There is a rich heritage of farm and industrial buildings that achieve architectural distinction through economic use of local materials and through a graceful and common sense solution to program requirements. Most of these buildings were constructed before the advent of the metal box and the lighting and central HVAC systems that made these boxes viable. In researching precedents for this project, every new golf course grounds building we saw was a variation on the metal box. We decided to avoid this standard approach in favor of richer examples offered by farm precedents, creating a courtyard with smaller individual buildings that respond to specific program requirements.