving for a twilight round

timber canopy without columns: 64 m
of clubhouse under one roof: 1,850 m²
of daytime power from the solar canopy: 100%
air conditioning units, by design: 0

03Inside

Six rooms, one long view.

Every space in the clubhouse faces the course, and every one of them is a little quieter than you expect.

01
The Pavilion
The main room of the clubhouse, opening through a wall of frameless glass onto the 18th green.
Up to 240 seated
02
Members’ lounge
Deep chairs, an open fire in winter and a library of the original routing drawings.
Members and guests
03
Locker rooms
Timber lockers, a steam room and cold plunge, with towels and shoes cared for between rounds.
Club care included
04
Pro shop
Apparel made for the climate here, rental sets from every major maker and same-day regripping.
07:00 to 19:00
05
The Map Room
A private dining room for twelve, lined with the hand-drawn plans of every hole on the estate.
Private dining for 12
06
The Terrace
All-day dining under the timber canopy with the whole back nine laid out below.
96 seats inside and out

04The story

From the first walk to the first tee.

01
The first walk
Two architects and a greenkeeper spend a full year walking the estate before a single hole is drawn.
2019
02
Restoring the heath
One hundred and forty-two hectares are cleared of invasive acacia and replanted with native heather.
2021
03
Pressing the walls
The rammed earth walls rise layer by layer from soil excavated for the foundations.
2023
04
Doors open
The first tee time goes out at seven on a spring morning, and the terrace fills by noon.
2026

A lone golfer carrying a bag along a dewy fairway at first light, with sea mist and pines beyond

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Clubhouse

01The building

Built from the ground it stands on.

Rammed earth

Timber canopy

Frameless glass

Passive climate

Six rooms, one long view.

The Pavilion

Members’ lounge

Locker rooms

Pro shop

The Map Room

The Terrace

From the first walk to the first tee.

The first walk

Restoring the heath

Pressing the walls

Doors open