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The clubhouse is Gehry's first golf-related project, and will be the centrepiece of Saadiyat Beach Golf Club, the Arabian Gulf’s first and only beachfront course. Situated on Abu Dhabi's Saadiyat Island it weaves in and out of nine five-star hotels lining the beach with one-third of the course commanding spectacular views of the Gulf’s waters and white sands. “We wanted someone who could push design boundaries to create visual architecture that makes bold statements. Frank Gehry ticks that box emphatically,” said Ahmed Hussein, COO of the Tourism Development & Investment Company and deputy director general of Abu Dhabi Tourism Authority.

Scheduled to complete in 2013 Gehry's addition will include a boutique hotel with 26 deluxe rooms, two restaurants, a spa and a pro-shop and is designed to meet Estidama regulations, the Abu Dhabi-specific building sustainability methodology. “We are just at the beginning of the detailed design of the clubhouse and are very pleased with the progress thus far," said Gehry. "The design is intended to be an ephemeral mirage floating above the greens."
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