Zlatar Bistrica sports hall

by | 3 Feb 2023 | Vorlagen, Vorlagen

Zlatar Bistrica Sports Hall

The socialisation of leisure

NOP Studio

An ambitious design that imparts the sense of contemporary architectural culture to a small town.

Community sports halls have a noble social function. So does the Zlatar Bistrica sports hall by NOP Studio.

Community sports halls are a somewhat marginalised building type, even though they provide programmes central to local communities and have a specific, rather noble social function. They belong to buildings with largest interiors fit for public gatherings such as fairs, concerts, and, of course, sporting events.

So does the Zlatar Bistrica sports hall by NOP Studio.

Zlatar Bistrica is a small town located in one of the few plains of otherwise hilly Hrvatsko Zagorje in northwest Croatia, a town with but a few distinct urban features, such as the school, church, and community health centre scattered along the two main roads, Vladimir Nazor and Zagorska.
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Sports halls host important social experiences. Not only for the athletes, but also for everyone else.

Community sports halls often make part of school building complexes and become functional and symbolic centres of small communities with limited public architecture.

Designing a sports hall is therefore an important urban challenge, as it has to resolve the basic contrast between a simple hall and an important public building.

This contrast is a common pitfall for investors and designers alike. While the functional requirements for a sports hall can be met with a basic, even prosaic design, such design may miss the opportunity for a large investment such as this to also make a cultural contribution.

Besides the urban and symbolic function, sports halls also accommodate important social processes, not only for the youth, for whom they are primarily intended, but also for everyone else. Parents who bring their children and watch them train, for example, often end up meeting and hanging out there.

School halls can also provide alternative learning space during breaks with rules different from those children are accustomed to in classrooms or in everyday urban or rural communities.

The hall has been placed on a lot sloping toward the west and configured to respond to the given urban and topographic determinants.

The sports hall project for Zlatar Bistrica had to face all these challenges. Withdrawn further away from the main roads, the school and the church do not define the street view leaving it mainly rural. The school complex is in symbiosis with its rural environment; its neat, relatively neutral modern architecture defines the access square on two sides, while the remaining two sides border with a typical rural property with outbuildings. This arrangement fits nicely with the school yard, which is used to grow plants and teach children about nature and agriculture.

The western perimeter of the school square used to border with a sports hall that had been destroyed by fire, and the new hall project inherited its former orientation as an important parameter to be integrated with the building’s new external and internal configuration.

The hall has been placed on a lot sloping toward the west and configured to respond to the given urban and topographic determinants.

The perimeter around the hall is designed to establish connection between the school square and the lower plateau with open court and school parking lot for the school bus and vehicles bringing children from neighbouring villages. From there runs the main pedestrian access configured as a system of a stairway and a ramp.

The Zlatar Bistrica sports hall showcases an ambitious design that imparts the sense of contemporary architectural culture to a small town.

The interior reflects this sloping exterior pedestrian configuration. The façade that opens to the school square with glazed ground level and entrance allows the public square space to enter the interior and then cascade down the grandstand staircase to the lower sporting level, which is why the square has a clear view of what happens in the hall and vice versa.

The square and the hall interior complement each other and exchange views in an almost seamless and direct shift between what goes on in the hall and outside. The outer layer of the hall is made of translucent polycarbonate, which at night turns the entire volume of the building into a lantern illuminating the school square and the surrounding area.

The Zlatar Bistrica sports hall showcases an ambitious design that imparts the sense of contemporary architectural culture to a small town. All aspects of design have been treated with equal attention, which is why everything that goes on inside and around – from big events involving the entire local community to intimate, informal gatherings – has been fitted into an appropriate architectural framework.

Project data

Architect

NOP Studio d.o.o.

Client

Zlatar Bistrica Elementary School
Ul. Vladimira Nazora 10
HR – Zlatar Bistrica

Physical address

Osnovna škola Zlatar Bistrica
Ul. Vladimira Nazora 10
HR – 49247 Zlatar Bistrica

Opening

2021

Author

NOP Studio d.o.o.

Photos

Bosnić+Dorotić
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D. Krznarić (Luftbild)

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National Sports Centre in Magglingen

by | 20 Jan 2023 | Sports Centres, Sports Halls, Vorlagen, Vorlagen

Indoor running track at the National Sports Centre in Magglingen

Run to you

CONICA

The running track – spanning approximately 1,000 m² – can be dismantled into 230 portable elements, which can then be assembled and taken down again with ease.

The small village of Magglingen in the canton of Bern is, in practice, the training camp for Swiss top-class sport, including the National Sports Centre in Magglingen (NSM).

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The National Sports Centre in Magglingen, a facility of the Swiss Federal Office of Sport, offers training facilities for almost every sport, all under competition conditions at the very highest level. Among them is a mobile indoor running track that can be set up and taken down as needed. This has now been renewed.

CONIPUR SW was chosen for the flooring because, on the one hand, it meets the requirements of the World Athletics and Swiss Athletics, and on the other hand it is very light.

The Swiss Federal Institute of Sport in Magglingen (EHSM) is the only Swiss higher education facility exclusively dedicated to teaching, research, development and services within the discipline of sport. It is part of the Swiss Federal Office of Sport (BASPO), which is also based in Magglingen.

The small village in the canton of Bern is, in practice, the training camp for Swiss top-class sport. In this capacity, it boasts in excess of 80,000 overnight stays annually. For its numerous guests, the university runs the National Sports Centre in Magglingen (NSM).

Running tracks

Conica AG
Industriestrasse 26
CH – 8207 Schaffhausen

Client

Swiss Federal Institute of Sport in Magglingen (EHSM)

To allow runners to train in bad weather, there is an indoor running track in a hall that can be set up and taken down as required.

Under the motto “Sporting and mental excellence in an inspiring environment”, athletes can take advantage of the offers of support from sports science thanks to the services available from the EHSM, as well as optimal training facilities at one and the same location. Indoor and outdoor sports venues, as well as seminar rooms, accommodation and catering facilities are available for this purpose.

The NSM aims to offer the right equipment for practically every type of competitive sport. In addition to extensive outdoor facilities, it has a five-court hall, two three-court halls, three single court halls including a fitness and weights room, and a fencing and squash hall.

