Belek Golf Club strives to create a Mediterranean-Ottoman village environment designed for the luxurious comfort and diverse enjoyment of its guests. From large public buildings to small cottages, each has been designed by GBA with attention to every detail.

The flat 840 acre property has been transformed into “green” wetland areas and rolling terrain with cliff side castles. The sustainable use of energy has been a major consideration in every aspect of the design, especially by use of electric vehicles and waterway transportation.

The Master Plan, by EDSA Ft. Lauderdale, shows the massive scope of the project. The golf course is the centerpiece with 24 Castle Villas featured on a hill within the southerly loop. Multi-family residential will surround the golf course on all sides.

Designed to be “green” from the beginning, visitors leave their cars at the entrance underground parking.  Automobile use is restricted within the Resort.  Sustainable, environmentally friendly modes of transportation are encouraged as alternates.  As guests and residents arrive, they are provided with their own personal electric vehicle (NEV) that allows them access throughout the resort.  A network of canals provide alternative means of circulation by ferry boat.  In addition, pedestrian and bicycle paths allow active guests to explore and reach their destinations, or just exercise.

To maintain water quality, Cloward H2O has designated the golf course as home to wetland areas which aerate continuously circulating water through aquatic plants.

This resort’s unique geographic location on the Mediterranean Sea makes it a popular leisure destination for the wealthy Middle East, the upper crust of Europe, and the oligarch wealth of Russia.

The style has to appeal to buyers from all of these diverse cultures and still reflect the rich traditions of Turkey. The traditional architectural details blend all of these styles to create a look that is new and old, all at the same time.

Belek Golf Club is currently under construction on 840 beautiful acres in the foothills of the Taurus Mountains of Southern Turkey.  In May, 2009 sales will begin for the luxury Golf Resort with 2,400 Residential units, Reception, a Boutique Hotel over Galleria retail, a Turkish Spa and a 30,000 s.f. Clubhouse.

A world-renowned, hall-of fame golfer, Jose Maria Olazabel has designed the centerpiece course as a figure “8” which accommodates the signature, architectural feature of 24, 12,000 s.f. Castle units.  These special units are 4-storey but appear to be a castellated hill town rising out of a 25 ft. rocky crag in the middle of the golf course.

With the exception of the Castle Units, all cars are parked at the Reception Building in a 500 car subterranean parking garage.  Transportation around the site is by two-way canal barge, a network of electric buses or individual NEV’s or Segways.

The perimeter transportation canal necessitates a flat site yet GBA, EDSA and Olazabel Design have worked closely to create interesting topography.  In order to meet Turkey’s strict environmental requirements and to maintain water quality, the design team has used the design of the golf course to introduce marsh areas which aerate continuously circulated water.

This project has generated great interest throughout Turkey, Europe and the World Golfing Community.  The Architect’s design package has been translated into a C.G. animation by AlphaVision in Montreal.