Breath of
fresh air
The home of British golf wanted a clubhouse
clubhouses had created problems with overheating,
which had seen them try various air conditioning
for its planned new course, but this meant
solutions. The challenge for the services designers
tackling the challenge of overheating in a
and architect Fraser Smart was to manage this heat-
gain issue while also providing an underfloor heating
highly-glazed building
system for the times of year when mechanical heating
would be required.
Dundee-based mechanical services consultant
E
ver-increasing demand for more facilities at Specialist Mechanical Services was appointed to deliver
St Andrews Golf Course has been met with a system capable of meeting these twin challenges while
the arrival of a new 220-acre site close to the also keeping environmental impact to a minimum.
Scottish town. The Castle Course development With a large constant cooling load from the kitchens
is the most recent addition to the golfing facilities run and a regular heating load required for the changing
by St Andrews Links Trust, which manages the famous rooms, the design team selected two Mitsubishi Electric
Old Course and six other courses in the area. ground source variable refrigerant flow (VRF) heat
The focal point for visitors to Castle Course is the pumps. These supply heating to the underfloor system
striking clubhouse, built almost precisely where Kinkell via two heat pump boilers at a constant temperature
Castle stood during the Middle Ages. It is a circular of around 50°C, and heating and cooling via various
design, with glazing around most of the façade to exploit ducted, cassette and wall unit air conditioners.
the panoramic views of the sea and St Andrews. The heat pumps also provide almost total heat
The extensive glazing used in the other Links Trust recovery, as the cooling units transfer their heat either
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