Recreation

A wooden industrial hall with office function Roofscape The industrial hall(s) is, in itself, a straightforward structure. However, the roofscape transforms it into a distinctive building, both visually and experientially. Image Courtesy B-too Image Courtesy B-too The industrial hall serves as a climatic and safety envelope for business activities, such as a production environment. Flexibility within and around the hall is crucial to optimally facilitate the activities as an envelope. The envelopes, however, are of such magnitude that the landscape is significantly impacted. The roofscape solution, developed by B-invented in collaboration with B-leaf, ensures an optimally flexible envelope with maximum use of the roof. The roof... More

ELEMENT SPORTS IN KUNMING covers a total area of about 2900 square meters, including a soccer field, three and a half indoor baseball fields and an indoor basketball court. The designer divides the irregular polygonal site into three functional areas which are inspired by the outdoor train symbolizing speed and dynamic movement. The indoor basketball court also runs through the whole space with linear elements, creating a linear space with a strong contrast between black and white. Yixiang Wang The client wanted to activate the central indoor and outdoor activity space, promote interaction between sports enthusiasts, attract more customers to participate in the clock and enhance the experience of people in the outdoor sports space.... More

The project was created and inspired by the adventures of Nelly Jelly, a popular children’s character in Lithuania. The main idea is the imaginary moon – a place where everything happens differently. The project includes areas for games, birthday rooms and active entertainment. Norbert Tukaj Norbert Tukaj Norbert Tukaj Brightly colored elements are placed against the neutral background partitions. Openings allow continuous movement of children as well as visibility for caretakers. Norbert Tukaj Norbert Tukaj Norbert Tukaj AEXN architects More

The design of the office building was developed from the Connext logo. The airspace with its bridges connects four square structures of different sizes in a cross shape.In the individual structures, the workplaces are separated by glass partitions with sliding glass doors. This floods the combination zone in the middle of the square surfaces with light. The flexibility of the building is evident not only in the different floor areas, but also in the design with cavity floors and easily movable partitions: The floor plans of the offices can be adapted as required.To the outside, the four building structures with their stone façades appear rather massive. The mullion-and-transom façade between the cubes is set back and allows li... More

In a unique capital city, the one of the United Arab Emirates, commercial and professional activities coexist with recreation and luxury. Its style remains strict but highlights at the same time a construction full of luxury, with steady and rigid architectural lines. Visible concrete emphasizes the rigidness and lets the shadows play with the light on the facade of the building when the sun sets and the night settles. Structural elements such as metal, glass and cement are perfectly and smoothly blended together, through a combination, which looks forward into keeping intact both the building’s proportions and local character. Guests enjoy the unobstructed view towards the nearby park to the west side of the building as well as the natural... More

Boler Mountain is a London not-for-profit organization that invites 4-season access to outdoor recreational programs and facilities with a focus on winter activities. For over 70 years, Boler has been a much-loved presence in the London community. A special focus on inclusivity, health and wellness has helped shape a unique experience for all ages and abilities. The expansion of Boler’s existing forty-year-old chalet have allowed for additional revenue by increasing capacity for hospitality services. A large modern kitchen and licensed banquet hall can accommodate large groups of up to 200. Smaller groups will be comfortable in flexible multi-purpose rooms. During the ski season, up to 400 guests can be accommodated by a range of foo... More

Three years after the closing om the skatepark on the NDSM Wharf, Amsterdam Noord found a new location for it’s indoor skatepark. This time it’s on the Hamerstraatgebied, situated on the north side of the IJ.The renovated hall at the Aambeeldstraat offers 1400m2 space for skate activities, including recreation and lessons on every level. Besides, there is a 150m2 catering facility with a double function as a ‘canteen’ and external hospitality.This newly created hospitality unit protrudes two meters from the original façade. The Glass entrance façade functions as an intermediary between the skatepark and the outside space. The timber frame construction of the façade is cladded with horizontal Fraké slats. The striking slope in the roof refer... More

