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DEAR IAKS MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF SB, Devoted to “sports halls and arenas”, this issue presents outstanding projects from all over the world. The international examples publicised here, such as preschools, schools, hybrids of university and public spaces, and residential and rehabilitation centres with a focus on exercise, reflect the thematic diversity in sports facility construction.

In view of urbanisation and the concomitant increase in building density, the design and functionality of new sports arenas is the subject of social debate. The trend towards multifunctionality also affects the choice of location and requires infrastructural solutions. With regard to new sports centres in particular, the emphasis is on multifunctionality and the associated scope for modification. Three projects in Kaohsiung (Taiwan), Paris (France) and Barcelona (Spain) show how new sports spaces can be developed despite urban density and the scarcity of space.

At the same time, the high architectural quality of these projects underlines the importance of the design of contemporary exercise spaces, which undoubtedly contributes to added value in terms of sporting, educational, social and cultural development in the community. In particular, the outward form of sports buildings and the façade materials that define their

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appearance ought to be important to building owners and planners, as various examples from North America and France show.

The challenge facing the architecture of the exercise space is to ensure that sport and exercise are available to everyone in all possible facets – a challenge that invites dialogue and cooperation between all sectors and participants, making sports facility construction an increasingly interdisciplinary field. A preschool in Japan and “Werk 12” in Munich are breaking entirely new ground in this area.

Finally, the white paper of this “sb” addresses the most important parameters of the design and programming of sports and exercise spaces for ALL. The next opportunity for personal discussion of these and other ideas will be available to all readers on 13 May 2020 in The Hague (Netherlands), where the IAKS is holding a conference on innovative indoor sports spaces at the award-winning “Zuiderpark” sports campus.

I hope you enjoy reading this issue of “sb”!

Harald Fux, Sports Architect RAUMKUNST ZT President of IAKS Austria

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2020 IAKS Study Trip to Vancouver.......................................... 4 26th TAFISA conference in Tokyo.............................................. 6 IAKS LAC co-organized seminar in Santiago de Chile.... 6 IAKS Expert Circle on Sports Halls............................................ 7 New IAKS Members.......................................................................... 8

Kaohsiung American School Athletic Complex.. ............. 26 MAYU architects

KO Kindergarten and Nursery in Matsuyama................. 30 HIBINOSEKKEI and Youji no Shiro

Turó de la peira sports centre in Barcelona. . .................... 34 Arquitectura Anna Noguera

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Refurbishment of “The Centre” in Slough........................... 38 GT3 Architects

WERK12 leisure centre in Munich.......................................... 16 MVDRV

North Surrey Sports and Ice Complex. . ................................ 42 Francl Architecture

Laurier Brantford YMCA / Wilfrid Laurier University Recreation Center................................................... 18

Housing and sports complex LESS in Paris....................... 46

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North Delta Recreation Centre Expansion........................ 50

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Center for Health and Wellness at Suffolk County Community College in Riverhead........................................... 54 ikon.5 architects

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2020 IAKS STUDY TRIP TO VANCOUVER TO INNOVATIVE SPORTS AND LEISURE FACILITIES – 26/27 MAY 2020 The 2020 IAKS Study Trip to Greater Vancouver gives the unique opportunity to visit eight innovative sports and leisure facilities in Greater Vancouver, BC, Canada over two days from 26 to 27 May. The architects and/or operators of these facilities will be on site for a guided tour: Edmonds Community Center (multi-generational and multi-service recreation centre), Grandview Heights Aquatic Centre (world-class aquatic centre for competition and recreation with inclusive and universal access), Clayton Community Centre (futuristic community centre, combining recreation, library, arts and parks), Westminster Pier Park (downtown waterfront park), Hillcrest Centre (rejuvenation of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Cur­ ling Venue), Delbrook Community Recreation Centre (healthy space with views to nature: pools, racquet sport courts, fitness centre), University of British Columbia Aquatic Centre (serving athletic training, competition, and

neighbourhood leisure needs) as well as the Richmond Olympic Oval (signature venue of the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Winter Games turned into multipurpose international centre for sports competitions, recreation, health, wellness, and entertainment).

The travel package costs 265 euros for IAKS members (315 euros for non-members) and includes the guided two-day tour by coach, lunches on both days and evening dinner on May 26th at selected venues. Arrival in New Westminster on individual terms; extension of stay is possible. www.iaks.sport/event/2020-iaks-study-trip

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„We had very interesting days in Hamburg, the trip was very well planned. Each day offered many stimulating themes in the programme as well as in the city itself.”

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26TH TAFISA CONFERENCE IN TOKYO IAKS JAPAN SHARED IAKS FUTURE TRENDS The 26th TAFISA conference on “Sport for All through Tradition and Innovation” was held from 13-17 November 2019 in Tokyo with over 600 participants from 78 countries. The congress featured a joint event day with the Smart Cities & Sport Summit by bringing both organisations’ networks and stakeholders together.

Topics included Happy Aging, Made to Play, Design your Policy, Building Communities, and Impact through Innovation. There were five main sessions, eight parallel sessions, one workshop and a sports day.

In the framework of one of the main sessions entitled “Making change happen: How to build communities through sport?“ IAKS Japan Executive Board member Yoshiko Osamura presented the IAKS Future Trends in Sports and Leisure Facilities. The session gave insights on sports for all from the perspective of sports and leisure facilities since amenities and open spaces are important

to realize sports and leisure activities for all people. From France, Yunus Sports Hub Co-founder and Director Yoan Noguier talked about “Using Social Business Methods to Build a Sport for All Legacy“. The third speaker was Nagano Junior Sports Clubs Association representative Midori Harahata from Japan, who shared her thoughts on “Training the Young Sport for All Leaders of Tomorrow“.

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ACCESSIBILITY FOR RECREATION, LEISURE AND SPORT IAKS LAC CO-ORGANIZED SEMINAR IN SANTIAGO DE CHILE Together with the “Colegio de Arquitectos de Chile” IAKS LAC organized the seminar “Accessibility for Recreation, Leisure and Sport” which took place in Santiago de Chile from 28-29 November 2019. The event was supported by UIA (International Union of Architects), AENOR (Asociación Española de Normalización y Certificación), Cities4All (Global Compact on Inclusive and Accessible Cities), and the National Olympic Committee of Chile.

An average of 50 professionals per day met for presentations in the morning and workshops in the afternoon.

IAKS LAC Vice President Agustín García Puga from Argentina shared his experiences on accessibility at sports facilities. Architect Eduardo Elkouss from Spain reported on the work program “Architecture for all” giving a very interesting presentation on “Sustainable mobility: 6

Cycleways and pedestrian circuits”. Two speeches were presented via videoconference. Berta Liliana Brusilovsky, working as research architect of the cognitive spectrum of universal accessibility, informed about “Architecture: Brain and Mind. Accessibility in environments and buildings”. AENOR Manager Juan Novillo spoke about “Accessibility at Spanish sports venues”. sb 1/2020

IAKS EXPERT CIRCLE ON SPORTS HALLS WORKSHOP TO DISCUSS THE CHALLENGES AND APPROACHES IN CREATING MODERN SPORTS FACILITIES AND EXERCISE SPACES – REPORT BY HARALD FUX Following the successful founding event for IAKS Austria on 26 April 2019, the IAKS Expert Circle on Sports Halls met in Vienna, and a further workshop of sports hall experts from the fields of industry, operation and planning was held during the 26th IAKS Congress 2019. Twelve IAKS members from five countries met under the chairmanship of Harald Fux, President of IAKS Austria.

Karin Schwarz-Viechtbauer, member of the IAKS Executive Board and chair of the workshop in Vienna, began by outlining the basic issues and objectives discussed there: • • • •

How much standardisation do sports halls need?

How suited at all is the standard sports hall to modern needs?

What risks and opportunities does standardisation offer?

The development of modern modules for usage patterns and spatial qualities as well as their implementation in decision-making processes and planning procedures is necessary.

Harald Fux, architect, opened the workshop with a number of statements on the discussion of fundamentals: The classic, standardised sports hall, as we know it, follows the rules of club sports and still has its justification for competitions and competition training. In school sports, however, there is a declining need for regulations, partly because curricula are less focused on learning specific sports practised on sports equipment and more on the individual development of personal, social and mobility-based skills.

There is a clear need for adaptable, modularised and mobilised exercise spaces that are in the right balance with standard sports halls. Since there is a direct correspondence between the individual’s experience of exercise and the exercise space, attractive and modern models for exercise spaces and sports halls must be created, both in terms of sports function and design.

Fux stressed that the criteria for the design of a sports and exercise space are basically the same as those for any other space and that it must therefore ultimately be a matter of designing a space tailored to people. On the basis of some best-practice examples, mention was made of planning parameters such as socialising, accessibility, usability and activity as well as a location’s amenity and image. It was noted that the design and programming of sb 1/2020

a space for exercise in particular ultimately has a socio-political and social function.

Bernard Kössler, architect and board member of the Hamburg Sports Federation, highlighted the importance of the sports space used by clubs, but also endorsed the view that standards no longer have any significance and that sports and exercise spaces should be clearly coded.

Thomas Beyer, IAKS member from Hamburg and former head of the Hamburg Land Sports Department, on the other hand, regretted the excessive influence of club sports on the educational space.

After the lively discussion of the opening statements, Roger Gut, President of IAKS Switzerland, presented some examples of sports hall buildings of recent decades from his practice HALLER GUT AG. The development of naturally illuminated, adaptive sports facilities was clearly in tune with the creative spirit of the times. Holger Kortbek, municipal sports facility operator from Denmark, took the example of various sports halls to demonstrate the use of general access and intermediate areas as ­spaces for exercise as well as the enhancement of sports facilities, e.g. with food and drink facilities and the arrangement of public areas in the immediate vicinity of the sports facility.

The preoccupation with the wide range of examples presented again illustrates the variety of and differences between the actual and initial situations in various countries. As already discussed in Vienna, this results once again in “Planning Phase 0”, in a professional and preferably participatory discussion of processes and planning procedures at the beginning of all design processes, supervised by experts.

The IAKS Expert Circle on Sports Halls invites all experts active in the field of sports halls and exercise spaces to attend the next meeting. Coinciding with the “Invictus Games 2020”, this will take place on 12 May 2020 in The Hague at the award-winning “Sportcampus Zuiderpark” designed by FaulknerBrowns Architects.

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NATÜRLICHKUNSTRASEN.DE, ASCHENDORF (GERMANY)

NATURFREUNDE WIEN KLETTERHALLEN, VIENNA (AUSTRIA)

NatürlichKunstrasen.de powered by SevenRelax Group GmbH offers customers various types of artificial turf for gardens, businesses, sports and play. The company has set itself the goal of sustainable and profitable growth and focuses its development work on customer needs.

