Sioux Falls, SD (2025)
This is Mapletøn, a destination golf course and clubhouse tucked into the hills just north of Sioux Falls, near Slip-Up Creek. The city’s first private club since 1959.
We designed the structures at Mapletøn, including the clubhouse, halfway house, cart storage, maintenance building, and the in-progress lodging quarters. Landscape architect Scott Hoffman designed the course itself. We collaborated at every turn to ensure the very best views and cleanest access from the structures to the course.
The siting of the buildings was informed by the course layout and the site’s relationship to a significant neighboring monument in the South Dakota Veterans Cemetery. The clubhouse entrance aligns perfectly with the 18th green to the south and the American flag at the cemetery to the north.
Two masses define the clubhouse program: public to the east and private to the west. Each mass rotates 10 degrees to address the hole it faces. The foyer serves as portal from the entry to the 18th hole, signifying the beginning and end of the golf journey.
The clubhouse boasts the language of a timeless lodge. Cedar siding, glulam structure, and stone accents feel familiar yet sophisticated. The structure also serves to reflect indirect light within the central void, creating a unique glowing target just behind the 18th green at dusk.
Every detail of this project was obsessed over by the client and design team alike, resulting in a highly thoughtful and professional golf experience that stands proudly among the best courses in the region. If you get the chance to enjoy this place, just be sure to aim true on 18. Folks on the patio are watching.
