Foster + Partners’ design for the PGA Tour involves modernizing and optimizing the headquarters, resulting in a building that is open to change and adaptable to the company’s future growth. The new building features generous colonnades on the south and east elevations and a large cantilevered roof that shades the internal spaces. Glazing on the south and east facades creates panoramic views of the water and surrounding campus.
The campus has achieved LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification due to its sustainable operation with approaches focused on energy conservation, reduction of water use and improvement of indoor air quality, all this while refining its finishes and maintaining a formal language concerning nearby buildings, using a material palette of white metal, concrete and glass, which reinforces that connection.
PGA Tour Studios by Foster + Partners. Photograph by Nigel Young / Foster + Partners.
Project description by Foster + Partners
PGA Tour Studios is the latest addition to the PGA Tour’s campus in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, expanding and consolidating its operations. The state-of-the-art production studio will redefine how the Tour creates and delivers content to golf fans across the globe. The new building is located just south of The Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass and positioned directly alongside of PGA Tour headquarters building, which was also designed by Foster + Partners and completed in 2021.
“PGA TOUR Studios has a strong visual and spatial relationship with the headquarters – with spectacular landscaping and a vast lake connecting the two buildings. The new state-of-the-art studio has been flexibly designed to accommodate the company’s future growth and an ever-changing media landscape.”
Nigel Dancey, Head of Studio, Foster + Partners.
Reflecting the design of the headquarters, the new studio building features generous colonnades on the south and east elevations and a large overhanging roof, which shades the internal spaces. Glazing on the south and east facades generates panoramic views of the water and surrounding campus. A landscaped pathway directly connects the new studio and the headquarters, allowing all employees and visitors to share the campus’ world-class amenities. A refined material palette of white metal, concrete, and glass reinforces the connection between the two buildings.
PGA Tour Studios currently features eight production rooms, eight audio control rooms and seven LED-outfitted studios. Split over three levels, the new facility also contains the largest golf footage library in the world and a café with additional outdoor seating.
The completion of the campus has helped the Tour achieve LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) BD+C Gold certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, due to its sustainable design and operation with specific approaches to energy conservation, water use reduction and enhanced indoor air quality.
