Tacoma Country & Golf Club Pool Complex
Lakewood, WA

Winner of the 2006 AGC Excellence in Construction Award

The complex presents a spectacular view of American Lake in Lakewood and offers members and guests a family-oriented space at the club which originally opened in 1894. John Korsmo Construction began the $1.4 million design-build project in mid-January 2005. The first swimmers dove in on July 4, 2005. Total design and construction time was six months. It represented a major construction challenge because it’s literally carved out of the side of the hill leading from the club’s main deck to American Lake. The pool complex is a triple-deck design that features an upper deck with outdoor seating connected by an elevator and stairs to the lower deck. The half-Olympic-sized pool is surrounded by the lower deck with outdoor seating, a spa and a children’s pool.  Finished concrete stairs lead down to the lakeside level. All decking and stairs are finished concrete with metal railings. The elevator shaft is concrete and wood-frame and features a clock-tower design. The pool complex attracted more than 80 new club members during the construction. All were eager to use the facility.

Design: Merritt Architects of Tacoma.
Project Features: Clock-tower elevator shaft, finished concrete decking, fantastic views
Scope: $1.4 million