DTJ-Chambers Firm Collaboration

TWO AWARDWINNING FIRMS

Longtime players in the industry, DTJ and Chambers have aligned to bring depth to the strategic planning, membership relations, and design of club environments. Both firms embrace the values and vision of thoughtful, holistic design to elevate user experience and enhance a community’s amenity offerings. The DTJ-Chambers team provides a full array of services, seamless coordination, and innovative design. The results are distinguished club and amenity environments that leave a legacy, standing the test of time for aesthetics, economics, and user’s desires.

We are strategically aligned for club environments—to bring the talents and experience of two award-winning planning and design firms to offer a creative and collaborative team that is truly unmatched.

ABOUT OUR FIRMS

DTJ DESIGN, Inc. (DTJ) is an international multidiscipline design firm based in Boulder, Atlanta, Austin, and Dallas. We are known for integrating landscape with the built environment. DTJ’s extensive portfolio includes a balance of projects which demonstrate our depth and capabilities with community design, leisure destinations, urban regeneration, and mixed-use places across a wide range of geographies. With over a 55year history of providing Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture services to Clients around the globe, we add value to real estate for a variety of project types:

RECENT AWARDS

• Best Community Facility / Harmony Golf Club (BALA Silver Award)

• Best Clubhouse on the Boards / Outlook Clubhouse, Regency at Montaine (Best of 55+ Housing Awards Silver)

• Best Sales/Welcome Center / The Hub at Daybreak (NAHB Nationals Gold Award)

• Best Community Facility / Midtown Shed (BALA Platinum Award)

• Best Community Facility / The Lake Club at Centerra (BALA Platinum Award)

Planned Communities

• Residential • Clubs + Amenities

• Resort + Hospitality •

Themed Attractions

• Public • Urban

• Best International On-the-Boards Ecological Resort Community / Pai Hu Eco Destination Resort, Wuhan, China (Gold Nugget Grand Award)

• Award for Special Use Facility / Greeter’s Cottage at Saguaro Forest (Gold Nugget Merit)

• Firm of the Year (The American Institute of Architects)

ABOUT OUR FIRMS

Since 1899, The H. Chambers Company (Chambers) has evolved into a nationwide presence with unique expertise in all facets of hospitality design and related markets. Today, our firm boasts over 75 years of experience in the private club industry, combining our extensive and diverse historical experiences with our knowledge of today’s trends to cultivate forwardthinking solutions. With each new design challenge, we continue to evolve to ensure the needs of our clients are continuously being met, while at the same time contributing to the ongoing advancement of our industry through our holistic suite of services:

Strategic Planning

Architecture

• Facilities Master Planning •

• Interior Design

Financial Modeling

• Membership Surveys •

• Furnishing Procurement •

Warehousing, Delivery, Installation

RECENT AWARDS

• 2023 Top 100 Sustainability Giant / Interior Design Magazine

• 2023 Amenities of the Year / Wyndemere Country Club (Golf Inc.)

• 2022 Most Improved F&B Facility / The CC of North Carolina (Golf Inc.)

• 2021 Golden Fork Award / The Country Club of North Carolina (Golf Inc.)

• 2021 Historic Club Renovation / The Union League of Philadelphia (BoardRoom Magazine)

• 2021–2012 Planning Firm of the Year (BoardRoom Magazine)

• 2020 Amenities of the Year / Bald Head Island Club (Golf Inc. Magazine)

• 2020 Candela Award of Merit, Lighting Design / Duquesne Club (Illuminating Engineering Society)

• 2019 Terrace Design Firm of the Year / Croasdaile Country Club & International Country Club (BoardRoom Magazine)

• 2019 Pool Design Firm of the Year / Topeka Country Club (BoardRoom)

• 2019 Design Transforms Lives Award / Oxford Athletic Club (ASID)

OUR AWARD-WINNING TEAM

“We engaged DTJ for their unique ability to combine architecture and landscape architecture into a place that is appropriate for the existing environment. In addition to providing exceptional design services, DTJ has worked very successfully with multiple consultants under tight deadlines and strict budgets. Our development team is very pleased with the quality of design and implementation in the field. It is with great enthusiasm and confidence that I recommend DTJ.”

— Mike Hall, Director of Operations &

“I was optimistic when we undertook this project, but the level of service, commitment, and deliverables presented far surpassed my lofty expectations. Chambers has delivered on every single promise and proved to be the finest partner in this journey that we could have hoped for. I believe what the Committee and Board have delivered, under Chambers’ guidance, is a fine product and one our members can be very proud of.”