In addition, the company from Lower Saxony attaches great importance to environmental protection by taking great pains in its development and production activities to improve sustainability and recycling.

Throughout Austria and beyond, Naturfreunde Wien Kletterhallen GmbH is the biggest and best-attended climbing hall for bouldering and rope-climbing (indoors and outdoors), offering more than 3,000 m² of climbing space and over 300 routes in all degrees of difficulty. The outdoor area features slacklines, natural elements and chill zones. Climbing enthusiasts will find cool accessories and climbing gear in the hall’s own shop.

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SSG DIENSTLEISTUNG, HAMBURG (GERMANY)

INTERNATIONAL KEMPO FEDERATION, BUCHAREST (ROMANIA)

The Hamburg-based company SSG Dienstleistung GmbH provides the full range of professional playground services. These include playground planning, playground assembly, playground maintenance, sand-pit servicing, the installation of fall protection and the delivery of the playground sign. These services can be booked individually or as a complete package. The owner-run family business prepares every project down to the last detail and thus tailors it to the special requirements of each individual playground.

The IKF (International Kempo Federation) claims to be the leading Kempo/Kenpo world governing body with hundreds of sport centers all over the world.

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IKF is an organization related to “Sports For All”, and is leading projects on Adapted Kempo, School Programs, Kindergarden projects, University Programs and also in socially disadvantaged regions all over the world. Its wide portfolio includes yearly seminars, tournaments, championships, conventions and the development of new sports facilities.

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DOUG WOURNELL, VANCOUVER BC (CANADA) Doug has over 25 years of architectural experience exclusively in sport and recreation facilities. He spent ten years competing internationally in track & field team and he thoroughly understands the interaction between athletes, coaches, and administrators. The combination of Doug’s sport background and his professional experience allows him to move comfortably between the boardroom and the locker room. This enables him to work with all project stakeholders to create facilities that meet the needs of the sport and the parameters of the project scope and budget.

Double experience For more than half a century, Hamberger has been developing and producing one of the most important pieces of sports equipment: the flooring. HARO’s Protect Light, the new generation of area elastic protective walls, sets new benchmarks once again.

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X2 ARCHITECTS, HUDDINGE (SWEDEN) Learn to move, move to learn. X2 Architects want the world to be everybody’s playground. They believe that everyone has the right to move and live a healthy life. For the last couple of years the team has been helping counties, organisations and private companies design lasting activities through their custom sports facilities. X2 Architects deliver designs for outdoor landscapes as well as indoor solutions for multi-sport uses such as parkour, play, gymnastics, OCR, climbing, and dance. The core of their design philosophy is to focus on the people and the activity, thus creating unique landscapes for movement and play. www.x2architects.se

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SPORTSTÄTTENBAU GARTEN-MOSER, ESSINGEN (GERMANY)

STADTSPORTBUND AND SPORTJUGEND KÖLN, COLOGNE (GERMANY)

Sportstättenbau Garten-Moser GmbH u. Co. KG claims to be one of the leading manufacturers of modern sports facilities at home and abroad. Whatever the project – new projects or conversions, refurbishments, maintenance management or service – the company always uses the state-of-the-art technologies, special machines and the latest processes. Its customers include not only big-name football clubs, but also many regional clubs, municipalities and sports associations. Its wide-ranging portfolio also includes tennis courts, athletics, baseball and modern beach sports facilities.

www.sportstaettenbau-gm.de

As the umbrella organisation of sport in Cologne, Stadtsportbund (Municipal Sports Federation) is the partner, contact, advocate and mouthpiece for its eight district associations, 33 sports associations, around 640 clubs and, of course, the roughly 282,000 active athletes in the 86 districts of the city. The focus of the Cologne federation is to serve as an expert body representing the interests of all areas of sport and to inform the citizens of Cologne about the activities of the sports clubs. Sportjugend Köln (Cologne Sports Youth), as the umbrella organisation of the youth departments of Cologne’s clubs and associations, attends to the interests of children and adolescents. www.ssbk.de

HELMUT HAAS GMBH, WANGEN (GERMANY)

TECHRAMPS GROUP, CRACOW (POLAND)

For over 30 years, Helmut Haas GmbH has been a specialist in the construction of new sports facilities along with their maintenance, regeneration and refurbishment in southern Germany and Vorarlberg. This includes natural and artificial turf pitches as well as athletics and beach sports facilities. The company’s aim is longterm customer satisfaction. The company took over Südwest-Kunstgras GmbH in 2018, which is concerned exclusively with the laying, maintenance and refurbishment of artificial turf.

The Polish group of brands specialises in the design and construction of innovative sports facilities counting more than 1,000 realisations over the world. Their product portfolio comprises: skateparks, pumptracks, street workout parks, parkour parks, wakeparks, waveparks and snowparks. Clients can expect comprehensive investment implementation and customized, individual sport objects. Techramps Group has been on the market for 17 years with currently 60 employees.

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Location Munich, Germany Client/operator OTEC GmbH & Co. KG Architect MVDRV NL-3011 RA Rotterdam www.mvrdv.nl Co-Architects N-V-O Nuyken von Oefele Architekten DE-80797 Munich www.n-v-o.com Artwork commission Christian Engelmann and Beate Engl Structural Engineering Wolf+

STYLISH, COOL AND HONEST WERK12 LEISURE CENTRE IN MUNICH

MEP Teuber + Viel Design Team MVRDV: Jacob van Rijs (Principal in charge), Fokke Moerel (Partner), Markus Nagler, Roy Sieljes, Jonathan Schuster, Sven Thorissen Author MVRDV Photos Ossip van Duivenbode Official opening 2019 Construction costs EUR 16 million

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WERK12 is a mixed-use building with an expressive artistically styled façade and a joint design from MVRDV in cooperation with Nuyken von Oefele Architekten BDA, structural engineers Wolf+ and MEP specialists Teuber + Viel. A fitness centre extends over three storeys and a fourth floor is occupied by a swimming pool.

With 7,700 m² of mixed-use space to let, the building of WERK12 is located close to Munich’s Ostbahnhof railway station. As the core element of the Werksviertel-Mitte district, an urban regeneration plan on a former industrial site, the building stands out with its bold and expressive art façade featuring 5-metre-tall exclamations found in German comics.

Transparent building The design of WERK12 combines a simple form, honest materials and transparent façades. Users can move around the building in multiple ways: the design’s external circulation core on the building’s north-eastern side is supplemented by 3.25-metre-wide terraces that surround each floor of the building. These are c­ onnected sb 1/2020

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by external staircases curling around the building to connect these generous open spaces. This public route up the building blurs the distinction between interior and exterior, placing the interior spaces in conversation with the exterior semi-public areas.

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and Engl, comprising the bold lettering spelling out common expressions taken from the German version of Donald Duck comics. This 5-metre-tall lettering and the colloquial nature of the expressions chosen are a tribute to the graffiti culture and extensive use of signage found on the old site. At night, the appearance of the building is transformed by its illumination strategy. Simple geometries and honest materials morph into a vibrant lightshow. sb 1/2020

There are restaurants and bars on the ground floor of the five-storey building. The fitness centre extends over three storeys and a fourth floor is occupied by a swimming pool. The space also extends to business rooms and offices. WERK12’s floor-to-ceiling glass walls, combined with its location near to the train station, provide the upper levels with stunning views of central Munich, punctuated in places by the lettering on the building’s terraces – many of which take on a new meaning when read in reverse. sb 1/2020

Flexible layout A key to the design was in the flexibility of the spaces. The building’s extra-high ceilings – with 5.5 metres between each floor – allows for mezzanines or other level changes to be added by future users.

The placement of the circulation on the outside of the building means that the interiors can be easily reconfigured, while structural stability is provided through the use of the diagonal staircases.

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JACOB VAN RIJS Founding Partner MVRDV

What changes have taken place in the district around the train station with the former industrial estate?

The area of the Werksviertel-Mitte district has already undergone interesting changes, transforming from a potato factory to a legendary entertainment district. With our design, we wanted to respect and celebrate that history, while also creating a foundation for the next chapter. WERK12 is stylish and cool on one hand, but it doesn’t take itself so seriously – it’s not afraid to say ‘PUH’ to passers-by!

After industry and production had left the Werksviertel, the whole thing became known as the ‘Kultfabrik’ or cult factory. The Kultfa­ brik offered an alternative to the clean and tidy centre of Munich and attracted a slightly different clientele, including (graffiti) artists, ravers and party-goers.

The extreme ceiling height opens up new prospects for future users. How is it possible to factor a building’s flexibility into the design?

By creating more space/headroom. Most older buildings that are successfully converted have above-average ceiling heights. So there’s a direct correlation between floor height and future flexibility.

Of course, we don’t know what the future will hold, but the building could easily be used in my view as an office/apartment/studio or the like or as a museum.

What challenges and ideas for solutions does Werk12 embody?

When we designed the project, the exact programme was still quite open, and apart from catering on the ground floor, anything was still possible. So the pool was also added only after the preliminary design.

The building had to be designed on top of an already approved underground car park. The construction of the latter was started even before the building was designed.

It turned out to be a hidden blessing that we were allowed to take out a floor, otherwise we would not have been able to include the pool. The weight of the floor that we removed could then be used for the cubic metres of pool water, as the foundations were already in place. sb 1/2020

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Location Brantford Ontario, Canada Client/operator YMCA Hamilton / Burlington / Brantford and Wilfrid Laurier University Architect CannonDesign US-012114 Boston, MA www.cannondesign.com Author CannonDesign Photos Adrien Williams Official opening September, 2018 Construction costs CAD 67 million (EUR 46 million)

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MEMORY, MOVEMENT AND LANDSCAPE LAURIER BRANTFORD YMCA / WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY RECREATION CENTER Seeking to create a community centre that would revitalize its downtown, the City of Brantford in Ontario, Canada teamed with Wilfrid Laurier University on the vision for a new community recreation complex. The design team at CannonDesign engaged the two clients and the community in a highly collaborative process that ensured all ideas and possibilities were covered and needs best met. The centre is equipped with gyms, pools, meeting spaces, health clinic space and related spaces to support residents and community events.

Located at the confluence of a dynamic city edge, the centre is conceived as an integrated design that offers the public a unified and cohesive experience lending a new identity to the block and city as a whole. The design focuses on three themes – memory, movement and landscape – as it draws on the

rhythms and patterns of buildings that previously filled the location while creating new possibilities. By creating spaces for health, belonging and social connectivity, the Laurier Brantford YMCA is bringing individuals, fami­ lies and students together to improve overall well-being.