Whether for volleyball, climbing or dancing, the halls offer the right environment for almost every sport. To allow runners to train in bad weather, there is an indoor running track in a hall that can be set up and taken down as required.

This was to be completely renewed. The new design should, of course, continue to meet all the demands of competitive sport, i.e. a high-quality surface and bend elevations of around one metre. The flooring must therefore, on the one hand, meet the requirements of World Athletics and Swiss Athletics and, on the other, weigh as little as possible – an ideal application for CONIPUR SW.

The 13 mm-thick polyurethane running track system with a PUR-bonded elastic layer comprising recycled rubber granules incorporates both high quality and durability due to its 3 mm PUR top layer and is a great alternative to all-plastic flooring options. CONIPUR SW is easy on the joints and slip-resistant.

For use in the hall, the impact-sound insulation is also an advantage.

Besides its technical properties, the CONICA/CONIPUR-Indoor Running Track was also able to host a convincing performance for the Federal Office when used in Prague. The contract for the installation was awarded to Walo Bertschinger AG from Gümligen, which had only just been named one of the “Best Employers in 2020” in Switzerland in February 2020.

Physical address

Eidgenössische Hochschule für Sport Magglingen
Hauptstrasse 247
CH – 2532 Magglingen

Opening

2022

The running track – spanning approximately 1,000 m² – can be dismantled into 230 portable elements, which can then be assembled and taken down again with ease.

The sandwich structure proved beneficial for production. Since only a short time frame was available for the installation at the NSM, the baselayer of the SW system was attached to the wooden elements at the manufacturer. The individual elements were then transported to Magglingen, assembled on-site and coated with CONIPUR 210 blue.

The finished running track was finally sealed with CONIPUR 2200, which solidifies the granulated surface of the flooring and also facilitates cleaning.

After the coating was finally cured, cutting could then begin at the joints between the individual elements. Coating the bends, in particular, required a great deal of expertise, as these were set at competition level during processing and had a correspondingly steep gradient. If this is not done carefully, the material can flow off.

However, the planning proved to be successful. The running track – spanning approximately 1,000 m² – can be dismantled into 230 portable elements, which can then be assembled and taken down again with ease.

With it, the NSM can now offer optimal training options for indoor running under competitive conditions.

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Conica AG
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Nepal Skatepark

by | 29 Aug 2022 | Outdoor, Sports Grounds, Vorlagen

Nepal Skatepark

Getting up over and over again!

maier landschaftsarchitektur

A skate park as an engine of development for social infrastructures.

The Nepal Skatepark empowers the young people who use it and, at the same time, fulfils a function as a focal point for the neighbourhood.

The Nepal Skatepark was opened in spring 2022 and is an important part of the development of social infrastructures in the country. The project was initiated and financed by Skate-Aid. The maier landschaftsarchitektur office in Cologne designed and built the complex.

The most important outcome of this collaboration is the sustainable partnerships that are formed on the ground with those who not only install the project but also operate it on a long-term basis. In this instance, it’s the organisation “Yuwa for Change”.

The Nepal Skatepark empowers young people through its on-site educational skateboard workshops. At the same time, the complex functions as a kind of focal point for the neighbourhood.

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The Nepal Skatepark is part of a sports and educational programme designed to rebuild the country.

Nepal is located in southern Asia, between the People’s Republic of China and India. The country had developed and modernised rapidly over a period of 20 years, until a devastating earthquake destroyed large parts of the country in 2015.

The Nepal Skatepark is part of a sports and educational programme designed to rebuild the country.

The park is located on the outskirts of the city of Butwal (138,000 inhabitants), at the foot of the Himalayas, about 240 km west of the capital Kathmandu.

The concept fulfils more functions than a skate park alone can do and enables the sustainable operation of the facility.

The design of the skate park was based on the abstract image of two crossed skateboards, which is the logo of Skate-Aid. This cross forms the basic layout of the complex and subdivides the 400 m² park.

The central area is the heart of the facility. The skatepark is located here. The selected skateboarding elements represent a straightforward introduction for local young people, but also provide variety for advanced skaters – especially benches, curbs and handrails. The outer ends have been designed as ramps which serve to increase momentum and ensure a better flow.

The adjacent areas are each 120 m² in size. Here they consist of a streetball surface and a basin-shaped skateboarding feature known as a bowl. However, they can also be flexibly adapted, for example as multifunctional sports and event areas, further skateboarding areas, playgrounds or for the construction of a youth centre.

The concept fulfils more functions than a skate park alone can do and enables the long-term, flexible and sustainable operation of the facility.

The concept can be reconstructed in a modular way at other locations.

The concept of the Nepal Skatepark can be scaled and reproduced in a modular way at other locations. This is particularly useful when local conditions are difficult and when there is a low budget. The zoning of the facility also means that construction can take place in various, independent phases.

Due to its elongated shape, the middle area is ideally suited for developing different and exciting skate parks for future projects.

The clear, simple shapes make it possible to build a roof over certain areas at a later date, so that these can be used even in bad weather.

Falling down and getting up again – that’s what it’s all about. In Nepal and everywhere else in the world.

maier landschaftsarchitektur and Skate-Aid have been working together for more than a decade to improve the prospects of children and young people in difficult situations and environments – with the help of social and sporting facilities in the form of skate parks. Earlier examples are the Bethlehem Skatepark, Janwaar Castle and the Damascus Skate Park .

Common to all these projects is their sustainable operation by local partner organisations. What good is the most beautiful facility if no one takes care of it? In this way, facilities such as the Nepal Skatepark give children and young people easy access to permanent opportunities to develop into strong personalities by being part of a community in a positive environment.

Falling down and getting up again – that’s what it’s all about. Learning to do so is perhaps the greatest benefit that sport and architecture can provide.

Project data

Design

maier landschaftsarchitektur
Rösrather Straße 769
D – 51107 Cologne

Client

skate-aid international e.V.
Wallstraße 86
D – 10179 Berlin

Operator

Yuwa for Change

Physical address

Dhunga Skate-aid
Skatepark Butwal
MF22+57
Tilottama 32907
Nepal

Opening

2022

Author

Johannes Bühlbecker
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Lurup Neighborhood School

by | 26 Apr 2022 | Schools and playgrounds, Sports Halls, Vorlagen, Vorlagen

Lurup Neighborhood School

New ways

Design: Behnisch Architekten, Article: Troldtekt

An impressive new building that is home to a neighborhood school and a neighborhood center based on the Scandinavian model.

