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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Arena Ulstein in Ulsteinvik, Norway by Lund+Slaatto ArchitectsMarch 29th, 2011 by Sumit Singhal
The main idea of the project is to create a place of sports and activities, where the qualities of the magnificent surrounding landscape will merge with the bourgeoning urban live of the town of Ulsteinvik.  The Urban Square Connecting to the Town Centre
 The Upper Square Dedicated to Sports and Activities Ulsteinvik is a small town on the west coast of Norway. The town is growing and a new urban life is blossoming. A recent visionary plan for the development of the town connected a series of alleyways and courtyards into a pedestrian network which has given the town a new urban axis. Our project consists of a sports hall and a swimming pool with a local library and youth club. By dividing the program into two major volumes, which engage a folded ground plane on various levels, we are able to negotiate the difficult site to create a series of new urban spaces in-between the building volumes. This new urban space will create several important links between the original pedestrian network and the surrounding landscape and become a new meeting place for the people of Ulsteinvik.  Birdseye View Showing the Sequence of Public Spaces Our aim is to develop an architecture which will enable these large volumes to fit in with the identity of Ulsteinvik, without mimicking the existing small-scale building fabric. We were inspired by the rich industrial history of for the shipping-trade in Ulsteinvik to design the buildings as three Corten-clad volumes, set into a tough granite base. The interior spaces will be surprisingly light, clad in local timber and white concrete.  The Project is Connected Directly to the Surrounding Landscape
 The Public Link at the Upper Street Level  The Main Entrance to all the Public Facilities  The Main Public Pool with Divingtower, Waterslied and Jacuzzi  The Public Swimming Pool  The Therapy Pool Designed for Groups with Special needs  The Public Sports Hall  Urban Links  Squares Diagram  Site Plan  Plan Level 0  Plan Level 1  Plan Level -1  Section 1  Section 3  Elevation 1  Elevation 2
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Tags: Norway, Ulsteinvik Categories: Library, Sports Complex, Swimming Pool |
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