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Functional planning The centre, which houses the Laurier Brantford YMCA and the Wilfrid Laurier University Recreation Centre, revitalizes the city’s downtown and creates exciting opportunities for recreation programming. The 11,150 m² facility includes: • • •

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An aquatics centre for lane swimming, swim lessons, aquatic fitness and therapy and leisure A dedicated childcare area Five inclusive changing rooms for families and all genders. Plus, there are additional team changing rooms for Wilfrid Laurier athletics events A youth zone for focused recreational, social and leadership development programs A double gym designed for sports and competition with retractable stadium seating for 860 people and a supporting first aid and athletic therapy space

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Comprehensive cardio and weight-training areas with WiFi capabilities for fitness programs and access to apps A single gym space for other recreation opportunities and programs Health-intake consultation rooms for specialized community-based health care programs in partnership with Hamilton Health Sciences and Brant Community Healthcare System Three studios for a large variety of group fitness classes including cycling and dance among others Multi-purpose spaces for social, educational and cultural programming A student lounge for group work and socializing

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escarpment; and recalling the line of commercial fronts that previously characterized the site.

The project is meaningful to its site as it replaces vacant row houses and is integrated into a sloped hillside to ensure it is visually pleasant and appropriate. Green roofs, which are accessible to the public, cover the volumes embedded in the hillside.

Outside, the project brings a historical neighbourhood into the 21st century. Inside, the building welcomes abundant natural light and open views inside and out of the building. The building’s bar structure more than a block long is visually segmented to engage building users.

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private organizations, with support from local, provincial and university organizations. This collaborative model continues to emerge in the creation of valuable multidisciplinary community recreation centres. This USD 67 million project received USD 16.7 million from provincial and federal governments, USD 5.2 million from the City of Brantford, USD 5.4 million from a community capital campaign, and the remainder from the YMCA and Laurier.

The facility was originally expected to cost just over USD 58 million but construction was delayed 18 months due to an extensive archeological dig that unearthed more than 400,000 artifacts dating from 500 BCE to the 21st century. This delay increased the cost to over USD 67 million.

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Location Angers, France Client Ville d’Angers Operator UCPA Association Architect Chabanne S.A. FR - 69009 Lyon www.agence-chabanne.fr Author Chabanne S.A. Photos Guillaume Guerin Official opening 2019 Construction costs EUR 24 million

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SHOWCASE OF SPORT AND FOCAL POINT ICEPARC IN ANGERS The ice arena is the home of the Les Ducs d’Angers ice hockey club, which currently plays in the top French league. The building designed by Chabanne comprises two ice rinks measuring 60 x 30 m and 56 x 26 m for professional, school and leisure sports. In addition, basketball and handball matches can be played with up to 4,400 spectators.

The building is located on the Quai Saint-Serges on a disused industrial site, close to the Confluences bridge, a multiplex cinema and a tram stop. The architectural language with its clear, confidently expressive and strict lines reflects the dynamics of ice sports and the use of the facility as a training centre. The team of architects opted for a flowing architecture with rounded shapes and a light-coloured façade band reminiscent of

ice skaters’ movements. The aim was to create a visible and inviting facility in the public space, acting as a showcase for sport and as a focal point for the Angers area.

Latest-generation ice arena The ice arena is not a closed cube, but an open facility that will fill the ascendant district with new life. The opening hours of the leisure ice rink sb 1/2020

for the public have been generously extended. The offer is rounded off by activities coordinated by the non-profit organisation UCPA, such as ice karting and student training.

With its cafeteria, its terrace overlooking the park and food stands, the Iceparc is breathing new life into the town with the aim of promoting social interaction through sport, competition and events.

The ice arena is intended for competitive sport, training, show events, school and leisure sports and is also designed to host basketball and handball games. Angers’ Iceparc provides ideal conditions for professional sport. It is the home stadium of the Les Ducs d’Angers ice hockey club, which currently plays in the top national league (Magnus League). sb 1/2020

With 3,500 seats on two levels in the immediate vicinity of the ice rink, the spectator area is reminiscent of a Roman arena; the steep tiers ensure an intense spectator experience.

In order to soften the contrast between dark colours of the grandstands and the bright surface of the ice, the circulatory area has been made lighter with wood panelling.

Colour as a design element The hall walls and ceilings of the main ice rink are a shade of dark grey. The wood panelling in the VIP areas and catering zones exudes elegance and warmth.

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The flowing band is reiterated as an identifying feature on the leisure ice surface and establishes coherence between the exterior and interior. The functional hall is enlivened by the bright band and accentuated with signage.

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foyer. It extends up the stairs and accompanies the spectators on their way to their seats, like a frame over the wood and the curtain wall to the ice rink. Softer shades dominate in the VIP areas and boxes to create a plain yet warm and elegant atmosphere. In the boxes, upholstery and wood have been used to create a more intimate, warmer ambience that encourages concentration on the action on the ice. Finally, the sports areas are dominated by the blue of the home team’s club colour. sb 1/2020

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Location Kaohsiung, Taiwan

ON EQUAL TERMS KAOHSIUNG AMERICAN SCHOOL ATHLETIC COMPLEX IN TAIWAN

Client/Operator Kaohsiung American School Architects MAYU architects TW-Kaohsiung City www.mayuarchitects.com Design team members Malone Chang, Yu-lin Chen (Architects), Waylon Lo, Jia-yu Chen, Miao-ling Cheng, Juen-yuan Deng (SD, DD, CD), Ying-zhang Huang (CA) Author MAYU architects Photos Yu-Chen Zao Official Opening November 2016 Construction costs EUR 8.5 million

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The athletic complex with its gymnasium, swimming pool and soccer field is popular with students and faculties of the Kaohsiung American School. MAYU architects have transformed a conventionally opaque sport complex into a transparent facility with their ingenious treatment of material, space, and light. This transparency fosters a sense of community and brings together all school activities.

Sports facilities such as gymnasiums and swimming pools are typically stand-alone “black boxes” inserted into school campuses, contrasting with other academic buildings formed by smaller and repetitive learning units. Striving to break free from the norm of this building type by creating a “transparent” sports facility, the architects aligned the complex to the height of the adjacent elementary school building by lowering the double-height swimming pool space halfway below the grade. The visual linkage of all these spaces not only intercon-

nects them but also invokes a sense of surprise, a paradoxical feeling generated by walking into a normal-height lobby and then immediately having one’s visual field expanded.

V-shaped steel supports carry the gymnasium and create a floating impression. The tall ribbon windows on the gym floor visually link the gym to the soccer field outside, creating a visual panorama unique to the sports building type. The pool area is treated with materials in cool colour tones to match the pool water. The sb 1/2020

ceiling absorbs the sound while other surfaces reflect, allowing the sound of water to reverberate in a controlled fashion inside the space. In contrast, the gymnasium is treated with materials in warm colour tones that reflect the physical energy and heat generated by the sports activities. The copious acoustic treatment absorbs the staccato sounds of bouncing balls and rubbing shoes, leaving the acoustics crystal clear and sharp.

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within 8 minutes. It allows the pool to cater to the needs of students of different ages (from kindergarten to 12th grade) and to different activities.

The continuous canopy at varying depths and heights runs along the front faรงade to create an interstitial space between the building interior and the outdoor soccer field. This shaded space is a social and accessible zone where students, faculties and parents can interact without barriers. The pathways leading to both the main spaces and the sanitary facilities are all designed wide enough to accommodate groups of students or people 27

requiring moving devices. The indoor space, with visual links to other spaces, has a bright design to induce a sense of comfort.

Visual connections The design has strong intent to engender a sense of community within the school. By maximising available daylight and the view of larger spaces such as the gym, pool and dining hall, a network of visual connections and transparency emerges. Even the dance studio and weights room have visual links with the outside athletic field.

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The pool is designed with environmental commitment: how to save water in a city frequently facing either water shortage or rainstorms in summer? The filtering system has been installed to reduce water consumption and recycle the water. The resulting water efficiency calculation shows 50 % of water use in flush fixtures. The high-efficiency plumbing fixtures are equipped with sensors to reduce the amount of water.

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for effective communication between teachers and students. The fibre cement board applied to these spaces is certified as a green material. The choice of materials has also been carefully studied. Building materials with recycled content are used, such as acoustic wood fibre cement board, gypsum wallboard, and aluminium ceiling panels. The total recycled content of the building materials used on the building is calculated to be 30 % based on cost. Regional materials are used to reduce the energy used in transportation. The building materials used on the building that are extracted and produced within 800 kilometres is calculated to be 21 % based on cost. sb 1/2020

For reasons of energy conservation, the heat exchange panels extract waste heat produced by chillers and pool pumps to supplement the water heating needed for the pool. The whole building energy simulation shows that the athletic complex saves 32 % of energy costs. Other energy efficiency measures deployed in the building include the LED light fixtures used in the gymnasium and the pool, a computer-controlled HVAC system and real-time indoor air quality monitoring. Photovoltaic panels on the roof are capable of producing up to 6.37 kW of electricity.

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LEARNING TO PLAY Location Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan Client/operator KO Kindergarten Architects HIBINOSEKKEI JP-Kanagawa www.hibinosekkei.com Youji no Shiro www.e-ensha.com Order made furniture KIDS DESIGN LABO www.kidsdesignlabo.com Author Kaho Hayakawa Potos Ryuji Inoue (studio BAUHAUS) Official opening 2019

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KO KINDERGARTEN AND NURSERY IN MATSUYAMA The meaning of the Latin phrase “Mens sana in corpore sano” (usually translated as “a healthy mind in a healthy body”) has never been more important than in present-day society. Early childhood is the best time to encourage to an active lifestyle. The activity zone at KO Kindergarten and Nursery – invented by the architects at HIBINOSEKKEI, together with Youji no Shiro and KIDS DESIGN LABO – is based on the concept of “creating health by playing”.

Matsuyama is the largest city on the island of Shikoku and the capital of Ehime Prefecture. KO Kindergarten and Nursery has been built on the same spot as the former but rundown building. Traffic has increased a lot in the streets of the capital. Even in early childhood children are taken by car or have to take the bus to the kindergarten. They have little chance to walk and gain a little exercise in their daily lives. Back at home, children tend to play more with electronic devices rather than making up their own

games in a natural environment, which offers a multitude of opportunities. For these reasons, KO Kindergarten and Nursery was rebuilt with the concept of “creating health by playing”.

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look like streets. In the past, children used to play in the streets of Matsuyama and were free to make up many unique games. As a consequence of increasing car traffic, the local scenery has vanished. To revive these former scenes and encourage children to play actively, 14 street play spaces have been designed.