After a good three years of construction, roughly 1000 pupils and 120 teachers moved into the accessible school building.

Global architectural firm Behnisch Architekten have designed an impressive new build on behalf of the city of Hamburg in Lurup, comprising a school and community centre after the Scandinavian model.

After a good three years of construction, roughly 1000 pupils and 120 teachers moved into the accessible school building, which includes a sports and multipurpose hall.

The curved new build of some 14,000 m² is elegant, understated and welcoming, and holds 36 classrooms and specialist rooms on three floors. The balconies that run around the building and the almost entirely glazed facade present an open and transparent appearance.
The new build is also home to the so-called Community School (LURUM), which aims to improve the future prospects and educational opportunities of the young people of Lurup and their families beyond school. After the Scandinavian model, the new community centre combines educational and extracurricular facilities for all generations.

Previously the school was spread over three campuses. The fact that all year groups are now under the one roof is a perfect realisation of the school’s inclusive design.

The multipurpose room, canteen, media centre and sports halls are located off the school’s central foyer on the ground floor. The first floor contains classrooms, the teachers’ wing with individual offices, rooms for school social work, a room for parent meetings, a first-aid room as well as a lounge for teaching staff and a library.
Previously the school was spread over three campuses. The fact that all year groups are now under the one roof is a perfect realisation of the school’s inclusive design.
Multi-professional teams of specialist and special education teachers support the children and young people individually according to their educational needs, help them to obtain their school leaving certificates and also promote social learning.

The light-colored acoustic panels from Troldtekt GmbH fit perfectly into the overall design concept and optimize the acoustic conditions, both in the classrooms and in the sports halls.

This inclusive, open and innovative approach is also evident inside the new build. Natural light abounds in the large foyer thanks to the glass facade and a skylight. The broad steps and curved corridors create a cheery, relaxed feel.

The corridors between the specialist rooms are divided up and equipped with special seating in such a way that they can also be used by study groups if necessary.

Attractive colour accents in deep red and yellow hues provide a vibrant contrast to the light floors and acoustic ceilings from Troldtekt.

Project data

Architect

Behnisch Architekten
Rotebühlstraße 163A
D – 70197 Stuttgart

Client

SBH | Schulbau Hamburg

Acoustic ceiling

Troldtekt GmbH
Friesenweg 4 · Haus 12
D – 22763 Hamburg

Physical address

Stadtteilschule Lurup
Flurstraße 15
D – 22549 Hamburg

Opening

2020

Author

Dipl.-Ing. Architekt Olaf Wiechers
Büro für Architektur  +  Mediendienstleistungen
Klaus-Groth-Str. 1
D – 21629 Neu Wulmstorf

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Infinity London

by | 14 Aug 2019 | Pools, Sports Grounds, Vorlagen

Pool with a view

Infinity London

Compass Pool

Ambitious

Death defying swimming pools are set to become an architectural trend in central London, allowing visitors to float over 200 metres above the capital’s skyline. Pool designers at Compass Pools have developed Infinity London, the only building in the world to incorporate a 360-degree infinity pool.

The pool is made from cast acrylic rather than glass, as this material transmits light at a similar wavelength to water so that the pool will look perfectly clear.

The floor of the pool is also transparent, allowing visitors to see the swimmers and sky above.

Getting into the water

Swimmers will access the pool through a rotating spiral staircase based on the door of a submarine, rising from the pool floor when someone wants to get in or out. A little bit James Bond to boot!”

Normally a simple ladder would suffice, but the designers didn’t want stairs on the outside of the building or in the pool as it would spoil the view – and obviously they don’t want 600,000 litres of water draining through the building either.

Building services

Other advanced technical features include a built-in anemometer to monitor the wind speed. This is linked to a computer-controlled building management system to ensure the pool stays at the right temperature and water doesn’t get blown down to the streets below.

Boasting an innovative twist on renewable energy, the pool’s heating system will use waste energy from the air condition system for the building. The hot gas that is produced as a by-product of creating cold air in the building will run through a heat exchanger to heat the water for the pool.

The pool is also fitted with a full spectrum of lights which will give the building the appearance of a sparkling jewel-topped torch at night.

Approach

Compass Pool’s swimming pool designer and technical director Alex Kemsley commented: “Architects often come to us to design roof top infinity pools, but rarely do we get a say in the building design because the pool is usually an afterthought.

“But on this project, we actually started with the pool design and essentially said, ‘how do we put a building underneath this?’ “When we designed the pool, we wanted an uninterrupted view, both above and below the water.

It will have a five-star international hotel on the top floors of the building with the pool used by the guests.

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Louvain-la-Neuve

by | 11 Aug 2019 | Sports Halls, Vorlagen

Road to Tokyo

Centre d’athlétisme in Louvain-la-Neuve

REGUPOL BSW GmbH

Introduction

A world-class athletics hall opened in the tranquil Belgian town of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve in May 2019: the “Centre d’athlétisme de LLN”, a training and competition facility for elite athletes. However, thanks to its architecture and interior design, the hall is also suitable for school and recreational sport – and even for completely different types of sport.

The facility was planned by Atelier d’Architecture de Genval and Chabanne + Partenaires. All sport surfaces are made from REGUPOL BSW in Bad Berleburg, Germany.

Location

Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve (31,000 inhabitants) is located in the centre of the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant.

Seven cities had applied for the location of this unique facility. The geographically central location in Belgium and the excellent transport links in connection with the Blocry sports centre finally turned the balance in favour of the Louvain-la-Neuve hamlet.

The Centre d’athlétisme de LLN provides the Blocry sports centre (opened in 1977) with a new focal point which will attract athletes far beyond the country’s borders. There are already inquiries from France and Qatar. The 10,000 m² sports hall is located next to the outdoor athletics facility and turns the sports centre into a year-round venue for training and competition.

