A front that screens
Timber fins run the full length of the street elevation above a solid white base, with a circular emblem set into them.
The drawing
The space
Sports Center
Mixed-Use
A sports and social building inside a steel company's campus, where staff from different departments can play, pause and meet.
- Status
- In progress
- Typology
- Sports and recreation building
One hall for a whole plant
The building gives the people who work across a steel plant one place to play and meet. Three drawings, and the views they produce, show how it is organised.
Two sports, one floor
The hall is marked for basketball and volleyball on a single light blue sports floor, with built-in orange benches along the side.
The drawing
The space
A gallery to watch from
The section shows a mezzanine at the 11 ft level under the steel roof trusses. From there, spectators look straight down the court.
The drawing
The space
About the project
Brief
Give the people who work across a steel plant one shared place for sport, breaks and informal gatherings, tough enough for daily use.
Why it exists
Sports Center is a mixed-use building on a steel industry campus. The departments of a plant rarely meet: production and administration keep to their own halls and offices. This building gives them a neutral place to play sport, take a break and gather.
How it works
The heart of the building is a double-height hall marked for basketball and volleyball, with a light blue sports floor, timber acoustic slats on the walls and a grid of linear lights hung below exposed steel trusses. Built-in orange benches line the court, and a mezzanine at the 11 ft level, reached by a steel stair, gives spectators a clear view. Lockers, showers and changing rooms sit alongside.
Made for daily use
Because it sits inside a working plant, materials and details are chosen to take heavy daily use, while light, proportion and views across the spaces keep it distinct from the production floor.
Materials
- Light blue sports vinyl flooring
- Vertical timber acoustic slats
- Exposed concrete columns
- Exposed steel roof trusses
- Steel railings and stair
Key features
- Double-height hall marked for basketball and volleyball
- Spectator mezzanine at the 11 ft level
- Built-in benches upholstered in orange
- Suspended grid of linear lights for even, glare-free play
- Lockers, showers and changing rooms
- Timber-finned street elevation
From the journal
Gallery
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