Any of these play spaces has a unique name and concept, such as “wind path”, “cat street”, “secret base”, neighbour house”, “rolling slope”, “climbing net tree”, or “ball pool”. Children not only like open spaces for active sb 1/2020

play but also need confined spaces for hiding and playing in secrecy. Thus, some of the play spaces are open and others are confined, allowing children to develop their creative play.

Scientific concept encourages healthier behaviour The design of the 14 play spaces is based on educational research. Kazuhiko Nakamura, a professor of education at Yamanashi University in Japan, said during childhood children should learn 36 body motions such as “running”, “jumping”, “stacking”, “pushing”, “swimming”, 31

and “holding”. The design team made sure that all of these 36 motions can be learned in the play spaces at KO Kindergarten and Nursery. Playing in the ball pool space for example, toddlers can “throw”, “catch”, “swim”, and “pick up”. When in the climbing net tree, they learn to “hang”, “ride”, “pass through”, “climb”, and “hold”. If they practiced a single sport, they would learn only a few motions, but at the thoroughly 32

planned spaces, they learn many kinds of motions by themselves while just playing.

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building, scientists could not detect movements such as “throwing”, “going through”, “crawling” and “riding” – but in the new building they do. The flat playground in the former building limited movement.

The new playground however offers two small hills with natural grass. Children enjoy rolling down them and climbing up. They discover natural space outside – with birds and bugs passing by and flowers in bloom. sb 1/2020

To a certain extent, architecture helps to lead a healthier life. The play spaces invite children to take exercise. They not only increase the quantity of exercise and improve physical strength just by playing, but the new environment also encourages children to make up their own games and stimulates many kinds of interests.

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Location Barcelona, Spain Client/operator BIMSA Barcelona d’Infraestructures Municipals, SA IBE Institut Barcelona Esports City of Barcelona Architects Arquitectura Anna Noguera ES-08011 Barcelona www.annanoguera.com Design Team Architects: Anna Noguera, Javier Fernandez Architectural engineer: Dídac Dalmau Structures: Manel Fernández, Ton Coll Project development: Carles Rubio, Javier López, Lara Ferrer, Marc Busquets Landscape: Anna Zahonero, Pepa Morán, Víctor Adorno Energy Strategy & engineer: Xavier Saltó Sustainability & simulations: Micheel Wassouf, Oliver Style Author Anna Noguera Photos Enric Duch Official opening 2018 Construction costs EUR 5,9 million

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IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GARDEN TURÓ DE LA PEIRA SPORTS CENTRE IN BARCELONA The project by Arquitectura Anna Noguera involves the renaturation of the patio and the ­creation of a large garden that lends greenery to the neighbourhood and consistency to the unstructured space. Its mission is to serve the neighbourhood of the Turó de la Peira. The sports court hosts the meetings of several amateur sports clubs that are part of the associative network of Nou Barris. This use alternates with that by the neighbouring public school, which has its own access to the court. The swimming pool provides gymnastics and rehabilitation activities for the elderly of the neighbourhood, who also use a seniors’ residence in the same gardens where the sports centre is located.

Turó de la Peira Quarter is characterised by its abundance of low-cost social housing from the 1960’s and a high density of buildings. This is a district with a lack of green areas and a shortage of public facilities.

The urban environment prior to the intervention was an unstructured space consisting of an assemblage of residual spaces. It was a space occupied by a sports court tucked between neighbouring buildings, and a pool belonging to obsolete facilities. This urban landscape consisted

of hard pavement, concrete walls and the total absence of vegetation.

Urban regeneration with a green infrastructure The concentration of the two facilities in a single building made it possible to free space to create a new garden. By its volumetric integration, the building is one further element of the garden.

The new facility involves the overlap of two large spaces: the heated swimming pool on the ground floor and the sports court on the upper floor. sb 1/2020

The building is half-buried, adapting to the topography and bridging the difference in level between the two streets. The building minimises its impact on the garden with a green gallery surrounding it.

and its skylights. In the semi-buried pool, natural lighting is controlled and intimate.

Bringing nature to interior spaces The proposal places special emphasis on how the user perceives the space. The natural lighting, vegetation and the use of wood create a warm atmosphere.

A green gallery surrounds the building, protecting it from the sun and creating a bioclimatic space. The access ramp to the sports court runs between the façade and the green mesh on which vines grow. From the court, the entire green façade is visible through the curtain wall, with changes in its flowering according to the time of the year.

The first-floor sports court operates throughout the day exclusively with natural light thanks to its four façades

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colouring contrasts with the freshness of the water. On the sports court almost everything is made of wood: pillars, beams, stands, walls and also the parquet flooring. Abundant natural lighting highlights its colour and texture.

Energy efficiency and self-sufficiency The building has been designed according to passive architecture criteria. The compact and embedded volume in the ground minimises the exposed façade surface to prevent thermal losses.

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The air-conditioning and ventilation of the court is performed exclusively with natural systems. 24 skylights and side windows monitored by sensors ensure proper cross-ventilation and lighting. The thermal insulation of the whole envelope has been selectively treated according to orientation to the sun. The building has an aero­ thermal system that permits the recovery of heat for the production of hot water. The photovoltaic panels occupy the entire roof deck and generate 95,534 kWh per year. sb 1/2020

Construction systems and material sustainability The excellent characteristics of the wood in respect of its life-cycle were one of the reasons for choosing the prefabricated system in laminated wood. The environmental impact is considered zero. Also assessed were its good mechanical performance, its appropriateness for the pool environment, its lightness and consequent savings in foundation volume and its rapid construction time (eight weeks). The entire wooden material supplied to the site comes from controlled wood-certified forests. sb 1/2020

A green gallery surrounds the building, filtering the light and protecting it from solar radiation on three of its faรงades. The planting system is hydroponic, chosen for its lightness, the durability of the substrate, its capacity to retain water and ease of installation.

A large tank located in the basement collects the water from the roof for recycling and for irrigating the entire green faรงade by means of a hydroponic system.

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Location Slough, United Kingdom Client Slough Urban Renewal (SUR) Operator Everyone Active Architect GT3 Architects UK – NE2 1DB Newcastle www.gt3architects.com Planning team Engenuiti Ltd BDP OOBE paceconsult Omega Fire Engineering Ltd Author GT3 Architects Photos Kristen Mccluskie Photography www.kristenmccluskie.com Official opening March 2019 Construction costs GPB 18 million (EUR 21.3 million)

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ADVERT FOR ACTIVITY RESPECT FOR PRIVACY REFURBISHMENT OF “THE CENTRE” IN SLOUGH “The Centre” is a newly refurbished wet and dry sports and leisure facility, carefully designed

by GT3 Architects to cater for the diverse needs of the local population. The facility replaces the Montem Leisure Centre to meet future needs for the next 10-20 years and features an eight lane 25-m pool, learner pool, wet changing village, activity zone around a new café space, 4-court sports hall with associated changing, treatment rooms, large 100-station fitness suite, two large dance studios, and spinning studio.

The surrounding townscape is a mixture of suburban residential, commercial and industrial units with community and school buildings to the east. Roads and car parking dominate the open spaces between buildings. The boxy form took inspiration from the one of the UK’s largest trading estates located adjacent to The Centre. As a “hotbed” of industry and business, the area is industrial in its nature.

The overall design concept was based on the clear separation and articulation of the “dry leisure” and “wet leisure” elements of the scheme. This approach was emphasized through using the circulation as a separating device which weaves between these zones at both ground- and first-floor level. The arrival experience is supported by the use of double-height space and internal glazing. This allows views up to the fitness suite and sb 1/2020

studios above which aid way-finding whilst providing tantalising glimpses of the internal activities within these spaces.

Access to the sports hall and dry change areas benefit from a double-height space within which sits the main circulation stair and lift core to the first floor. This space is top-lit via glazed rooflights, which works to enliven the circulation experience.

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tating passing glances into different types of activity and encouraging participation. Studio spaces, the fitness suite and the pool hall spectator gallery can all be accessed from this space.

Colour scheme encourages visitors into the building Transparent materials and perforated cladding give the faรงade depth and activity during daylight hours, and so that it also comes alive at night, lights are on inside the building, effectively lighting up the faรงade and encouraging visitors into the building.

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Coloured cladding was chosen to clearly differentiate between The Centre’s key areas. The system features a polycarbonate façade and rainscreen cladding panels, combined with solid and perforated aluminium rainscreen cassette cladding and extensive glazed curtain walling.

Innovative LED flooring at sports hall The sports hall is set back from the main Farnham Road elevation. The articulation of a dominant vertical module also helps to break up the mass and length of the sports hall façades.

For the sports hall, the tallest part of The Centre, orange rainscreen panels were mounted on a composite panel, combined with recessed vertical slot windows created using 16 mm thick white ice façade panels.

Recessing the infill panels at ground floor and adding occasional strips of glazing give the illusion of a more transparent elevation at ground floor, whilst reinforcing the strength of the vertical joints as projecting “fins”.

The flooring includes LED lines which are embedded in the floor to create a seamless, even finish to the surface. Different games lines can then be switched on and off to adapt the space to different sports.

Approach to cultural inclusivity The privacy required by a large Asian and Arabic community, particularly for women and children, needed to be considered. The learner pool is only the space where the idea of openness and visibility is carefully controlled.

Whilst glazed on three sides to enable high levels of transparency, natural daylight and visibility during certain times of the day, the client brief called for a swimming environment in which people of different faiths, cultures and those sensitive about being viewed when swimming could feel confident and at ease.

The learner pool glazing can be shaded through use of blinds, and the design allows sensitive groups to access the learner pool from a separate and discrete changing area. A series of control points within the unisex changing village allow the southern half of this space to become effectively “closed off” from the unisex half to the north.

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Seamless outer skin for pool hall The prominent west elevation to Farnham Road is to be highly transparent to offer plenty of natural light into the pool areas whilst maximising views out. The glazing system is to continue along the full length of the west façade, wrapping underneath the “fitness box” at the southern end.

The pool hall “box” is clad in a seamless outer skin of translucent polycarbonate to all three external elevations. This is backed with a solid substrate to the north and east elevations, but exposed on the inside along the Farnham Rd elevation to allow diffuse natural light to enter the pool hall at high level. sb 1/2020

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Location Surrey, BC, Canada

DRAWING THE OUTSIDE IN NORTH SURREY SPORTS AND ICE COMPLEX

Client/operator City of Surrey Architect Francl Architecture Inc. CA - V6J 1H4 Vancouver, BC www.franclarchitecture.com Author Francl Architecture Inc. Photos Calvin Owen Jones, Nancy Silva Grife Official opening January 2020 Construction costs CAD 48 million (EUR 32.7 million)

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The 12,450 m² facility designed by Francl Architecture features three ice sheets and supports the community need for ice sports; hockey, sledge hockey and figure skating. When not in use for ice-based activities, the arena surface can be used as venues for lacrosse, basketball and trade shows. The building also features spectator bleachers, viewing areas and fitness facilities, and amenities including a gym, spin room, yoga room and café. Additional rooms are allocated for physiotherapy facilities and administrative offices.