The “Blocry Sports Complex” also includes several sports halls, a fitness centre, two inflatable halls, two swimming pools, seven full-size football and hockey fields and the necessary outbuildings. The athletics facility and one of the hockey fields have recently been refurbished.

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Architecture and equipment

The facilities have both, special landscape and special urban design features. To the north, the hall is adjacent to a large nature reserve, while to the south it is connected by a pedestrian bridge with the Blocry sports centre. Visitors reach the foyer directly via this bridge.

The bright and open foyer creates visual contact between the visitors, the new hall and the outdoor athletics facility. The interior is largely glazed, so that the sporting activities are visible.

Facilities at the Centre d’athlétisme de LLN include

  • 200 metre circular track with six lanes
  • 60 m track with eight lanes
  • Two facilities each for all jumping disciplines: long, triple and high jump and pole vault
  • 100 m training track with jump pit
  • Training facility for shot put
  • 250 m warm-up track with four lanes
  • Gym
  • Outdoor training facility for long jump
  • Storage rooms, anti-doping control rooms, physiotherapy,etc.
  • Cafeteria overlooking the track
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Competitive sport has priority. Nevertheless, the operator also intends to make the hall accessible to local athletics clubs, schools and courses.

Furthermore, the Centre d’athlétisme de LLN is also open to other sports activities, such as judo and other martial arts on mats – or for badminton and table tennis. These sports will be performed in the centre of the hall. Depending on the type of event, there are between 2,500 (athletics) and up to 5,000 spectator seats (if the interior is used) on telescopic stands.

A catering area and offices, some of which are already leased, complete the project, additionally contributing to the profitability of the business.

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Running tracks

In November 2018, REGUPOL BSW started with the installation of the track surface in the hall. The work was already completed by February.

The running track system Regupol AG was installed for the competition areas in the hall. This all-rounder already serves stadiums and halls around the world. Seamless, quick and non-slip, it is equally suitable for elite sports and recreational sports – making it ideal for the Centre d’athlétisme de LLN.

Another special feature: The six lanes are the widest that are approved according to the rules of the International Athletics Federation (IAAF). By comparison: the lanes in the athletics hall in Ghent are 90 cm wide, here they are 110 cm. This provides athletes with considerable added comfort.

The 1,000 m² area for the long-jump outdoor training facility was installed in-situ using a polyurethane sprayed coating. This coating named Regupol PD has two advantages: the installation takes less time and it is inexpensive because it requires less effort than a wear layer of interspersed EPDM granules.

The fitness room has an area of 450 m² and is equipped with an elastic, wear-resistant and non-slip everroll fitness floor.

Outlook

Belgian top athletes such as Ismaël Debjani have already extensively tested the hall, and the tracks in particular – and are thrilled. Debjani, the Borlée siblings and Nafi Thiam will use the Centre d’athlétisme de LLN to prepare for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Christian Maigret, Technical Director of the Belgian Athletics Association (LBFA), even promises “incentives” for the medal table.

In any case, the facilities are a fine example of how successful architecture and excellent equipment can literally give a boost to sport and exercise.

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Architects

Atelier d’Architecture de Genval scrl
8 rue de la Sablière
B-1332 Genval

Chabanne + Partenaires
38 quai Pierre Scize
F-69009 Lyon

Opening

2019

Sports surfaces

REGUPOL BSW GmbH
Am Hilgenacker 24
D-57319 Bad Berleburg

Photos & illustrations

Altebene

Address

Centre d’athlétisme de LLN
1348 Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve,
Belgien

Text

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Centre d’athlétisme de LLN

by | 3 Jun 2019 | Sports Grounds, Vorlagen

Training for Tokyo

Centre d’athlétisme de LLN in Louvain-la-Neuve

BSW

Introduction

A world-class athletics hall will open in the tranquil Belgian town of Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve in May 2019: the “Centre d’athlétisme de LLN”, a training and competition facility for elite athletes. However, thanks to its architecture and interior design, the hall is also suitable for school and recreational sport – and even for completely different types of sport.

The facility was planned by Atelier d’Architecture de Genval and Chabanne + Partenaires. All sport surfaces are made from Regupol by BSW in Bad Berleburg, Germany.

Architects

Atelier d’Architecture de Genval scrl
8 rue de la Sablière
B-1332 Genval

Chabanne + Partenaires
38 quai Pierre Scize
F-69009 Lyon

Sports surfaces

BSW Berleburger Schaumstoffwerk GmbH
Am Hilgenacker 24
D-57319 Bad Berleburg

Location

Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve (31,000 inhabitants) is located in the centre of the Belgian province of Walloon Brabant.

Seven cities had applied for the location of this unique facility. The geographically central location in Belgium and the excellent transport links in connection with the Blocry sports centre finally turned the balance in favour of the Louvain-la-Neuve hamlet.

The Centre d’athlétisme de LLN provides the Blocry sports centre (opened in 1977) with a new focal point which will attract athletes far beyond the country’s borders. There are already inquiries from France and Qatar. The 10,000 m² sports hall is located next to the outdoor athletics facility and turns the sports centre into a year-round venue for training and competition.

The “Blocry Sports Complex” also includes several sports halls, a fitness centre, two inflatable halls, two swimming pools, seven full-size football and hockey fields and the necessary outbuildings. The athletics facility and one of the hockey fields have recently been refurbished.

Address

Centre d’athlétisme de LLN
1348 Ottignies-Louvain-la-Neuve,
Belgium

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Architecture and equipment

The facilities have both, special landscape and special urban design features. To the north, the hall is adjacent to a large nature reserve, while to the south it is connected by a pedestrian bridge with the Blocry sports centre. Visitors reach the foyer directly via this bridge.

The bright and open foyer creates visual contact between the visitors, the new hall and the outdoor athletics facility. The interior is largely glazed, so that the sporting activities are visible.

Facilities at the Centre d’athlétisme de LLN include

  • 200 metre circular track with six lanes
  • 60 m track with eight lanes
  • Two facilities each for all jumping disciplines: long, triple and high jump and pole vault
  • 100 m training track with jump pit
  • Training facility for shot put
  • 250 m warm-up track with four lanes
  • Gym
  • Outdoor training facility for long jump
  • Storage rooms, anti-doping control rooms, physiotherapy,etc.
  • Cafeteria overlooking the track

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Use

Competitive sport has priority. Nevertheless, the operator also intends to make the hall accessible to local athletics clubs, schools and courses.

