Hansen Dam Golf Course
With discussions about golf courses continuing, with one side defending the current use of land and the other side wanting to use the land for housing and other types of buildings, we propose a third option. By developing a new typology for public golf courses, they can serve multiple purposes that can benefit the community in a better way.
The Hansen Dam Golf Course is a public course provided by the City of Los Angeles, located in the Hansen Dam Basin in the San Fernando Valley. Surrounded by mostly residential structures, it has the opportunity to serve as a hub for municipal systems. Our proposal is that golf courses can exist as a green roof on top of a structure rather than simply shaping mounds for the sole purpose of playing golf. Dividing the course into three levels, it opens up a vast underground area that can be utilized for large systems such as water collection and filtration, waste water treatment, and geothermal energy generation. These resources can then be distributed to the surrounding district to move towards a more sustainable city.
In addition to the systems being housed for the residents of the area, the golf course itself can be used to further increase the biodiversity of the area. The lake on the lowest level both promotes the development of biodiversity as well as acts as a retention pond for rain harvesting. The wooded areas can provide shelter for smaller animals, and the wildflower meadow attracts bugs and birds. The large trees also provide shade to keep the temperature of the golf course down and protect the grasses from scorching. To preserve water, ground coverings are carefully selected to minimize maintenance from both irrigation and mowing. In addition, the course is being fitted with subsurface drip irrigation to limit any water waste.
COURSE OVERVIEW
DAM ADJACENCY
EMBEDDED RESTAURANT
RETENTION LAKE
DISCLAIMER
This website and firm is a speculative project by SCI-Arc B.Arch student Ida Adervall. The practice does not exist beyond the school project.