Situated in one of Canada’s most culturally diverse and fastest-growing cities, the North Surrey Sports and Ice Complex is the newest addition to the City of Surrey’s sport and recrea­ tion program delivery. A comprehensive programming exercise with the City and user groups established the current design and layout of the building. Using a design-build delivery model, the

arena was conceived in 2017 and was completed in autumn 2019.

Inspired by the spectacular scenery and natural resources of the Pacific Northwest, each of the three rinks has its own roof form, which interlocks with its neighbour to create a dynamic wave profile that evokes the Fraser River, which

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lies adjacent to the site. From the elevated Skytrain station nearby, this striking roof silhouette is set against the backdrop of the tree-covered ridge that lies beyond the site.

Reduced truss weight The large, undulating middle rink is the centrepiece, with clear spans of 43 m, showcasing the hybrid timber/steel trusses which form the main roof support. The king-pos­ ted trusses consist of glulam top chord, steel-rod tension chord and HSS web members.

Early in design, a pre-fabricated wood roof panel was proposed as an alternative to deep, acoustic metal deck.

These panels gave the team not only significant cost ­savings, but also a warm wood aesthetic and significant overall schedule savings.

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Early engineering efforts used parametric software to ­optimize the truss design while considering the various architectural, geometrical and fabrication constraints. This optimization significantly reduced truss weight, yielding savings in material, labour and crane size.

The design features a heavy timber roof, with glulam trusses as well as a prefabricated panelized wood roof.

The use of heavy timber in these roofing panels pays homage to the natural landscape, drawing the outside in.

From the exterior, the exposed glulam beams trace the roof curves above, and complement the light-coloured metal panel cladding. The warm wood tone is repeated in the window surrounds and continued on the underside of the entrance canopy. A roof overhang and deep reveals sb 1/2020

protect the wooden elements from deterioration and shade the clerestory windows that are carefully placed to bring daylight into each arena.

Natural light has a positive impact on mood, energy and health Strategic use of daylight contributes to the long-term sustainability of the facility by reducing the need for artificial light. While the benefits of natural light are obvious from an aesthetic, sustainability and wellness standpoint, it poses a particular issue for ice rinks. A combination of careful site planning and control of the interior lighting is key to ensure that daylight enters each of the arenas, without letting any direct sunlight touch the ice surface.

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rinks, with all staff and public areas having ample daylight penetration from the south and west.

Through their orientation and materials chosen, the clerestory windows to the rinks have been designed to prevent any direct sunlight reaching the ice surfaces at any time of year. The translucent polycarbonate window panels diffuse the light entering the rink, providing distributed ambient light instead of the direct sunlight that would result from using clear glazing. The light that pours in from the clerestory windows also draws attention to the roof structure as a defining architectural element, with soft curves and a warm wood finish.

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Location Paris, France Client/Operator Ici Habitat la Sablière Architects AAVP Vincent Parreira Atelier Architecture FR-Paris www.aavp-architecture.com Design team members Vincent Parreira, Maire Brodin, Nicolas Fontaine Descambres, Lara Ferrer Author Olivier Namias Photos Luc Boegly Official opening May 2016 Construction costs EUR 15 million

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URBAN AMPLIFIER HOUSING AND SPORTS COMPLEX LESS IN PARIS “Less is more” the architects of AAVP Architecture must have thought while developing their project “LESS”. It involves social housing placed on top of a sports complex on a narrow plot of land in the heart of Paris.

In 1891 the city of Paris registered this 100metre passageway, open two years prior on the property of sieur Delessert, between the Rue Pierre Dupont and the Quai de Valmy. At the eastern end lies the Canal Saint-Martin, today an area for strolling and recreation, but in that period a thoroughfare leading to the Bassin de la Villette, the fourth-largest industrial port after Marseille, Le Havre and Bordeaux. The port was busy, and traces of it persist in some

of the enormous industrial buildings, i.e., the Cité Clémentel, the former power station for the Compagnie d’Air Comprimé, among other more discreet buildings facing the street.

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intervention seeks first to achieve a hybridisation of the grand industrial scale found in the area with the private scale of the housing unit.

The building stands along the Delessert passageway, forming the angle of the two streets before turning back toward the rue Pierre Dupont with the use of a loggia motif on five levels built in larch wood. There was no intention of erasing or diminishing its presence or hiding the major changes brought on by its arrival on this empty plot in the neighbourhood, a bucolic vacant space long-occupied by a prefabricated structure and an inflatable structure housing abandoned tennis courts.

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Densification of an open space It has been difficult for the neighbourhood to bid farewell to this last little piece of the country in Paris, and the densification of an open space explains the group lawsuit brought against the project by 180 neighbours recorded during the waiting period for the building permit. This densification nevertheless includes a diversification of the programme that benefits the entire neighbourhood, and an obligation to a mixed-use facility registered with the Local Planning Programme. Located along the Passage Delessert in a volume partially underground, the facility generates constraints that have given the project its specific nature. sb 1/2020

Most of the housing units stand above the structure of the gymnasium, which is a series of arcades spanning a distance of more than 20 metres, whose beams form the steel plates for the first level of housing, and dictate the framework for the upper-level load-bearing walls. A vertical fracture separates the first gymnasium/ housing complex from a smaller parcel, which is comprised of housing units in the upper stories as well as a series of technical areas on the ground floor, such as guardian reception, diverse storage areas and access to the underground car park.

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Gym with natural lighting The two sports halls, for gym and dance, are half buried (at least 3.80 m from the ground floor) to be able to satisfy the full programme in the required size.

The architects wanted the image of a noble space without a heavy structure, with a softened form offering the harmony of a sound box, perennial and powerful, and made of the same white metal mesh as the faรงade. Half-buried, the gym gains height and light.

Similarly, the wooden cladding on the walls brings a sense of sophistication and preciousness to the facility.

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Location North Delta (BC), Canada Client/Operator Corporation of Delta Architects SHAPE Architecture Inc. CA –V6B 1V3 Vancouver www.shapearchitecture.ca Design team Dwayne Smyth, Nick Sully, Nathaniel Funk, Loretta Kong, David Guenter, Kate Busby, Scotty Keck Structural Consultant Wicke Herfst Maver Structural Engineers Mechanical Consultant The AME Consulting Group Ltd. Electrical Consultant AES Engineering Ltd. Landscape Consultant Perry Kim R & Associates Inc Author SHAPE Photos Ema Peter Official opening March 2016 Construction costs CAD 13.5 million (EUR 9.2 million)

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USING VOID SPACE ON THE “MA” PRINCIPLE NORTH DELTA RECREATION CENTRE EXPANSION The 2016 completed expansion to the North Delta Recreation Centre in Delta, British Columbia, Canada creates a new civic address, one that rejuvenates a tired, but well used community facility. The addition delivers a full size gymnasium, a municipal business centre, a fitness centre, and a spectrum of related arts and recreation spaces. The design team of SHAPE Architecture worked with the stakeholder group to consolidate all arts and recreation programs around a common, shared lobby space.

The client envisioned a new facility that would provide a welcoming and safe environment for the community of North Delta to enjoy throughout the year. A meaningful reduction in vandalism and crime could be achieved through the implementation of simple strategies, such as defensible site planning, optimizing views to and from the building, and establishing auditory connections between spaces.

Multiple opportunities for interval and pause Strategically positioned at the extreme southwest corner of the existing building, the new extension creates a gasket between new and old through the design of a dual-sided entry that addresses the fragmented ends of the site and activates a new outdoor public amenity space.

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makes reference to the Japanese concept of “ma”, a term not readily available in the English language. Ma actively describes the physical and emotive characteristics of void space, suggesting that a precise spatial cadence results in an awareness of the void and is experientially dependent upon interval and transition.

This sequence of spatial experiences was the c­ onceptual driver behind a layered approach that creates ­multiple opportunities for interval and pause. The design of these residual void spaces was developed to simultaneously enhance public arrival and access, improve ­pedestrian and vehicular circulation, and optimize visual ­connections, all in a concerted effort to remediate the ongoing parking and site security issues. The new outdoor amenity spaces accommodate a wide range of flexible programming, accessing a new shared lobby that acts as the heart of the new shared facility.

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Re-organization of program-influenced design The North Delta Recreation Centre acts as a satellite Muni­ cipal Hall for the citizens of North Delta, which is a result of its disconnected relationship with the main City Hall. This facility provides a wide range of services to the local community, including tax collection, a variety of indoor and outdoor sports, and several arts programs. Through the tactical re-organization of program, the team was able to incorporate spaces into the new facility that were initially outside the program brief, such as the tiered indoor amphitheatre seating, which created the opportunity to insert the change room program beneath. This process of program analysis was analogous to the act of “de-fragmenting the hard-drive,” where overlaps and redundant spaces could be effectively removed or consolidated. The resultant space is conceived of as a social condenser, which acts as the primary lobby and gathering space, creating a common point of access into all program spaces, new and old. sb 1/2020

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retention areas, which are then managed through a series of bio-swales. Water runoff from the roof of the new building is directed into these new collection areas, effectively reducing the load on the storm water system.

The second critical sustainability initiative was to introduce abundant natural light into all of the interior spaces, fully automated with daylight sensors. Glazing is incorporated into all program spaces, which range from oversized glass panels in the gymnasium, to small panels in the individual shower stalls that allow natural daylight to flood the space. The interior volume of the shared lobby is dominated by three large, triangular roof monitors that flood the lobby with natural light. Daylight models were rigorously developed to maximize the efficiency of these skylights, which are strategically oriented to minimize glare and maximize interior daylight throughout the day and seasons.

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Location Riverhead NY, USA Client/operator Suffolk County Community College Design Architect ikon.5 architects US-New York, NY www.ikon5architects.com Architect-of-Record Wiedersum Associates Architects Design team ikon.5 architects Arvind Tikku, Joseph G. Tattoni, Charles J. Maira, J. Daniel Cummings Matthew Kliwinski Wiedersum Associates William Laverty, Thomas Tait Author ikon.5 architects Photos James Ewing Official opening September 2019 Construction costs USD 18 millions (EUR 16.4 millions)

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PINE BARK CENTER FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS AT SUFFOLK COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN RIVERHEAD, NY The architects of Ikon5 designed an academic and recreation facility that contains teaching spaces, NCAA natatorium, gymnasium, aerobics room, and rock-climbing wall. The custom-fabricated precast concrete panels and glass façade are modeled after abstracted representations of pine bark to highlight the importance of the surrounding natural environment.

