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Action sports

An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about action sports

Project • By TonkoUrban Green Spaces

Beach workout

The sports ground is located on the Volga River embankment in the historic center of Samara. The concept aimed to create a unique sports zone for the city, dividing the expansive territory into distinct functional areas that promote comprehensive physical and aesthetic development for visitors while encouraging active participation in the city’s social life. Popov Andrew Popov Andrew Popov Andrew Popov Andrew Popov Andrew The Core IdeaWhat sets this sports ground apart is its custom-designed outdoor fitness equipment, including branded ping-pong tables, sun loungers, bench-table combos, and shaded rest areas. In collaboration with a local Samara artist, a distinctive asphalt pattern was developed to serve as... More

Project • By med.arquitectosSports Centres

LICEO SPORT CLUB

A linear project is proposed in the only viable space of a plot filled with padel and tennis courts. The building is developed in the simplest and most functional way possible, designing a long concrete block that acts as a barrier with the street, providing privacy for the athletes while creating a blank façade facing outward. Juanan Barros Juanan Barros Juanan Barros The programmatic needs expand the project by incorporating a gym, offices, and a shop within the concrete block, while the cafeteria is separated from it at the entrance point to the reception, thus shaping the heart of the building and the external circulation. Juanan Barros Juanan Barros Juanan Barros A light pergola connects the two v... More

Project • By GLASFABRIK LAMBERTSSports Centres

Vaudoise Aréna

The Vaudoise Aréna is a multi-purpose arena with an area of 61,201 m² in Prilly, a suburb of Lausanne in the Swiss canton of Vaud. The arena is the centrepiece of the Centre sportif de Malley sports and leisure complex. It has three ice skating rinks, an indoor swimming pool with three pools, a fencing centre and a table tennis hall. The Vaudoise Aréna also has a restaurant, 16 food and drink stands and V.I.P. boxes with 240 seats. There are 1200 seats available for matches and performances. In 2020, the arena hosted the Winter Youth Olympic Games. Marcela Grassi Marcela Grassi Marcela Grassi Marcela Grassi Marcela Grassi Marcela Grassi More

Project • By RYMAR.STUDIOSports Centres

New training base for FC Krasnodar

The newest sports and fitness complex for FC Krasnodar is located in Adygea, on the territory of the main training base, near the village of Chetuk, on the picturesque bank of a reservoir, surrounded by forest. Dmitriy Chebanenko, aerial images – Evgeniy Taranzhin Dmitriy Chebanenko, aerial images – Evgeniy Taranzhin Dmitriy Chebanenko, aerial images – Evgeniy Taranzhin Dmitriy Chebanenko, aerial images – Evgeniy Taranzhin The main functional purpose of the building is to prepare the main team players for matches and their rehabilitation. Architecture provides spacious hotel rooms, a big canteen with a panoramic view of the reservoir, various recreational and play areas. Dmitriy Chebanenko, ae... More

Project • By Coplanar__estudioSports Centres

Una Cancha

Diseño de Mejoramiento de Multicancha Parque El Mañío y Entorno, PRB. I. Municipalidad de Quilicura. Hugo Reyes G. Coplanar_estudio Coplanar_estudio More

Project • By Baca ArchitectsSports Centres

Hollybush Lakes

Baca Architects have secured full planning permission for an ambitious aqua sports leisure park, hospitality venue and visitor attraction in the Blackwater Valley near Farnborough, UK. The 16-hectare site, of which 9 hectares are water, is in flood zones 2 and 3. The site is currently closed to the public. The proposal aims to enhance and restore the natural setting of the site, increasing ecological diversity whilst offering an exemplar leisure destination within the south of England. The existing fishing facilities are to be retained and enhanced with a diverse range of additional activities on site for multiple demographics. Baca Architects The proposals include:·      An aquatic sports centre offering water-b... More

Project • By T3 ArchitectsSports Centres

DOJO Saigon

T3 Architects just designed the first Dojo in Saigon (Vietnam). The project started with a good mix of cultures: " Dojo " is the Japanese name of the building which means that the building will be built with a certain of Japanese traditional rules for the right practice of Judo. Then, the Dojo is located in the garden of an old French style Villa, and all this together in the dynamic city of Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. Designed and built with the main sustainable principles in mind from the beginning, T3 placed the Dojo correctly on the garden using the existing Villa to be protected and right-oriented to avoid the main heavy rains/winds and designing the openings accordingly.  As the existing Villa will be rented as part of the Dojo offi... More

Project • By SRG PartnershipSports Centres

Marcus Mariota Sports Performance Center

The Marcus Mariota Sports Performance Center is the partial interior renovation of the Casanova Center, consisting of three main components – a Sports Science Unit, a Trophy Hall, and an Equipment Facility.  Entering from the west, student-athletes walk into a trophy lobby that is a stunning tribute to the Sports Performance Center’s namesake. Trophies for the Walter Camp Player of the Year, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, Davey O’Brien Award, Maxwell Award and Manning Award reside in the lobby. This inspiring entrance leads to the junction under a new skylight at the heart of the MMSPC, where innovations and applied science truly become the focus for Oregon’s student-athletes. Remarkable technology and efficiency of space in the... More