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Sumit Singhal
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Two Sports Centers Boshuizerkade in Leiden, The Netherlands by René van Zuuk Architects bv

March 15th, 2013 by Sumit Singhal

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The municipality of Leiden was looking to replace the old sports facilities in Leiden with a new complex which would separate the youth football association from the Leiden sports company. The position and footprint of the pavilions was predetermined by Buro Sant and Co who were responsible for the urban design.

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Architects: René van Zuuk Architects bv
Project: Two Sports Centers Boshuizerkade
Location: Boshuizerkade, Leiden, The Netherlands
Photographer: René van Zuuk Architects bv
Client: Municipality of Leiden
Program: Two Sportcenters
Office: René van Zuuk Architects b.v., Almere / NL
Design: René van Zuuk
Design Team: Kersten Scheller, Peter Hagelaar, Wulf Oschwald, Javier Paz Taibo
Structural engineer: ABT bv
Building engineering : Technisch AdviesburoSanes bv
Contractor : Huurman Leiden bv
Floor area: 1.590 m²
Built-up area: 824 m²
Cubage: 5.030m³
Building Costs: € 1.677.500,
€/m³BRI: 333,50 €/m³
Start of planning: 2009
Completion: 2012
Phases of planning: 2-9

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Due to the wide variety of users it was important to strike a harmony in balance between the two pavilions. The first pavilion is dedicated to Football. With the changing rooms on the ground-floor and the canteen and office function on the first floor, the canteen has a stretched glass façade which focuses on the playing fields. On the other side of the canteen is another glass façade which connects the pavilion visually to the surrounding neighbourhood.

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Interaction is more apparent in the second pavilion where there is a glass façade running alongside the street, this wall is also the dividing wall that separates it from the youth soccer association. At ground level the amenities are shared between the pavilions.

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Tags: Leiden, The Netherlands

Category: Sports Complex

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