Furthermore, the Centre d’athlétisme de LLN is also open to other sports activities, such as judo and other martial arts on mats – or for badminton and table tennis. These sports will be performed in the centre of the hall. Depending on the type of event, there are between 2,500 (athletics) and up to 5,000 spectator seats (if the interior is used) on telescopic stands.

A catering area and offices, some of which are already leased, complete the project, additionally contributing to the profitability of the business.

Opening

2019

Photos

Altabene

Text

Johannes Bühlbecker
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Running tracks

In November 2018, BSW started with the installation of the track surface in the hall. The work was already completed by February.

The running track system Regupol AG was installed for the competition areas in the hall. This all-rounder already serves stadiums and halls around the world. Seamless, quick and non-slip, it is equally suitable for elite sports and recreational sports – making it ideal for the Centre d’athlétisme de LLN.

Another special feature: The six lanes are the widest that are approved according to the rules of the International Athletics Federation (IAAF). By comparison: the lanes in the athletics hall in Ghent are 90 cm wide, here they are 110 cm. This provides athletes with considerable added comfort.

The 1,000 m² area for the long-jump outdoor training facility was installed in-situ using a polyurethane sprayed coating. This coating named Regupol PD has two advantages: the installation takes less time and it is inexpensive because it requires less effort than a wear layer of interspersed EPDM granules.

The fitness room has an area of 450 m² and is equipped with an elastic, wear-resistant and non-slip everroll fitness floor.

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Outlook

Belgian top athletes such as Ismaël Debjani have already extensively tested the hall, and the tracks in particular – and are thrilled. Debjani, the Borlée siblings and Nafi Thiam will use the Centre d’athlétisme de LLN to prepare for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Christian Maigret, Technical Director of the Belgian Athletics Association (LBFA), even promises “incentives” for the medal table.

In any case, the facilities are a fine example of how successful architecture and excellent equipment can literally give a boost to sport and exercise.

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There are almost no limits on sport activities to throw yourself into in this 1,700 square metre sports centre placed in Ørestad, the southern part of Copenhagen. Streethal Ørestad is the smallest public building in this newly developed area. The sports facility is designed by NORD Architects in close co-creation with the users, to cater and promote informal sports activities.

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No limits

There are almost no limits on sport activities to throw yourself into in this 1,700 square metre sports centre placed in Ørestad, the southern part of Copenhagen. Streethal Ørestad is the smallest public building in this newly developed area. The sports facility is designed by NORD Architects in close co-creation with the users, to cater and promote informal sports activities.

Streethal Ørestad  is developed and designed to be a vibrant urban space that creates new communities and social sustainability within the giant structures of the big buildings and long boulevards in Ørestad City.

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No limits

There are almost no limits on sport activities to throw yourself into in this 1,700 square metre sports centre placed in Ørestad, the southern part of Copenhagen. Streethal Ørestad is the smallest public building in this newly developed area. The sports facility is designed by NORD Architects in close co-creation with the users, to cater and promote informal sports activities.

Streethal Ørestad  is developed and designed to be a vibrant urban space that creates new communities and social sustainability within the giant structures of the big buildings and long boulevards in Ørestad City.

Aquaris Borstel

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HOW A SMALL COMMUNITY IN LOWER SAXONY RENOVATED ITS SWIMMING POOL.

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Small is beautiful

Streethal Ørestad in Copenhagen

NORD Architects

No limits

There are almost no limits on sport activities to throw yourself into in this 1,700 square metre sports centre placed in Ørestad, the southern part of Copenhagen. Streethal Ørestad is the smallest public building in this newly developed area. The sports facility is designed by NORD Architects in close co-creation with the users, to cater and promote informal sports activities.

Streethal Ørestad  is developed and designed to be a vibrant urban space that creates new communities and social sustainability within the giant structures of the big buildings and long boulevards in Ørestad City.

Our Partner

Collaboration

The multi-purpose sports and community facility was developed through a process based on collaboration with a dedicated group of users, local stakeholders and inhabitants to cater specific local needs. During an open process in the early and developing phase, the architects facilitated workshops where the users dealt with priorities of activities and functions.

24/7

The building is open 24/7 to the public, school classes and local sports clubs. It is divided into heated and unheated areas, with the unheated part as the biggest multifunctional spaces for different activities as basketball and floorball and the heated part as a space for dance, yoga, material arts or floor exercises for smaller groups.

The building is unstaffed and all activities and events are arranged and held by the users themselves whether organized in groups or private initiatives.

Invitation to creativity

As opposed to the surrounding buildings, the lowest point of Streethal Ørestad is facing Ørestad Boulevard, and in this way meeting and welcoming the people in the neighborhood on ground level. Furthermore, the building stands out due to its green roof and wooden materials.

Streethal Ørestad is a kind of shelter for local sports and social events and in this way an invitation to creativity, activity and recreation. It is built as a light structure that welcomes openness and unpredictability in this otherwise fully planned urban area. It generates social interaction and livability in Ørestad City.

The relation to the surrounding park emphasizes the inclusive and accessible character of the building, that has no back, but a long unbroken strip of windows making the activities inside, visible from the park – and reversed.

Architect

NORD Architects A/S
Hejrevej 37, 2.
2400 Copenhagen NV
Denmark

Client

Municipality of Copenhagen
Grundejerforeningen Ørestad Syd

User

Ørestad Streethal 

Team

Masu Planning (Landscape)

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Opening

2017

Address

Ørestad Streethal 
Ørestad Blvd. 53
2300 Copenhagen S
Denmark

Budget

€2,800,000

Author

NORD Architects A/S

Photography

Adam Mørk

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About NORD Architects

NORD Architects was established in 2003 by founding partners Johannes Molander Pedersen and Morten Rask Gregersen (both b. 1974). Mia Baarup Tofte joined the partnership in 2017. During the years we have employed a multidisciplinary staff of urban planners, architects, landscape architects, process consultants, art historians, academics within social and cultural studies along with our technical staff. We are often asked to lecture and have been taking part in conferences, exhibiti­ons and publications on several occasions.