The Center for Health and Wellness at Suffolk County Community College in Riverhead, New York is a 4,200 m² academic and recreation facility that contains teaching spaces for the Department of Nursing and Physical Education as well as recreation spaces for students, faculty, and the residents of Eastern Long Island, New York.

Façade texture inspired by pine trees Inspired by its location in the eastern end of the Long Island Pine Barrens, the Health and Well-

ness Center is a metaphor for a stand of pine trees on the southern edge of campus. The custom-fabricated precast concrete panels and glass façade are modeled after abstracted representations of pine bark to highlight the importance of the surrounding natural environment in establishing a unique architectural character for Suffolk Community College. Irregular panel widths with idiosyncratic reveals and appurtenances formed out of concrete create a textured surface that is inspired by the textured bark of pine sb 1/2020

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forests that surround the site. This biophilic association to the natural landscape is appropriately assigned to a building whose purpose is health and well-being through exercise, healthy living, and relaxation.

Educational facility for health and wellness The site for the Health and Wellness Center extends the existing campus plan by creating a second campus quadrangle to the south – the new recreation quad. It will house a future multi-purpose sports field adjacent to the Health & Wellness Center. Internally, the center is sb 1/2020

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organized around a sun-drenched double-height lobby and fitness center. Central to the fitness center is a soaring rock-climbing wall that is a feature within the building. Flanking the rock-climbing wall and fitness center is a gymnasium to the south and a competition-sized natatorium to the north. Locker rooms, showers and changing areas off the pool deck support both the natatorium and the gymnasium. Classrooms for the department of nursing are interspersed between the recreation spaces programmatically making this an educational facility for health and wellness.

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NEW EXERCISE SPACES! MODERN EXERCISE SPACES: PARAMETERS FOR DESIGN AND PROGRAMMING AND OPENING SPORTS SPACE TO ALL

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Harald Fux, RAUMKUNST ZT, www.raumkunst.at Keingart, www.keingart.com Diagram RAUMKUNST ZT

We are currently witnessing a veritable boom in the construction of new and renovation of existing educational facilities, and thus also in school exercise spaces, particularly in certain German and Austrian municipalities.

Urban growth due to the population influx into these municipalities and the resultant increase in urban density are now prompting massive investment from the public sector and also from private bodies. It seems that the years of stagnation are over and that in some cases considerable financial resources are being freed up.

But, concentrating our attention on the construction of new and renovation of existing exercise spaces, this building boom ought also to be accompanied by the development of new, creative, sustainable and modern approaches to exercise spaces. However, this is by no means the case, not least because projects are under huge financial and deadline pressure.

Awareness of the importance of sport and exercise for our mental and physical health is growing in our changing societies. As a result, the requirements for the programming and design of sports and exercise spaces are also being updated and transformed. This is why the reprogramming of exercise spaces and sports facilities should be the order of the day in order to keep up with the rapid change of recent years and to establish modern standards.

However, apart from a small number of outstanding projects, which are obviously the result of a clear vision, very few of the projects tendered for design respond accordingly. Instead, the standardised sports hall is still being specified, designed, built and finally – fitted out with the standardised equipment – put to use with greater or lesser success.

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The manifold changes in spatial layout and content that the modern teaching environment, combined with mod­ ern teaching methods, is undergoing almost universally, do not find expression in spaces for exercise, and designs are scarcely different from those of standardised sports halls. The reason for this could be that spaces for exercise are simply overlooked or their potential and significance are not appreciated.

The daily (sporting) reality of exercise areas shows that they can and should no longer be used solely for “classical” sports. Instead, there is demand today for a space to ensure the pleasure of exercising and thus to be a space for general physical activities, for sport in the sense of re­ creation and rehabilitation, with formal and informal options, for socio-cultural occasions and other events. Opening hours increase dramatically due to changing habits and can extend into the very late evening.

Contemporary sports and exercise spaces, just like other spatial typologies, must therefore be appropriately programmed and coded to encourage exercise, and not simply plonked down in an uninspired manner, in conformity with an outdated standard and specifications. sb 1/2020

WHAT MAKES A SPACE A SPECIAL SPACE? Developing sociocultural exercise spaces Indoor and Outdoor Exercise Spaces Diversity Cooperation Interactivity Culturality _____________ Promotion of social cohesion

Continuity Connection Transparency ________________ Opening up and connecting indoor and outdoor spaces

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This raises several questions: How can an active lifestyle be fostered by appropriate spatial structures? How can such a lifestyle even be “created”? Where are spaces for exercise located? And, above all, how can they be made accessible to everyone?

Here it is important to point out that open spaces should not be considered separately from indoor spaces and are therefore included in all deliberations over exercise spaces.

What is it that makes a (sports and exercise) space special?

Starting from the general human expectations of spatial structures, a space for exercise facilitates social interaction and integration, provides a creative platform for individual action and personal expression, has a teaching function (through location-based rules and the conscious way of life imparted in the space), provides incentives to promote diversity and social cohesion in the sense of inclusion and offers cultural activities, an exchange of interests, and the revitalisation and enhancement of a neighbourhood.

This diversity calls for a wide range of possible uses and shows that conventional standard sports hall models have long become obsolete and are neither modern nor functional.

Connectivity Accessibility via public transport and routes is only one factor here. Above all, it is a question of a generally active infrastructure, which includes opening up buildings to everyone. To this end, circulation within, outside and between indoor and outdoor spaces should be pursued. An “open-space design” not only promotes communication between these areas, but also stimulates it among users and encourages them to engage in it accordingly.

Flexibility Exercise spaces should be programmed so as to facilitate spontaneous access to physical activity as well as to allow sb 1/2020

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formal activities to take place. The broad horizon of expectations at sports venues calls for short- or longterm models that can be variably and continually modified to fit the given topography.

A building can said to be flexible when, for example, buildings are divided into modules that can in turn be adapted to specific objectives. In this way, publicly accessible spaces can also be used for social or cultural events.

Verticality Verticality does not solely imply using roofs or moving sports halls underground. Rather, it can also mean the creation of hybrid structures. Residential, cultural, event and sports spaces can merge into a single design and integrate exercise in its broadest sense into everyday life.

Hybrid buildings, which can be regarded as a mix of previously separate systems, are accordingly designed as abstract representations of the environment, the residential community and culture as well as of physical, social and intellectual activities.

Schools are a good example of such hybrids where community, education, culture and sport can take place in parallel. Exercise as such can also be made possible and stimulated as part of an interdisciplinary exchange in the structures of the community and society.

Conclusion The challenge of creating a general framework that is nevertheless individually adapted to the locality consists in linking various diverse concepts that already exist in a wide variety of designs and opening them up to everyone. In the ideal case, it is thus possible to create stimulating spaces in which social, cultural, educational and sporting activities can take place as well as, not least, the development of personal skills.

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MOBILE SOLUTION WITH LONG-TERM PROSPECTS SPEED-LOCK MOBILE SPORTS AND COVER FLOORS Location Author Photos

Berlin, Germany Marius Löhr, Holz-Speckmann GmbH & Co KG, DE-33790 Halle/Westf., www.holz-speckmann.com, www.speed-lock.com Tilo Wiedensohler, Camera 4

The Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin was one of Germany’s best-attended arenas in 2018. Its over 75 events and 720,000 visitors in the sports sector make it is one of the leading sports arena in Germany. To be able to host these numerous events, the Mercedes-Benz Arena has been using the Speed-Lock sports and cover floors since its opening in 2008.

For more than 20 years, the portable Speed-Lock systems have been manufactured by Holz-Speckmann GmbH & Co. KG in Halle (Westphalia), Germany, and serve as the ice rink cover and basketball parquet in Berlin’s No. 1 arena.

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surface of the ice rink can be covered within just a few hours.

But it is not only its quick and easy installation that makes the temporary ice rink cover the No. 1 choice, for its unique high loading capacity and remarkable insulation value are further outstanding features of the Speed-Lock Ice Cover. These are the core properties of the ice cover system contributing to the multifunctional use of the arena’s ice surface. sb 1/2020

Patented portable solution Besides its numerous concerts and events, the Mer­ cedes-Benz Arena is home to the national league basketball club ALBA BERLIN whose home matches rank among the best-attended in European basketball. In addition to its matches in the German easyCredit Bun­ desliga, ALBA BERLIN regularly participates in the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague. For this Holz-Speckmann has also supplied a mobile solution – its Speed-Lock S20 flooring.

The mobile parquet sports flooring meets the highest standards in terms of functional properties. The 4 mm parquet wear layer is factory-sealed and – just as the elastic base layer of laminated composite foam sb 1/2020

– permanently affixed to the load distribution layer. The area-elastic professional sports flooring can therefore be installed without any extra components and is ready-forplay in a single step. Just like the ice cover system, the modules are firmly joined with the patented Speed-Lock aluminium connectors.

The court markings, colouring and logos are factory-applied to individual customer requirements. The S20 was therefore ready-for-play immediately after delivery.

Besides the Mercedes-Benz Arena in Berlin, more than half of Germany’s easyCredit Bundesliga basketball clubs and numerous multi-purpose arenas have been benefiting from the advantages of the Speed-Lock systems for many years.

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PROFESSIONALS & PROFILES

SMG INNOVATIONS FOR ARTIFICIAL TURF

NEW SPORTS CENTRE IN DORNBIRN

The TurfRouter TR500 is an autonomous mobile robot with 12 volt batteries for an operating time of 3-4 hours. Optimal cleaning and maintenance of a large playing field according to SMG standards can be completed in about 3 hours. The Turf­ Router works according to the SMG route for optimal maintenance and cleaning of artificial turf. The charging time of the Turf­Router is 6 hours and it operates at a maximum speed of 5 km/h. For location and navigation, it uses the SMG positioning software with information from the GPS/GNSS system and the gyroscope. Safety is guaranteed by ultrasonic sensors and a collision protection on the front. Full control over the TurfRouter is ensured by hand or radio remote control. SIM card, Bluetooth or WLAN handle communication for the exchange of all device/work data. With an app, the data can be read out with conventional end devices and the route can be monitored. The 3-point suspension at the rear is used for pulling and lifting attachments, e.g. the “bestseller” TurfCare, the drag brush or a magnetic bar. All attachments of the Turf­ Router can also be pulled by other vehicles.

In Dornbirn (Austria), a new sports complex for different sports has been built at an exhibition centre. SPIETH Gymnastics has helped to transform exhibition Hall 5 into a sports centre, which is mainly intended for artistic gymnastics, trampolining and TeamGym. Badminton training is also possible on six courts in a separate area in Hall 5.

With its WashMatic WM800, SMG is now making high-pressure water cleaning available for synthetic sports surfaces. Typical fields of application include non-filled artificial turf, running tracks, multi-purpose playing fields and similar surfaces.

