Sports centre

LH47, the largest architectural bureau in Moldova, has completed the country’s first solar‑powered sports centre in Durlești, near Chișinău. The building unites on‑site renewable energy with a layered, family‑centered program that integrates training, education, and recreation under one sustainable roof. Mihaela Alaiba Set on a sloped site with a five-meter elevation difference, the building reveals its spatial depth gradually: appearing as a two-story volume from the entrance and opening to three visible levels from the field side. This terraced configuration allows the structure to blend harmoniously with the terrain, maintaining a human scale while using natural topography for stability and drainage. Mihaela Alaiba The... More

Project Team:  Vrushali Patil, Mayank Jain, Vrinda Jain, Shipra Dawar The brief for the Ahmedabad University Centre was created organically with the University Board as a hub for the in-between hours of formal teaching.  The aim was to create a centre that would become an incubator for academic life and a place for generating new ideas by creating interactive spaces besides formal educational functions. Being located at the vehicular entrance with underground parking, it also acts as a gateway between the city and the pedestrian university campus. Amit Pasricha The culture of street food being crucial to the fabric of Ahmedabad and student life, it was essential to design the food court as an extension of the street, leadin... More

The Estuari Sports Centre is a new sports facility. Arranged over two levels, the building is formed by two large open volumes at lower ground and upper levels, which sandwich a transparent see-through public entry space H Lin Ho The building hosts different functions of a private club for get-together activities for the local community, indoor and outdoor sports, swimming pool, martial arts studio, multipurpose room, gym & yoga room, sauna and other facilities It will cater for conferences, exhibitions and weddings. Outdoor facilities include the FINA compliant swimming pool and Tennis courts for international tournaments such as the ATP Malaysian Open & SUKMA Johor H Lin Ho The North and West facades are designed with... More

Sports in a new city Almere Poort is fast growing section of the city, close to the Hollandse Brug and the banks of the IJ lake. The volleyball and basketball clubs of Almere both play in the top leagues and to meet international standards a new state of the art sports facility was called for. When passing along the motorway A6 one can see the powerful silhouette of the sports centre designed by architects ZJA. Its curved facade is adapted to meet the requirements that sports venues and stands demand. The building houses a modern indoor sports arena where 3.000 people can watch basketball and volleyball games, as well as handball and indoor football matches. It is complemented by skyboxes, offices and a cafeteria. Next to the arena is a... More

The design is aimed to provide Sports and Gym facilities to the low income community in the vicinity yet innovative and state of the art. Since the project is owned by the local government the allocated budget was limited. it was nevertheless a great challenge to consider budget as well as time of completion without compromising on design and construction. Another challenge was to get this construction done in the shortest period.Due to the challenge to complete this project in the shortest period of time no imported materials were allowed to consider. All the base and finishing materials are chosen from the local market which are readily available More

Interior fitness club, Novorossiysk, Russia S=250m., S holl=50m. The main task for the designer was to develop proprietary graphics and color matching, which will then be applied to all products advertising. This fitness club exclusively for the female audience, so the graphic panels should like first of all women. Smooth interlacing lines juicy and crisp colors give a powerful boost of energy for sports. Today it is the most popular place in Novorossiysk for sports. An important role in this was played by the design interior. More