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Sumit Singhal
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.

Løgstør sports hall in Løgstør, Denmark by CEBRA

 
July 30th, 2014 by Sumit Singhal

Article source: CEBRA

CEBRA has completed a public sports facility in the Danish town of Løgstør based on the office’s“Meccano concept” for unheated, low-cost and lightweight sports halls. The concept uses construction principles and elements otherwise known from industrial buildings and warehouses – that is standardised off-the-shelf components. The idea is that these simple elements can be refined and combined in new and surprising ways – just like the Meccano model construction system – in order to create architecturally appealing, accessibleand easily adaptable sports facilities, which are cheap to build and maintain. The concept has been developed in collaboration with LokaleogAnlægsfonden (the Danish Foundation for Culture and Sports Facilities).

Image Courtesy © CEBRA

Image Courtesy © CEBRA

  • Architects: CEBRA
  • Project: Løgstør sports hall
  • Location: Løgstør, Denmark
  • Software used: AutoCAD, Revit, Rhinoceros, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
  • Project size: 1.400 m² new building
  • Year: 2012 – 2014
  • Status: Completed

Image Courtesy © CEBRA

Image Courtesy © CEBRA

The new sports hall in Løgstøris located close to the local school in the southern part of town and is the first visible step towards the realization of the sports, culture and health development Lanternen (The Lantern). The construction is wrapped in a thin skin of corrugated steel plates, which is pulled, cut and folded according to the different functions, interior organization and aesthetic preferences – much like an origami paper figure. The formable outer shell contributes to the buildings light and partly translucent expression and allows opening the construction towards its surroundings, depending on the site’s location and orientation. This design makes it possible to modify and optimize the Meccano concept for practically any location – inthe case of Løgstørby means of the distinctive projecting roof over the entrance and outdoor court as well asopenings for inflow of daylight.

Image Courtesy © CEBRA

Image Courtesy © CEBRA

Even though it is an unheated building the hallcan accommodate many of the same sports activities, which are commonly practiced in traditional heated facilities, such as football, handball, basketball, tennis and others. The roof spans over two types of courts: Anasphalt court and an artificial turf pitch. The asphalt court is accessible around the clock for street basket, skateboarding etc. The fully roofed and enclosed artificial turf pitch is covered with a dense and firm type of artificial grass, which allows for the exercise of a wide range of sports. The pitch is equipped with boards and benches, which can be removed so that the long sides’ sliding gates can open the building for bigger events or ventilation during the summer. In between the two courts multifunctional wooden space-defining furniture contains storage, lockers, benches and one of the goals and makes it possible to close the building during nighttime.

Image Courtesy © CEBRA

Image Courtesy © CEBRA

CEBRA has previously designed a series of sports facilities, including another low-cost, lightweight sports hall concept called the Igloo. Much like the Meccano concept the Igloo’s dome shaped structure provides sports and leisure facilities, which are accessible to the general public and can be easily adapted to a wide range of activities and varying locations. One such Igloo hall is currently under construction in southern Denmark as part of the 6.500 sqm skateboarding and street sport park SkateCity, which is designed in collaboration with Glifberg+Lykke.

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