The front attachment of the WM800 is powered by a watercooled 44 HP diesel engine. The spray pressure of the rotating spray lance is adjustable up to 170 bar. The water requirement per minute is 50 litres and is usually covered by the water supply to the sports facility. The required amount of water is also guaranteed with the 300 litre water tank with integrated overflow valve. An external water pump conveys the fresh water from the intermediate tank to the machine. Dirty water is discharged through the drain hose. The working width of the WM800 is 800 mm; 550 m² can be cleaned per hour.

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On about 1,500 m², a large training hall for gymnastics has been created on which more than 100 children can practise at the same time. A variety of gymnastics apparatuses have been newly installed as well as a 60 m² landing pit. The various gymnastics apparatuses are available at several locations in the gym. Some are positioned next to the landing pits for methodological training and others are also available near the mat for training under competition conditions. The apparatus has been carefully selected to permit the training of both basic gymnastics and competitive gymnastics. On a single site and with the aim to appeal to the youngest gymnasts, height-adjustable apparatuses have also been installed.

The challenge in designing this project was to keep the apparatus and mats dismantlable for fairs in spring and autumn twice a year. This special feature has already been taken into account during the planning process. At the World Gymnaestrada in summer 2019 and at the autumn fair, the new Hall 5 passed its first acid test with flying colours.

In total, three SPIETH technicians were on site for more than two weeks to fit out this club hall in Austria.

Spieth Gymnastics GmbH www.spieth-gymnastics.com sb 1/2020

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SUCCESSFUL START FOR TAC ON SPA MARKET

HALL FOR THE TOKYO OLYMPICS 2020

The Austrian software specialist TAC | The Assistant Company increased its product family in autumn 2018 and launched its new access and cash desk system Entry Assistant – Access Control Software.

TAC’s modular software digitises all processes in the spa sector, from online booking of access and cashless consumption in the spa to automated checkout. This holistic solution for user management with a cash desk and access control system helps to manage resources across areas, making it possible for facilities to both save time and deploy staff more efficiently.

Now after more than a year’s use, the TAC software company in Hartberg can point to positive trends on the German­speaking spa market. Many well-known facilities like Atlantis Dorsten, Aggua Troisdorf and the Bad Schinznach thermal spa have chosen TAC for a system change and their positive feedback on the all-in-one software solution all confirm a successful start for the software product: “‘Bad Schinznach – My Whole World.’ True to our motto, TAC’s software solution enables our patrons to make varied use of the highly diversified offering of Switzerland’s most sulphur-rich thermal spa. We found TAC to be highly competent in both the project development and implementation phases. Changeover to the new reservation, access and cash desk system has been smooth and increases our options enormously. Encouragingly, the Webshop got off to a good start with gift certificate sales and appointment reservations.

TAC’s support can be accessed within good time and meets our high expectations for trouble-free operation. We are very happy with our choice of TAC.” Marcus Rudolf, Director of Spas / Technology, Member of the Management

The Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo is one of the world’s most futuristic timber-built sports arenas. The architects drew their inspiration from traditional Japanese building techniques. With 2,300 cubic metres of wood being used, the total cost came to EUR 170 million.

TAC | The Assistant Company www.tac.eu.com

Eurotramp - Kurt Hack GmbH www.eurotramp.com

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Newly completed, it has a capacity of 12,000 spectators and, in addition to its visual appearance, has now also demonstrated its functionality in a large-scale sporting competition. In pre-Olympic 2019, the world’s best trampoline athletes met there at the 34th FIG Trampoline World Championships to compete for medals and Olympic qualification.

For its Japanese hosts, this served as a text event for the Olympic competitions in the following year.

From a total of 336 gymnasts from 37 nations, the Chinese Gao Lei finally reached the top position in the men’s individual rankings and sensationally claimed his fourth World Championship title in a row – a historic record in this discipline.

The women’s event ended in a Japanese double victory by Hikaru Mori and Chiasato Doihate – which was of course enthusiastically acclaimed in their own country. The equipment for the event was supplied by Senoh from Japan and the Southern German companies Spieth and Eurotramp (trampolines), acting in the consortium SES.

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COMPANY INDEX FOLLOWING SERVICES AQUATIC CONSTRUCTION

INDOOR SPORTS FLOORINGS

Agrob Buchtal................. 64 Anti Wave....................... 64 Benz............................... 64 Berndorf..........................65 Kernig............................. 67 Myrtha Pools................... 68 Pellikaan......................... 68 Sika.................................70 Zeller...............................71

ASB................................ 64 ASPG.............................. 64 Conica.............................65 Gerflor............................ 66 Hamberger..................... 66 Herculan......................... 67 Holz-Speckmann............. 67 ISP.................................. 67 KRAIBURG...................... 67 Labosport....................... 68 Polytan........................... 69 Porplastic........................ 69 REGUPOL BSW................ 69 Sekisui Alveo....................70 Sika.................................70 Stargum...........................70 Trofil................................70 Weinberger......................71

AQUATIC EQUIPMENT Anti Wave....................... 64 Benz............................... 64 Eurotramp....................... 66 Myrtha Pools................... 68 Pellikaan......................... 68 Sika.................................70 Zeller...............................71

IRRIGATION SYSTEMS heiler.............................. 66 INTERGREEN................... 66 Kutter............................. 67 PERROT........................... 68

MULTI-SPORT COURTS AKT................................ 64 ASB................................ 64 DSGN concepts................65 Eiden & Wagner...............65 Herculan......................... 67 Kutter............................. 67 LNDSKT.......................... 68 Melos............................. 68 Playparc.......................... 69 Sekisui Alveo....................70 Signgrass.........................70 SMC2..............................70 Stargum...........................70 Trenomat.........................70

SPORTS HALL DIVIDERS POOL CONSTRUCTION, CERAMICS

AKT................................ 64 Trenomat.........................70

Agrob Buchtal................. 64

ICE SPORTS EQUIPMENT POOL CONSTRUCTION, STAINLESS STEEL Berndorf..........................65 Zeller...............................71

POOL CONSTRUCTION, OTHER SYSTEMS Myrtha Pools................... 68

INDOOR EQUIPMENT Anti Wave....................... 64 AKT................................ 64 ASPG.............................. 64 Benz............................... 64 BFGW..............................65 CCSC...............................65 Eiden & Wagner...............65 Eurotramp....................... 66 Gütegem. Sportgeräte.... 66 INTERGREEN................... 67 Jakob.............................. 67 Playparc.......................... 69 Spieth..............................70 Trenomat.........................70 Universal Sport................71 Weinberger......................71

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AST................................ 64 ENGO............................. 66 GfKK.............................. 66 Universal Sport................71 Züko................................71

ICE SPORTS REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS AST................................ 64 ENGO............................. 66 GfKK.............................. 66 Novoter.......................... 68 Züko................................71

ICE RESURFACERS ENGO............................. 66 WM GmbH......................71 Züko................................71

OUTDOOR SPORTS FLOORINGS AST................................ 64 Conica.............................65 Geo3.............................. 66 Hamberger .................... 66 Herculan......................... 67 Kutter............................. 67 KRAIBURG...................... 67 Labarre........................... 67 Labosport....................... 68 Melos............................. 68 Polytan........................... 69 Porplastic........................ 69 REGUPOL BSW................ 69 Schmitz Foam................. 69 Sekisui Alveo....................70 Signgrass.........................70 Sika.................................70 Stargum...........................70 Trofil................................70 Weinberger......................71

PERIMETER BOARDS, NETTINGS DRAINAGE SYSTEMS ACO............................... 64 ANRIN............................ 64 Hauraton........................ 66 Labarre........................... 67

SPORTS GROUND CONSTRUCTION ACO............................... 64 ANRIN............................ 64 CCSC...............................65 Conica.............................65 EuroSportsTurf................ 66 Hauraton........................ 66 heiler.............................. 66 INTERGREEN................... 67 ISP.................................. 67 Labarre........................... 67 Kernig............................. 67 Kutter............................. 67 LNDSKT.......................... 68 Melos............................. 68 Novoter.......................... 68 Polytan........................... 69 Porplastic........................ 69 Schmitz Foam................. 69 Sekisui Alveo....................70 Signgrass.........................70 SMC2..............................70 SMG................................70 Weinberger......................71

SPORTS GROUND EQUIPMENT ACO............................... 64 ANRIN............................ 64 Anti Wave....................... 64 Benz............................... 64 BSW................................65 CCSC...............................65 Eiden & Wagner...............65 Eurotramp....................... 66 Gütegem. Sportgeräte.... 66 INTERGREEN................... 67 Kutter............................. 67 Labarre........................... 67 Novoter.......................... 68 Playparc.......................... 69 Polytan........................... 69 Porplastic........................ 69 Signgrass.........................70 SMG................................70 Spieth..............................70 Universal Sport................71

AKT................................ 64 AST................................ 64 ENGO............................. 66 Jakob.............................. 67 Kutter............................. 67 Trenomat.........................70 Universal Sport................71

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TURF, ARTIFICIAL Geo3.............................. 66 heiler.............................. 66 Kutter............................. 67 Labosport....................... 68 Polytan........................... 69 Porplastic........................ 69 Schmitz Foam................. 69 Sekisui Alveo....................70 Signgrass.........................70 Stargum...........................70 Trofil................................70

TURF, HYBRID EuroSportsTurf................ 66 heiler.............................. 66

CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE

MOBILE FLOORINGS, COVER SYSTEMS

TESTING, QUALITY ASSURANCE

AST................................ 64 heiler.............................. 66 INTERGREEN................... 67 Kutter............................. 67 Labarre........................... 67 Novoter.......................... 68 Polytan........................... 69 Porplastic........................ 69 SMG................................70 Trofil................................70

AKT................................ 64 ASB................................ 64 ASPG.............................. 64 AST................................ 64 ENGO............................. 66 Gerflor............................ 66 Hamberger..................... 66 Holz-Speckmann............. 67 REGUPOL BSW................ 69 Spieth..............................70 Trenomat.........................70 Trofil................................70 Universal Sport................71

BFGW..............................65 DSGN concepts................65 Gütegem. Sportgeräte.... 66 ISP.................................. 67 Labosport....................... 68 Trenomat.........................70

DISPLAY AND SIGNAGE SYSTEMS ENGO............................. 66 Signgrass.........................70

TURF, NATURAL Geo3.............................. 66 heiler.............................. 66 Kutter............................. 67 INTERGREEN................... 67 Novoter.......................... 68 Signgrass.........................70

SKATE AND BIKE PARKS DSGN concepts................65 LNDSKT.......................... 68