In recent years, we have designed and innovated welfare related projects in the healthcare sector as well as educational buildings, daycare centers, sports facilities and urban spaces. NORD Architects has experienced a growing international interest in the company’s unique approach to developing projects – as regards to strategic innovation as well as design.

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Orestad

by | 22 Jan 2019 | Vorlagen

Small is beautiful

Streethal Ørestad in Copenhagen

by Nord Architects

"

No limits

There are almost no limits on sport activities to throw yourself into in this 1,700 square metre sports centre placed in Ørestad, the southern part of Copenhagen. Streethal Ørestad is the smallest public building in this newly developed area. The sports facility is designed by NORD Architects in close co-creation with the users, to cater and promote informal sports activities.

Streethal Ørestad  is developed and designed to be a vibrant urban space that creates new communities and social sustainability within the giant structures of the big buildings and long boulevards in Ørestad City.

Architect

NORD Architects A/S
Hejrevej 37, 2.
2400 Copenhagen NV
Denmark

Client

Municipality of Copenhagen
Grundejerforeningen Ørestad Syd

User

Ørestad Streethal 

Collaboration

The multi-purpose sports and community facility was developed through a process based on collaboration with a dedicated group of users, local stakeholders and inhabitants to cater specific local needs. During an open process in the early and developing phase, the architects facilitated workshops where the users dealt with priorities of activities and functions.

Address

Ørestad Streethal 
Ørestad Blvd. 53
2300 Copenhagen S
Denmark

Aerial view

Thank you, Google!

24/7

The building is open 24/7 to the public, school classes and local sports clubs. It is divided into heated and unheated areas, with the unheated part as the biggest multifunctional spaces for different activities as basketball and floorball and the heated part as a space for dance, yoga, material arts or floor exercises for smaller groups.

The building is unstaffed and all activities and events are arranged and held by the users themselves whether organized in groups or private initiatives.

Project team

Masu Planning (Landscape)

Opening

2017

Construction costs

2,800,000€

Invitation to creativity

As opposed to the surrounding buildings, the lowest point of Streethal Ørestad is facing Ørestad Boulevard, and in this way meeting and welcoming the people in the neighborhood on ground level. Furthermore, the building stands out due to its green roof and wooden materials.

Streethal Ørestad is a kind of shelter for local sports and social events and in this way an invitation to creativity, activity and recreation. It is built as a light structure that welcomes openness and unpredictability in this otherwise fully planned urban area. It generates social interaction and livability in Ørestad City.

The relation to the surrounding park emphasizes the inclusive and accessible character of the building, that has no back, but a long unbroken strip of windows making the activities inside, visible from the park – and reversed.  

Author

NORD Architects A/S

Photographs

Adam Mørk

No limits

There are almost no limits on sport activities to throw yourself into in this 1,700 square metre sports centre placed in Ørestad, the southern part of Copenhagen. Streethal Ørestad is the smallest public building in this newly developed area. The sports facility is designed by NORD Architects in close co-creation with the users, to cater and promote informal sports activities.

Streethal Ørestad  is developed and designed to be a vibrant urban space that creates new communities and social sustainability within the giant structures of the big buildings and long boulevards in Ørestad City.

Architect

NORD Architects A/S
Hejrevej 37, 2.
2400 Copenhagen NV
Denmark

Client

Municipality of Copenhagen
Grundejerforeningen Ørestad Syd

User

Ørestad Streethal 

Address

Ørestad Streethal 
Ørestad Blvd. 53
2300 Copenhagen S
Denmark

Aerial view

Thank you, Google!

Opening

2017

Project team

Masu Planning (Landscape)

Author

NORD Architects A/S

Photographs

Adam Mørk

Construction costs

2,800,000€

Collaboration

The multi-purpose sports and community facility was developed through a process based on collaboration with a dedicated group of users, local stakeholders and inhabitants to cater specific local needs. During an open process in the early and developing phase, the architects facilitated workshops where the users dealt with priorities of activities and functions.

No limits

There are almost no limits on sport activities to throw yourself into in this 1,700 square metre sports centre placed in Ørestad, the southern part of Copenhagen. Streethal Ørestad is the smallest public building in this newly developed area. The sports facility is designed by NORD Architects in close co-creation with the users, to cater and promote informal sports activities.

Streethal Ørestad  is developed and designed to be a vibrant urban space that creates new communities and social sustainability within the giant structures of the big buildings and long boulevards in Ørestad City.

Collaboration

The multi-purpose sports and community facility was developed through a process based on collaboration with a dedicated group of users, local stakeholders and inhabitants to cater specific local needs. During an open process in the early and developing phase, the architects facilitated workshops where the users dealt with priorities of activities and functions.

Organic qualities

Das kreisrunde Dach umschließt den Umfang des Gebäudes und seiner Außenbereiche. Das gestalterische Bild, das Steven Chilton Architekten hier bemühen, ist eine Baumkrone, die über dem Bambuswald des Wuxi Taihu Show Theatre thront. Die Überdachung besteht aus unterschiedlich großen, unterschiedlich ausgerichteten dreieckigen Feldern aus gold-eloxierten Aluminiumlamellen. Jedes Element ist nach dem Zufallsprinzip ausgerichtet. Das soll eine „organische Qualität der Struktur“ und damit eine Folge von Licht und Schatten schaffen, die den ganzen Tag lang auf die Gebäudehülle fallen.

Strukturell wird jedes Feld der Dachhaut von einer dreieckigen Gitterkonstruktion gehalten, die wiederum ihre Last in die Primärstruktur des Gebäudes überträgt. Funktional betrachtet ist es Sinn und Zweck des „Sonnendaches“, den Besuchern ein angenehmes Klima zu bieten und die Fassade zu beschatten, um die Kühllast des Gebäudes zu senken.

