Graham Baba's timber golf clubhouse and driving range in Yakima, Washington

Yakima sits in a semi-arid stretch of central Washington known for orchards and hop fields, and Seattle studio Graham Baba Architects let that farming landscape shape the new clubhouse and driving range at Westwood Golf. The architects describe it as a minimalist nod to agrarian structures, and it rounds off a refresh of the town's nine-hole course.

The L-shaped clubhouse rises two levels and holds 28 driving-range stations, some of them high-tech bays that simulate courses around the world. Rather than the usual painted concrete and metal decking, the roof and upper floor are mass timber panels on steel and glulam columns, spaced to leave a clear 6-metre span so nobody clips a pillar mid-swing. Concrete walls were cast against wooden boards for a horizontal texture that, the team says, draws the eye towards views of the green, and Corten steel screens shade parts of the building.

Downstairs there's a restaurant, bar and pro shop alongside 14 bays; upstairs, 14 more bays, a second bar, an event room and a broad terrace over the course. Rainwater drains to a pond that irrigates the site in summer.

Worth knowing about if you're passing through Yakima, golfer or not, for a drink with a view.

Our summary of a story from Dezeen, published 19 October 2026. Read the original