King Kamehameha Golf Course Clubhouse
King Kamehameha Golf Course Clubhouse | |
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General information | |
Type | House |
Location | Waikapu, Maui, Hawaii |
Coordinates | 20°50′26″N 156°31′08″W / 20.840664°N 156.518762°W |
Construction started | 1991? |
Completed | May 1993 |
Cost | $25-35 million (1993 completion)[1][2] $40 million (2004 overhaul)[2] |
Governing body | MMK Maui LP |
Technical details | |
Floor area | 74,778 sq ft (6,947.1 m2) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | John Rattenbury Adapted by Taliesin Architects from an original design by Frank Lloyd Wright[3] |
The King Kamehameha Golf Course Clubhouse, formerly known as the Waikapu Valley Country Club, is a building in Waikapu, Maui, Hawaii. The structure is based on the unbuilt Arthur Miller house (1957) originally conceived by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959). Wright designed the house for Arthur Miller's wife, Marilyn Monroe (1926–1962), but Miller and Monroe divorced soon after and the project was abandoned. The Arthur Miller house design was a modification of two previous unbuilt projects—the Raúl Baillères house (1952) and before it, the Robert F. Windfohr house (1949), also known as the "Crownfield" house.[4]
Wright's work remained in the Taliesin archives for more than two decades until 1988 when Pundy Yokouchi and Howard Hamamoto visited
Located at an elevation of 750 feet in the foothills of the
History
In February 1949, Robert F. Windfohr and his wife
In 1984, businessman Sandy Sims first contacted the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation in Scottsdale, Arizona, and proposed a Golf course development and subdivision using unbuilt designs from Wright's archives to construct Wright-designed residences on the course.
Features
The building is split into three levels with two-thirds of the structure underground, with a total area of 74,778 square feet. Copper fascia surrounds the domed roofs of the building which fits into the landscape of the West Maui Mountains behind it and the golf course bunkers in front.[5]: 125 [10]
The upper level has an area of 20,421 square feet.[11] It includes the lobby, pro shop, meeting rooms, dining room, and kitchen. There are three banquet meeting rooms. The dining room features a 100-foot dome roof with a central 25 foot skylight. At 3,800 sq. feet, the pro shop is the largest in the state of Hawaii.[6] The mid level of the building has an area of 26,741 square feet. The lower level has an area of 27,616 square feet[11] and contains locker rooms for men and women, Japanese baths, golf cart parking and maintenance facilities.
The main stairwell sits beneath a stained glass sky panel based on Wright's original butterfly art glass design over the entrance of the Dana–Thomas House in Springfield, Illinois.[11]
Endemic
Ownership
The clubhouse was originally owned by the Waikapu Valley Country Club, and later, the Grand Waikapu Golf Resort and Spa which changed ownership and closed in 1999. During this time, the clubhouse remained open and was used for special events.[6] In 2004, Makoto Kaneko purchased the business for $12.5 million and invested $40 million in restoring the property. It re-opened in 2006 as the King Kamehameha Golf Course Clubhouse.[9][13]
Art collection
The clubhouse contains an extensive collection of artwork honoring the culture of Hawaii, including a painting by Herb Kawainui Kāne, featherwork by Jo-Anne Kahanamoku-Sterling, kapa by Puanani Van Dorpe, bronze sculptures by Dale Zarella, and a portrait by Tonia Marks Baney.[6][11]
Popular culture
The golf course served the location as the Finish Line for the 14th season of the 2009 American reality television program The Amazing Race.[14]
See also
- List of Frank Lloyd Wright works by location
- List of Frank Lloyd Wright works
References
- ^ a b c Rogers, P. D. (November 14, 1991). Wright in Hawaii. The Washington Post, T5. (subscription required)
- ^ a b c Campbell, B. (April 19, 2007). Long, Hard Journey: From the Pen Of Frank Lloyd Wright to Hawaii. The Wall Street Journal. 249 (91), D8.
- ^ ISBN 0-9622212-1-X. p. 94.
- ^ ISBN 0-8093-1235-2. This includes "Crownfield", Robert F. Windfohr House, Fort Worth, Texas, 1949, Plate 54; and Raul Bailleres House, Acapulco, Mexico, 1952, Plate 56.
- ^ ISBN 0-7649-1366-2. pp. 125-127.
- ^ a b c d e Tsutsumi, C. C. (July 3, 2006a) Dream House. Honolulu Star-Bulletin, D1.
- ISBN 0-7864-1958-X. pp. 164-166. Footnote 35 on page 205 mistakenly confuses the Architectural Record source about Maui with the publication Progressive Architecture.
- ^ Ross, N. L. (February 7, 1991). The Wright Standard. The Washington Post. (subscription required)
- ^ ISSN 0017-176X
- ^ Nesco Manufacturing, Inc. Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, 2007.
- ^ a b c d Clubhouse Guide. The King Kamehameha Golf Club. Wailuku, Hawaii.
- ^ Tsutsumi, C. C. (November 16, 2006b) Hawaiian culture, history linked at Maui golf oasis. The Boston Herald.(subscription required)
- ^ "Maui course tees it up for the wealthy" Pacific Business News, 2005
- ^ "Two HLS siblings win "The Amazing Race"". Harvard Law Today. May 21, 2009. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
Further reading
- Byrne, J. (Autumn/Winter 2007-2008). Hawaii Honored. The Maui Golf Review. 13 (1), 30-31, 34.
- Enomoto, K. C. (May 7, 2006). Ancient art finds a modern new home. The Maui News.
- Gomes, A. (June 3, 2004). Investor to buy Wailuku golf courses. Honolulu Advertiser, C1.
- Gomes, A. (July 14, 2004). Wailuku golf course could be reopening. Honolulu Adveriser, C1.
- Maui clubhouse from Wright designs. (January 1991). Architectural Record. 179 (1), 21. ISSN 0003-858X
- Sandalwood Clubhouse at Waikapu Mauka Golf Course is based on designs by Frank Lloyd Wright. (August 18, 1991). Honolulu Advertiser/Star-Bulletin, A31.
- Waikapu Valley Country Club took Frank Lloyd Wright design prepared for Arthur Miller & Marilyn Monroe. (August 15, 1993). Honolulu Advertiser, A9.
- New York Times(September 9, 2022). [1]. Golf Clubhouses Where Architecture Is an Amenity.