Outer edge

Die Gebäudehülle besteht im Wesentlichen aus Vorhangfassaden, die zum Teil geschlossen, zum Teil verglast und zum Teil bemalt sind. Der obere Abschluss der Fassade und der Bereich der Eingangshalle sind verglast. Das erlaubt Tageslicht und Blickbeziehungen in den wichtigsten öffentlichen Bereichen. Die Fassade ist über die volle Höhe des Gebäudes übersät mit weißen und goldenen Streifen. Sie setzen die „Bambussäulen” fort und machen das Gebäude zum äußeren Rand des Bambuswaldes.

Ethereal beacon

Nachts wird die Gebäudehülle von unten beleuchtet und damit zu einem „ätherischen Signal“, das zwischen den Wäldern der “Bambussäulen” einen Blick erhascht und Zuschauer und Publikum von der anderen Seite des Sees und der umliegenden Siedlung anzieht. Der Charme dieser Architektur besteht halt darin, dass man sie kaum sehen kann. Das unterscheidet das Wuxi Taihu Show Theatre sehr wohltuend von vielen protzigen Theaterbauten, wie wir sie kennen.

Die Eröffnung des Theaters ist für Dezember 2019 geplant.

Der Entwurf von Steven Chilton Architects ist Finalist des „World Architecture Festival Future Project Award“.

PROJECT DATA

Architect

NORD Architects A/S
Hejrevej 37, 2.
2400 Copenhagen NV
Denmark

Client

Municipality of Copenhagen
Grundejerforeningen Ørestad Syd

User

Ørestad Streethal 

Address

Ørestad Streethal 
Ørestad Blvd. 53
2300 Copenhagen S
Denmark

Aerial view

Thank you, Google!

Opening

2017

Project team

Masu Planning (Landscape)

Author

NORD Architects A/S

Photographs

Adam Mørk

Construction costs

2,800,000€

Awards

Awards

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If you do not have time to look after your publications, press releases or documentation, please give us a try. We know the industry – we have many years of experience.

Text, layout, graphics: One-stop shopping with More Sports Media – from the initial idea to the finished publication. We write, edit or translate your texts, photograph your projects, edit your pictures and plans or build your new homepage.

And More Sports Media ensures that the world knows about it: whether it be print or online, professional journal, portal or newsletter – we have know-how, experience and contacts to new and old media.

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by | 21 Jan 2019 | Vorlagen

"

Small is beautiful

Streethal Ørestad in Copenhagen

NORD Architects

 

Architect

NORD Architects A/S
Hejrevej 37, 2.
2400 Copenhagen NV
Denmark

Client

Municipality of Copenhagen
Grundejerforeningen Ørestad Syd

User

Ørestad Streethal 

Address

Ørestad Streethal 
Ørestad Blvd. 53
2300 Copenhagen S
Denmark

Team

Masu Planning (Landscape)

Opening

2017

Architect

NORD Architects A/S
Hejrevej 37, 2.
2400 Copenhagen NV
Denmark

Client

Municipality of Copenhagen
Grundejerforeningen Ørestad Syd

User

Ørestad Streethal 

24/7

The building is open 24/7 to the public, school classes and local sports clubs. It is divided into heated and unheated areas, with the unheated part as the biggest multifunctional spaces for different activities as basketball and floorball and the heated part as a space for dance, yoga, material arts or floor exercises for smaller groups.

The building is unstaffed and all activities and events are arranged and held by the users themselves whether organized in groups or private initiatives.

Invitation to creativity

As opposed to the surrounding buildings, the lowest point of Streethal Ørestad is facing Ørestad Boulevard, and in this way meeting and welcoming the people in the neighborhood on ground level. Furthermore, the building stands out due to its green roof and wooden materials.

Streethal Ørestad is a kind of shelter for local sports and social events and in this way an invitation to creativity, activity and recreation. It is built as a light structure that welcomes openness and unpredictability in this otherwise fully planned urban area. It generates social interaction and livability in Ørestad City.

The relation to the surrounding park emphasizes the inclusive and accessible character of the building, that has no back, but a long unbroken strip of windows making the activities inside, visible from the park – and reversed.

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No limits

There are almost no limits on sport activities to throw yourself into in this 1,700 square metre sports centre placed in Ørestad, the southern part of Copenhagen. Streethal Ørestad is the smallest public building in this newly developed area. The sports facility is designed by NORD Architects in close co-creation with the users, to cater and promote informal sports activities.

Streethal Ørestad  is developed and designed to be a vibrant urban space that creates new communities and social sustainability within the giant structures of the big buildings and long boulevards in Ørestad City.

Collaboration

The multi-purpose sports and community facility was developed through a process based on collaboration with a dedicated group of users, local stakeholders and inhabitants to cater specific local needs. During an open process in the early and developing phase, the architects facilitated workshops where the users dealt with priorities of activities and functions.

Budget

€2,800,000

Author

NORD Architects A/S

Photography

Adam Mørk

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No limits

There are almost no limits on sport activities to throw yourself into in this 1,700 square metre sports centre placed in Ørestad, the southern part of Copenhagen. Streethal Ørestad is the smallest public building in this newly developed area. The sports facility is designed by NORD Architects in close co-creation with the users, to cater and promote informal sports activities.

Streethal Ørestad  is developed and designed to be a vibrant urban space that creates new communities and social sustainability within the giant structures of the big buildings and long boulevards in Ørestad City.

Collaboration

The multi-purpose sports and community facility was developed through a process based on collaboration with a dedicated group of users, local stakeholders and inhabitants to cater specific local needs. During an open process in the early and developing phase, the architects facilitated workshops where the users dealt with priorities of activities and functions.

24/7

The building is open 24/7 to the public, school classes and local sports clubs. It is divided into heated and unheated areas, with the unheated part as the biggest multifunctional spaces for different activities as basketball and floorball and the heated part as a space for dance, yoga, material arts or floor exercises for smaller groups.

The building is unstaffed and all activities and events are arranged and held by the users themselves whether organized in groups or private initiatives.

Invitation to creativity

As opposed to the surrounding buildings, the lowest point of Streethal Ørestad is facing Ørestad Boulevard, and in this way meeting and welcoming the people in the neighborhood on ground level. Furthermore, the building stands out due to its green roof and wooden materials.

Streethal Ørestad is a kind of shelter for local sports and social events and in this way an invitation to creativity, activity and recreation. It is built as a light structure that welcomes openness and unpredictability in this otherwise fully planned urban area. It generates social interaction and livability in Ørestad City.

