Monday, May 14, 2012

Long Span Structure [presentation board]


The tennis facility “Top Spin” is designed for people to not just play tennis, it’s a place to meet, watch, hang out and socialize, its designed for tennis, its designed for tennis to be not just a sport, but a lifestyle.

The layout is arranged so that the clubhouse with the lounge, pro shop and lockers form the entrance and once you entered the site you get the overwhelming view over the all the courts.
The outdoor courts are arranged to create spaces between the courts, for people to meet off the court. The courts are dropped down, like an arena, so that the players are not distracted by people wondering around the facility.
The indoor courts are served with a separate locker room on the south-east side of the building (that also serves the PEB building), so the indoor courts become their own facility in the winter.
The indoor courts are covered by a steel structure with kalwall openings that let diffused light in, so that there are no awkward shadows on the courts. The structure continues throughout the east, south and west walls and becomes a glass façade on the north side to let secondary light in and connect the indoor facility with the outdoor facility.

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