Sports hall

A necessary endeavor: challenge children to exercise and learn at the same time. In stimulating a mentally and physically healthy lifestyle for all, we design clustered educational, sportive, and societal functions in one circular complex: KINEO. Sharing with all stakeholders a foundational belief in mutually reinforcing motor and cognitive skills, we spatially translated this educational philosophy for KC Noord and De Tweesprong. Prime attraction: a public roofscape that invites to climb and run, to perform and play. Social heart of townThe new school- and sports facilities are deliberately concentrated in Roelofarendsveen’s centre to be part of the community’s day-to-day routine. Furthermore, it’s a prominent venue alon... More

The sports hall at the Juri Gagarin Primary School in Stralsund (Germany) has been newly constructed as a single-pitch sports hall on the Gagarin Campus, replacing the existing gymnasium which was demolished. The new building is situated opposite the existing school grounds and is therefore closely integrated with school operations in practical terms, whilst being clearly separated from them spatially by a kerb.  BAUCONZEPT The hall is designed as a multifunctional sports facility and meets the requirements for school, competitive, club, recreational and mass participation sports. This high diversity of use places particular demands on robustness, flexibility and the organisational separation of different modes of operation. The... More

In Chemnitz-Hilbersdorf (Saxony, Germany), a single-bay gymnasium has been built for the DPFA-Regenbogen School, which opened after just 12 months of construction. The approximately 1,000-square-meter sports hall expands the school’s infrastructure to serve over 350 students from elementary, middle, and high school. Ralph Köhler; BAUCONZEPT Architecturally, the gym impresses with its clear, functional layout featuring a single-bay hall and an adjacent gymnastics room. The spaces are flexible and designed to accommodate a wide range of sports. In addition to traditional indoor sports, bouldering is also possible. Furthermore, the gym is designed to serve as a venue for school activities. Ralph K&o... More

The commune of Vernayaz decided to build a new sports hall dedicated to school sports and local clubs activities through an open architectural competition. DMK Photography DMK Photography DMK Photography DMK Photography DMK Photography In spring 2015, the municipality of Vernayaz awarded the planning contract for the construction of the Centre de Sport du Trient to the first prize-winning project from the competition. The spatial program was subsequently supplemented with additional premises for FC Vernayaz. Construction work began two years later, in August 2017. The work was completed in spring 2020. DMK Photography DMK Photography DMK Photography DMK Photography DMK Photography The prop... More

The indoor sports facility is part of the new green residential area 'Het Verborgen Geheim,' nestled between the robust Heysehaven and the Eemhavenweg. The garden village of Heijplaat, a nationally protected cityscape, was developed in the 1910s by the director of the Rotterdam Droogdok Maatschappij (RDM). It was purposefully built for RDM workers to live close to their workplace, avoiding the then-long commute from Rotterdam. Heijplaat lies to the south of the Nieuwe Maas, with Eemhaven to the west and Waalhaven to the east. Marcel van der Burg Adding value to the neighborhoodHeijplaat is undergoing an impressive phase of transition. After the shipyard's closure, efforts have been made since 2004 to revitalize the area. The goal is t... More

In the brand new Cartesius neighborhood in Utrecht, a sustainable child center, with primary school, daycare and sports hall will be built, where students and athletes will live longer and happier. The winning design by NEXT architects from Amsterdam and Christensen & Co from Copenhagen is a compact, nature-inclusive and future-oriented building that plays an active role in the lively district. The combined program is organized in one flowing spiral movement around a green heart. School, daycare, and sports hall operate independently, but also together under one roof, as one gesture. The Cartesius neighborhood is designed according to the Blue Zone concept: a healthy lifestyle and living environment that is derived from the five areas... More

A senior primary and secondary school for approximately 650 students attending 26 classes and an eight-room kindergarten for approximately 200 children. Photo: Bartek Makowski Photo: Bartek Makowski The concept of the building was selected in a nationwide architectural competition.The school was designed in the form of two separate wings with separate entrance halls and cloakroom complexes. An irregular "street" connects the two entrance halls on the ground floor and the common functions, i.e. library, assembly hall, administration, teachers' room and sports area. The kitchen facilities serve both the school and the kindergarten. The sports section includes a gymnasium with a 20x40m pitch (which can be divided into three sma... More

The sports hall complements the historic and protected ensemble of the Hans-und-Hilde-Coppi-Gymnasium while also creating new qualities through independent architecture. The key design element is defined by a visible three-part, barrel-shaped roof structure, whose special typological shape is reflected in the interior and exterior.   The new sports hall fits into the overarching structure of the Hans-und-Hilde-Coppi-Gymnasium and creates new qualities through its independent architecture, without neglecting heritage-preservation concerns. The intersection of the sports hall and the adjoining wing incorporates the principle of negative corners in the block structure, while creating a spacious, enclosed outside space for breaks.  ... More

Situated in a central Cambridge conservation area, the building carefully addresses the scale and character of the surrounding urban fabric whilst providing a dynamic new focus for the school. Formed by the overhang of the rooftop sports pitch, an external canopy has been expressed in a deep weave of glulam beams that spread from the activity space out into the courtyard like a tree canopy, supported by organically-shaped tilted columns. A crisply detailed brick plinth wraps around the building, visually supporting a bronze-clad suite of learning spaces. It is this material richness which greatly adds to the impact of the buildingPROJECT DETAILSThe new building sits between, and connects to, two existing school buildings, improving access t... More

White and Blacklike the colours of Kuřim,like counterparts that complement each other,like a ball,like a game...The sports hall is another piece in the mosaic of a gradually expanding sports complex in Kuřim. Since the sports arena is approximately in the centre of this promising area, the architects strove to design a building whose look reflects its purpose: it is a playful and eye-catching building that will become the symbol of the entire complex. Our design was selected after winning an international architectural competition in 2009.In terms of its volume, the arena is designed as a compact castellated ice floe, showing on the outside what happens inside. White and black surfaces are divided by the facade's edges. The shape and the co... More

The Arena at Bema Street in Toruń is a multi-purpose object of a sport and entertainment character. Its basic function is athletics. There is a 200 meters long 6-lane track, with a full program of indoor athletics disciplines and a training track, which allow to organize events at the highest world-class level. Thanks to the applied solutions, such as an additional hall, locker rooms meeting various requirements, the number of seats in the stands, possibility to broadcast TV transmissions, the object can also host team sports tournaments at the international level. Apart from the main arena the hall also has additional sports functions: a training room in the size of a court for playing handball, volleyball, basketball and tennis with a cli... More