— Patrick Casey, Planning Committee Chair Suntree Country Club

DAVID POPPLETON Senior Architect / Associate Principal

SHELLEY GABEL Director of Marketing / Associate Principal

STEVEN JAMES Founding Principal

RICK SNELLINGER President and CEO

LEE HYDEN Director of Architecture –Firmwide / Principal

DAVID ROUNDS Senior Architect

MEGAN HOCHMAN Director of Interior Design –DC / Associate Principal

JOHN SNELLINGER Director of Planning / Principal

LAUREN GORDON Director of Creative Services / Associate Principal

DAVE IGNATEW Director of Landscape Architecture / Principal

CHARLIE TURNER Director of Interior Design –Firmwide / Principal

GREG WHITE Senior Landscape Architect / Associate Principal

Development Gateway Canyons Resort

SELECT WESTERN REGION CLIENTS

ANTHEM COUNTRY CLUB

Henderson, NV

YELLOWSTONE COUNTRY CLUB

Billings, MT

BROOKFIELD RESIDENTIAL

Denver, CO

THE CLUB AT ARROW CREEK

Reno, NV

COUNTRY CLUB OF THE ROCKIES

Edwards, CO

CSE + ASSOCIATES

Scottsdale, AZ

DESERT HIGHLANDS

Scottsdale, AZ

DESERT HILLS GOLF CLUB

Green Valley, AZ

DESERT MOUNTAIN PROPERTIES*

Scottsdale, AZ

DMB / DC RANCH

Phoenix, AZ

GLENMOOR COUNTRY CLUB*

Boulder, CO

HIDDEN VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB

Sandy, UT

HILLCREST COUNTRY CLUB

Boise, ID

HOWARD HUGHES CORPORATION

Las Vegas, NV

ILLAHE HILLS COUNTRY CLUB

Salem, OR

LA QUINTA HOTEL

La Quinta, CA

LAKE LAS VEGAS

Las Vegas, NV

LYLE ANDERSON COMPANIES

Scottsdale, AZ

MCDOWELL MOUNTAIN RANCH

Scottsdale, AZ

MEADOW SPRINGS COUNTRY CLUB

Richland, WA

MERIDIAN VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB

Kent, WA

NAPA VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB*

Napa, CA

OGDEN GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB

Ogden, UT

OVERLAKE GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB

Medina, WA

PIVOTAL GROUP / PROMONTORY

Park City, UT

PRONGHORN GOLF COMMUNITY

Bend, OR

THE RAVEN GOLF CLUB

Phoenix, AZ

RIO TINTO/KENNECOTT LAND

Salt Lake City, UT

THE CLUB AT LAS CAMPANAS

Santa Fe, NM

SHEA HOMES

Denver, CO

SILVERADO RESORT

Napa, CA

TALISKER TOWER CLUB AT EMPIRE PASS

Deer Valley, UT

TOLL BROTHERS

Denver, CO + Seattle, WA

WYOMING CLUB

Weston County, WY

OVERVIEW OF THE PLANNING PROCESS

Step 1: Discovery / Analysis of Previous Work

MEMBERSHIP SURVEY PROCESS

Step 2: Facilities Review / Focus Groups

Step 3: Strategic Goals / Design Considerations

The most important aspect of any private club is its membership. Chambers’ surveys provide a method to give them a voice and provide club leaders information to make effective, data-driven decisions.

Our planning team carefully crafts surveys to gather quantifiable and qualifiable insights into what members are most pleased with in their current club experience and what they may hope to see in the future. This provides firsthand information, as well as a benchmarking tool for the future.

Step 4: Programming / Conceptual Plans

Chambers’ surveys have the following features:

Step 5: Plan Refinement / Member Survey

• Member-Driven: Gathering data directly from the source to ensure you are meeting your member’s needs.

• Diverse Topics: Formulating unique questions that gauge member satisfaction with every aspect of your club experience.

Step 6: Program Costs / Financial Options

• Ease of Access: Surveying members has never been easier with user-friendly online platforms at the click of a button.

• Detailed Reporting: Cross-tabulating information across varying club demographics to understand the true story.

Step 7: Informational Meetings / Plan Adjusted

Step 8: Member Brochure / Plan Approval

Chambers administers the survey via an online platform, tabulates the results, and analyzes feedback based on demographics in order to provide club leaders with informed recommendations on how to proceed.

DESERT MOUNTAIN CLUB

Scottsdale, Arizona

The DTJ-Chambers team has been an ideal fit for us at Desert Mountain. DTJ’s knowledge of the local architectural aesthetic and landscape, and Chambers’ unmatched experience with design and planning trends in private clubs and communities, combine to create the perfect team to help us plan for the long-term needs of Desert Mountain. Both firms work seamlessly with one another and are deeply committed to providing outstanding design and exceptional service. It’s been a pleasure collaborating with them!

— Damon DiOrio, CEO

IMPLEMENTATION

Construction is currently in progress for the new Renegade Clubhouse, which is expected to open by the end of 2023.

DESERT MOUNTAIN CLUB

Scottsdale, Arizona

SERVICES PROVIDED

Site Planning • Facilities Planning • Architecture • Interior

Design • Procurement • Landscape Architecture

Strategic Design Objectives:

• Reposition the Renegade Clubhouse to provide enhanced site lines to #1 and #18, and overall connection to the golf course and golf practice facilities

• Develop an efficient Clubhouse program to include Golfer’s Grille, Kitchen, Pro Shop, Cart Barn and Admin space

• Create a food and beverage experience that offers breakfast and lunch, as well as price-sensitive evening dining options

Noteworthy Design Details:

• Front façade expresses the Native American heritage in a fresh, progressive style that incorporates stone, wood, metal and glass with a desert contemporary, “feather-light” roof.

• Design features a welcoming entrance with a layered entry portal to garden lobby/lounge, framing grand mountain views beyond, and integrates distinctive water elements within the refined desert landscape palette.

• Rear façade celebrates a dramatic “indoor-outdoor” club experience with layered roofs and sun screens to provide comfortable indoor dining, as well as dining and lounge patios for all seasons with opportunities for private and communal functions.

Concept Sketch