The relation to the surrounding park emphasizes the inclusive and accessible character of the building, that has no back, but a long unbroken strip of windows making the activities inside, visible from the park – and reversed.

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Architect

NORD Architects A/S
Hejrevej 37, 2.
2400 Copenhagen NV
Denmark

Client

Municipality of Copenhagen
Grundejerforeningen Ørestad Syd

User

Ørestad Streethal 

Address

Ørestad Streethal 
Ørestad Blvd. 53
2300 Copenhagen S
Denmark

Aerial View

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Team

Masu Planning (Landscape)

Opening

2017

Budget

€2,800,000

Author

NORD Architects A/S

Photography

Adam Mørk

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Text, layout, graphics: One-stop shopping with More Sports Media – from the initial idea to the finished publication. We write, edit or translate your texts, photograph your projects, edit your pictures and plans or build your new homepage.

And More Sports Media ensures that the world knows about it: whether it be print or online, professional journal, portal or newsletter – we have know-how, experience and contacts to new and old media.

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NL 18 E 2spaltig

by | 14 Jan 2019 | Vorlagen

Architecture is what you don't see.

Wuxi Taihu Show Theatre

Steven Chilton Architects

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 Sea of bamboo

Ab Dezember 2019 soll im Wuxi Taihu Show Theatre dauerhaft eine Wassershow von Franco Dragone aufgeführt werden. Dragone wurde vor allem durch seine Arbeit mit dem Cirque du Soleil und Celine Dion bekannt. Heute produziert sein Unternehmen „Dragone“ weltweit aufwendige Shows, die sich den Themen Artistik, Illusion und Wasser widmen.

Appearance

Rund um das Gebäude stehen weiße Stützen – schmal, hoch und zum Teil leicht schräg. Sie vermitteln dem Besucher das abstrakte Gefühl, er stünde im Bambuswald. Die Stützen stehen so dicht, dass sie auch als Sichtschutz zwischen der Fassade und der umgebenden Landschaft dienen. Im Bereich der Eingänge ist der Stützenwald aufgelockert und weist so den Besuchern den Weg ins Innere des Wuxi Taihu Show Theatre.

Architect

SCA | Steven Chilton Architects
London

Client

Dalian Wanda Group

User

Dragone
Franco Dragone
Rue de Belle-Vue 23
7100 La Louvière
Belgien

Address

Wuxi Taihu Show Theatre
Wuxi
China

Aerial view

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Opening

2019

Appearance

Rund um das Gebäude stehen weiße Stützen – schmal, hoch und zum Teil leicht schräg. Sie vermitteln dem Besucher das abstrakte Gefühl, er stünde im Bambuswald. Die Stützen stehen so dicht, dass sie auch als Sichtschutz zwischen der Fassade und der umgebenden Landschaft dienen. Im Bereich der Eingänge ist der Stützenwald aufgelockert und weist so den Besuchern den Weg ins Innere des Wuxi Taihu Show Theatre.

Aerial view

Thank you, Google!

Address

Wuxi Taihu Show Theatre
Wuxi
China

Opening

2019

Appearance

Rund um das Gebäude stehen weiße Stützen – schmal, hoch und zum Teil leicht schräg. Sie vermitteln dem Besucher das abstrakte Gefühl, er stünde im Bambuswald. Die Stützen stehen so dicht, dass sie auch als Sichtschutz zwischen der Fassade und der umgebenden Landschaft dienen. Im Bereich der Eingänge ist der Stützenwald aufgelockert und weist so den Besuchern den Weg ins Innere des Wuxi Taihu Show Theatre.

Address

Wuxi Taihu Show Theatre
Wuxi
China

Aerial view

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Opening

2019

Organic qualities

Das kreisrunde Dach umschließt den Umfang des Gebäudes und seiner Außenbereiche. Das gestalterische Bild, das Steven Chilton Architekten hier bemühen, ist eine Baumkrone, die über dem Bambuswald des Wuxi Taihu Show Theatre thront. Die Überdachung besteht aus unterschiedlich großen, unterschiedlich ausgerichteten dreieckigen Feldern aus gold-eloxierten Aluminiumlamellen. Jedes Element ist nach dem Zufallsprinzip ausgerichtet. Das soll eine „organische Qualität der Struktur“ und damit eine Folge von Licht und Schatten schaffen, die den ganzen Tag lang auf die Gebäudehülle fallen.

Outer edge

Die Gebäudehülle besteht im Wesentlichen aus Vorhangfassaden, die zum Teil geschlossen, zum Teil verglast und zum Teil bemalt sind. Der obere Abschluss der Fassade und der Bereich der Eingangshalle sind verglast. Das erlaubt Tageslicht und Blickbeziehungen in den wichtigsten öffentlichen Bereichen. Die Fassade ist über die volle Höhe des Gebäudes übersät mit weißen und goldenen Streifen. Sie setzen die „Bambussäulen” fort und machen das Gebäude zum äußeren Rand des Bambuswaldes.

Ethereal beacon

Nachts wird die Gebäudehülle von unten beleuchtet und damit zu einem „ätherischen Signal“, das zwischen den Wäldern der “Bambussäulen” einen Blick erhascht und Zuschauer und Publikum von der anderen Seite des Sees und der umliegenden Siedlung anzieht. Der Charme dieser Architektur besteht halt darin, dass man sie kaum sehen kann. Das unterscheidet das Wuxi Taihu Show Theatre sehr wohltuend von vielen protzigen Theaterbauten, wie wir sie kennen.

Die Eröffnung des Theaters ist für Dezember 2019 geplant.

Der Entwurf von Steven Chilton Architects ist Finalist des „World Architecture Festival Future Project Award“.

PROJECT DATA

Architect

SCA | Steven Chilton Architects

London

Client

Dalian Wanda Group

User

Dragone
Franco Dragone
Rue de Belle-Vue 23
7100 La Louvière
Belgien

Address

Wuxi Taihu Show Theatre
Wuxi
China

Aerial view

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Opening

2019

Project team

ITH, Calixte Tinard,
A+R Salles,
Sedes,
Bilto Ortega

Author

Johannes Bühlbecker
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