The first phase of the Antalya Konyaalti coastline rehabilitation project, which covers an area of approximately 100 hectares has been opened to the public on 15th of June, 2018. This area was the subject of a national architectural competition opened in 2014 and Ozer\Urger Architects’ proposal was the winning design to be implemented in collaboration with Tugay Architects.The Mediterranean Avenue was the first executed phase of the Antalya Konyaalti coastline rehabilitation project that also includes the Museum Square and Variant, Beachpark and Olbia Square as four different characteristic areas.The main drive of the project was to reduce the domination of the highway dividing the coast and settlement behind it. For this purpose, a series... More

“Emotion is The Most Powerful Weapon in Architecture and Architecture is the best way to reveal emotion”.Today we are talking about sustainable cities, smart designs knowing that this include using all the scientific and technological progress accumulate by our entire humanity since three millennia. Let’s deeply explore Emotion which is related to Technology Sensitivity and tell why it Call us first as a Human and as an Architect.Emotion is deeply complex because talking about urbanization and cities is talking about how people. Remember, Cities only exist because of people and human reign, when We talk about city; We talk about Human, Humanity and all its system non-limited to architecture or Urbanism because is a philosopher, a thinker. H... More

The design of the Stegermatt aquatics centre is characterised by the balanced interplay of architecture and landscape. Expansive roof surfaces, spacious glass façades and atmospheric spatial volumes interlock with the natural surroundings and form an exciting contrast between the built environment and landform. The aquatics centre, a combined outdoor and indoor pool with a separate sauna area, was planned to replace the existing facilities in the Offenburg Citizens’ Park. An outdoor pool dating back to 1937 along with an indoor pool were previously situated in the immediate vicinity. The citizens’ park lies close to the centre of Offenburg. Located to the west of this extensive piece of land, the new aquatics centre forms a point of interse... More

This LEED Silver accredited facility has a design to be 40% more energy efficient than the national energy model for typical arenas, and includes geothermal heating/ cooling, daylighting and natural ventilation, and the utilization of recovered waste heat to warm change rooms, spectator seating and the ice melting pit. The arenas boast 900 seats, with capability for year-round ice on one pad. Central to the design is the integration of warm viewing areas on both levels with the rinks providing a unique user experience. The arena features 12 change rooms, 4 referee rooms, and community spaces. This projects was designed in collaboration with Prime Consultants RDH Architects of Toronto. More

Located on a prominent civic precinct, the new development consolidates the once residual condition of the site into a revitalized, 24/7 urban park space and event destination. It is a joint-use partnership between the City of Edmonton and the Edmonton Eskimos Football Club; combining football operations, stadium programming, and a community centre. The facility adaptively reuses the 1978 stadium fitness centre and connects these user groups over 4 storeys through a cascading promenade. Three primary masses – Field House, Aquatics and Gymnasium – respond to the dynamic triangulated geometries of the site and frame a central lobby space, ‘the Social Heart’. These in turn define three exterior forecourt spaces. The building responds to... More

Unidad de Vida Articulada San Antonio de Prado Articulated Units Life, UVA, are urban transformations in the neighborhoods of Medellin, intended for the public meeting, the promotion of sport, recreation, culture and community participation, under the concepts of: • JOINT PROGRAMMES, PROJECTS AND CITY: Equipment that promote balance in services for the neighborhood and the city • RECYCLING EXISTING AND UNUSED SPACES Revive restricted urban spaces in effective public space • SPACES TO ENJOY WITH FIVE SENSES Architectures that interact with citizens, which generates experiences UVA (articulated life unit) “The Paradise”, is a sport center, recreational and cultural activities, is conceived as an neighborhood club immersed in one o... More

This project consists of outdoor areas by Kyrkfjärden’s school in Inkoo, Finland, designed by helsinkizürich. The areas create a sport park with amenities for all age groups. Instead of nowadays’ normal unsustainable construction materials (tartan, styrofoam, plastic grass), this park is sustainable, natural and organic. We have used a lot of wood and the vegetation consists of typical seashore plants. These type of sports and recreational parks are promoted by the Ministry of Environment in Finland and its regional Business, Traffic and Environment Centres. The sports parks support communities and cities in their willingness to develop new healthy and sustainable parks, which activate the residents with opportunities for versatile phys... More