Sports facilities design
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about sports facilities design
News • News • 31 Jul 2023
Load-bearing brick walls and geometric folds wrap up this soccer field facility in Seville
Rested in the southern corner of a soccer field, a load-bearing brick structure designed by Liangliang Chen and Sergio Mota, houses the changing rooms and auxiliary services. The design envisions a rectangular structure measuring 28 meters in length and 5.55 meters in width, strategically aligned with the field's orientation to provide easy access to the ground and avoid any potential clashes with the existing lighting towers.
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Liangliang Chen and Sergio Mota
Modularity serves as a guiding principle in the building design, showcased with load-bearing walls mindfully positioned at three-metre intervals. The walls provide a sturdy base for the reinforced concrete roof, equipped with a gutter s... More
Product • By FabriTRAK Systems, Inc. • TerraCORE® Poly
TerraCORE® Poly
TerraCORE® Poly is an environmentally friendly substitution for fiberglass infill or as a stand-alone wall solution.
TerraCORE® Poly is an acoustic product manufactured with a special blend of very low denier polyester fibers which enhance acoustical performance. It is available in both standard and high densities, white and black colors and standard 1" thickness with other sizes available.
TerraCORE® Poly is manufactured without the use of water and 100% recyclable. The product contains over 80% post-consumer recycled material and does not use any added chemicals or binders. TerraCORE® Poly is VOC free and a safe, non-irritant, non-toxic and non-allergenic product.
TerraCORE® Poly is an excellent choice to create a h... More
Product • By FabriTRAK Systems, Inc. • Autem®
Autem®
Autem® Air | Baffles | Clouds are stand-alone acoustic ceiling products that work to create healthy sound interiors by reducing background noise due to vibrations and echoes. Each Autem® product ensures sound quality remains crisp, clear and assures a safe hearing environment.
Autem® Air is engineered to manage sound in interior spaces. Autem® Air is 100% recyclable and is made up of at least 80% post consumer recycled materials. Autem® Air is manufactured without the use of water, and is a non-irritant, non-allergenic product, making installation easy and safe. Autem® Air is proudly manufactured in the USA.
Autem® Air is DECLARE certified and meets LEED v4 requirements. Autem® Air deliv... More
Product • By FabriTRAK Systems, Inc. • FabriSPAN®
FabriSPAN®
Custom line of wide width and ultra-wide width fabrics
FabriSPAN® offers a selection of fabrics designed to work with wall and ceiling trak profiles and infill to create the best sound solution for any interior space.
FabriSPAN® wide width (10') and ultra-wide width (16') fabrics eliminate distracting horizontal seams on interior walls and ceilings. FabriSPAN® fabrics have passed through rigorous fire and acoustic testing. Our fabrics included in the FabriTRAK® or GeoTRAK® System (trak, infill, fabric) achieve high NRC values.
FabriPRINT™ is a unique product that combines acoustic performance and artistic imagery, transforming a wall or ceiling into a work of art. Our fabrics can be custom dyed at 10' - allowing... More
News • News • 2 Aug 2021
Atelier Li Xiaodong completes the open and interactive Shenzhen College of International Education (SCIE)
In the sub-tropical city centre of Shenzhen, the Shenzhen College of International Education (SCIE) by Atelier Li Xiaodong is designed to accommodate over 2000 students and 200 teachers. With a site area of approximately 20,000 m2 and a required floor area of over 100,000 m2, a plot ratio approaching almost five posed a great challenge for the architects in terms of providing enough sports facilities within the tight campus while at the same time allowing for cross-ventilation and an open feeling.
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Due to space constraints, the sports program was divided into sixteen different units which are incorporated into the building complex on a variety of different levels, adding flexibility, playfulness, interaction, efficiency... More
Project • By Urban Frame • Sports Centres
Padukone-Dravid Centre for Sports Excellence
The birth of the idea to initiate a centre for sports excellence by the promotor, was to create a facility wherein an athlete receives ample opportunities to excel in the sports they choose. It was always about interdisciplinary learning, about understanding your body and mind better, and enhance the sports ecosystem from the aspect of the facility, coaching, sports science,
sports management and leadership.
Celebrating India's accelerated growth in Sports, CSE promotes the approach of sports for all. Having Football, Cricket, Basketball, Badminton, Tennis, Squash, Volleyball, Shooting, and Athletics, along with sports science, kinesiology, physiotherapy and hostels in one campus.
A pivotal aspect of the plann... More