ELASTIC LAYERS, PROTECTING SURFACES Holz-Speckmann............. 67 KRAIBURG...................... 67 Melos............................. 68 Polytan........................... 69 Porplastic........................ 69 REGUPOL BSW................ 69 Schmitz Foam................. 69 Sekisui Alveo....................70 Spieth..............................70 Stargum...........................70 Trofil................................70

CEILINGS, WINDOWS, WALLS CCSC...............................65 ISP.................................. 67 Neptunus........................ 68

CHANGING ROOMS AND EQUIPMENT Benz............................... 64 eccos pro.........................65 Neptunus........................ 68 Spieth..............................70 Universal Sport................71 Züko................................71

FACADES AND BUILDING ENVELOPES CCSC...............................65 ISP.................................. 67 Jakob.............................. 67 Neptunus........................ 68

LIGHTING SYSTEMS EOLED............................ 66 heiler.............................. 66 INTERGREEN................... 67 Kutter............................. 67 Siteco..............................70 Thorn Lighting.................70

ROOFING SYSTEMS, FIXED AND RETRACTABLE Neptunus........................ 68 SMC2..............................70

TICKETING, ACCESS SYSTEMS eccos pro.........................65 TAC.................................70

TURNKEY CONSTRUCTION Neptunus........................ 68 Nüssli.............................. 68 Pellikaan......................... 68

DESIGN SANITARY, HEATING, AIR CONDITIONING, ENERGY RECOVERY GfKK.............................. 66 Kernig............................. 67 Novoter.......................... 68

SECURITY SYSTEMS, FENCING Benz............................... 64 INTERGREEN................... 67 Jakob.............................. 67

Brinkmann + Deppen.......65 campus............................65 DSGN concepts................65 Geo3.............................. 66 Kernig............................. 67 LNDSKT.......................... 68 M3 Architectes............... 68 Novoter.......................... 68 Pellikaan......................... 68 Pätzold + Snowadsky...... 68 Playparc.......................... 69 RAUMKUNST.................. 69 Spieth..............................70

STANDS, SEATING Brinkmann + Deppen.......65 ENGO............................. 66 INTERGREEN................... 67 Nüssli.............................. 68 Pätzold + Snowadsky...... 68 Trenomat.........................70 Weinberger......................71

TEMPORARY / MODULAR CONSTRUCTIONS Neptunus........................ 68 SMC2..............................70

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COMPANY INDEX FROM A TO Z In the Professionals & Profiles section, members of the IAKS can publish news on a half-page in three issues per year. In addition, they also appear with their logo and contact details in the address list and directory of trades in each issue. At the

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ACO Severin Ahlmann GmbH & Co. KG Postfach 320 24755 Rendsburg, Germany Phone +49(0)4331 354600 info@aco-online.de www.aco.com

ACO SPORT® includes drainage systems and components for sport, play and leisure facilities.

They ensure that water is rapidly drained so that the sporting facilities can be used throughout the year safely and securely.

AGROB BUCHTAL Deutsche Steinzeug Keramik GmbH Buchtal 1 92521 Schwarzenfeld, Germany Phone +49(0)9435 3910 agrob-buchtal@deutsche-steinzeug.de www.agrob-buchtal.de

Deutsche Steinzeug Group is focused on its core competences in the business field of ceramic covering materials (wall and floor tiles, swimming baths and facades). Their products, which are predominantly manufactured at locations in Germany, make them distinct from their competitors. They have a comprehensive range as well as a depth of expertise in various project areas together with a targeted consultancy service.

ANRIN GmbH Siemensstraße 1 59609 Anröchte, Germany Phone +49(0)2947 97810 info@anrin.com www.anrin.com

ANRIN – a company from Germany, addresses the subject of drainage techniques innovatively and competently. Millions of manufactured and laid ANRIN drainage channels bear testimony of the experience on which specifi ers, dealers and contractors can rely. Repeatedly new, creative developments and improvements to the channel systems and gratings as well as in the interlocking and jointing techniques underscore the company‘s know-how in drainage technology.

Anti Wave International Pty Ltd 65 12th Ave, St Lucia, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 4067 Phone +61 4 12 172 636 anti@anti.to www.anti.to

Anti Wave is dedicated to the design, innovation and production of the world’s finest performance swimming, water polo, leisure, pool deck and pool programming equipment. Anti Wave swimming racing lanes were first patented in 1975 and used in the World Swimming Championship in the same year. Since then Anti Wave products have continued to set the standard around the world for product quality and design and innovation. The Anti Wave MAXI Racing lane has been installed in most top aquatic centres around the world including FINA World Cup and Olympic Games.

Arbeitskreis Trennvorhänge e.V Ladestrasse 25 42327 Wuppertal, Germany Phone +49(0)205889950 info@arbeitskreis-trennvorhaenge.de www.arbeitskreis-trennvorhaenge.de

AKT Arbeitskreis Trennvorhänge e.V. is a German federation in existence since 1971 that is open to all domestic and foreign manufacturers of partition curtains. The precondition for membership is recognition and implementation of the standards for partition curtains set by AKT for quality, safety/security and sound absorption conforming to DIN 18032/4. As an impartial contact for clients and operators, AKT regularly and swiftly publishes for clients and operators tendering documents that comply not only with the specifications of DIN 18032/4 but also the latest state of the art in partition curtains.

ASB GlassFloor Systembau Horst Babinsky GmbH Fabrikstraße 14 83371 Stein, Germany Phone +49(0)8621 987410 info@asbglassfloor.com www.asbglassfloor.com

ASB is renowned for its ongoing global successful supply and install of high quality squash courts, also available in glass. The ASB GlassFloor is the next big thing to come from ASB. This floor offers the unique ability of individual marking lines for every sport via LED marking lines, full screen advertising and is available in any color. The ASB GlassFloor is a high performance sports floor with a life expectancy of 70 years, a truly revolutionary and elegant floor for event and multi purpose sport halls.

ASPG Germany GmbH Fährstraße 36 40221 Düsseldorf, Germany Phone +49(0)211 30329720 info@D-aspg.de www.D-aspg.de

Artificial turf, indoor sports floorings, mobile floorings, cover systems

AST Eissport und Solaranlagenbau GmbH Lechhalde 1 1/2 87629 Füssen, Germany Phone +49(0)8362 909190 hannes.schretter@ast.at www.ast.at

AST Eissport und Solaranlagenbau GmbH is a company of the group “Elektrizitätswerke Reutte AG” (Electric company) with headquarters in Reutte/Tyrol and since 1986 supplies communities, cities, event organizations, public swimming pools as well as customers from various other branches with solar units and ice rinks.

Gotthilf Benz Turngerätefabrik GmbH+Co KG Postfach 220 71350 Winnenden, Germany Phone +49(0)7195 69050 info@benz-sport.de www.benz-sport.de

BENZ manufactures high-quality sports equipment in Winnenden, Swabia, and backs up these innovative products with an outstanding selection of aftermarket items. The company’s philosophy, which is also the aspiration of its employees, is “Quality is our discipline”. Putting this into practice in its daily work and all coming projects is a challenge that BENZ is happy to accept. sb 1/2020

Berndorf Bäderbau has been a leading manufacturer of stainless steel swimming pools since 1960. Berndorf Bäderbau has built over 6.500 swimming pools throughout Europe in a wide variety of sizes and shapes. Thanks to its outstanding technical and optical characteristics, stainless steel is the ideal material for constructing commercial and municipal swimming pools.

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BERNDORF Metall- und Bäderbau GmbH Leobersdorfer Strasse 26 2560 Berndorf, Austria Phone +43(0)2672 836400 office@berndorf-baederbau.com www.berndorf-baederbau.com

BFGW Bundesfachgruppe Wartung – Sicherheit für Sport- und Spielgeräte e.V. Waldstraße 9 Since its founding in 1984, the BFGW has been an association devoted entirely to safety in 51145 Köln, Germany the operation of sports, play and leisure facilities. Its work is based on the specifications of the Phone +49(0)2203 301001 relevant DIN/EN standards, the guidelines of the GUV accident insurance institutions, and the info@bfgw.de German Equipment and Product Safety Act (GPSG). www.bfgw.de Since 1991, Brinkmann + Deppen, an engineering office for sports and outdoor facilities in Sassenberg, has been a byword for top-level expertise in all areas of sports facility and stadium construction, building construction, and the design of parks and open spaces. We are the ideal contact throughout Germany and across Europe for design and project management in the fields of sports facility and stadium construction, parks and open spaces, building construction and expert opinions.

Brinkmann + Deppen Architekten / Landschaftsarchitekten Lappenbrink 35 48336 Sassenberg, Germany Phone +49(0)2583 2172 info@brinkmann-deppen.de www.brinkmann-deppen.de

campus is a firm of architects devoted to consultation on and the planning and realisation of educational buildings and sports facilities in all specialist areas. Its focus is on balancing usage, costs and design as well as giving consideration to current and future social trends.

campus GmbH Bauten für Bildung und Sport Am Echazufer 24 72764 Reutlingen, Germany Phone +49(0)7121 927-260 info@campus-architektur.de www.campus-architektur.de

Chongqing Geckoking Sports Science and Technology Co., Ltd., is a holding subsidiary of Chongqing China Sports Construction and Engineering Co., Ltd. (CCSC). It is a professional enterprise, dealing with the manufacturing, supplying, and construction of climbing facilities, and marketing. The company specializes in over 300 various climbing venues and climbing competition walls at home and abroad. Since the installation of its first climbing wall in 1999, the company has been contracted to build and supply it’s panels, holds and expertise to some 15 countries and areas.

CCSC Chongqing China Sports Construction Engineering Co.,Ltd Huayan Climbing Park, No 28 Hualong Avenue, Jiulongpo District 400052 Chongqing, China Phone +86(0)23 63870882 www.geckokingclimbing.com

Conica AG from Schaffhausen in Switzerland is a global market leader for the construction of synthetic sports surfaces in all climatic conditions. Every year, more than 250 tracks are installed worldwide onto a surface of two square kilometers. CONIPUR and CONICA sports surfaces are highly regarded throughout the world. The innovative product portfolio includes intelligent system solutions for running tracks, multipurpose facilities, sports halls and indoor athletic facilities.

Conica AG Industriestraße 26 8207 Schaffhausen, Switzerland Phone +41(0)52 644 36 00 info@conica.com www.conica.com

DSGN CONCEPTS conceptualises and designs urban movement space. They understand public space as a stage for the creation of new lifestyle- and motion cultures. Their claim is it to develop unique sites with a maximum of function in addition to an individual design. Because of their long lasting connection to the skateboard culture and parkour scene they have an insight regarding the users’ needs, and know how to translate these into a design from materiality to different shapes.

DSGN CONCEPTS UG Hansaring 17 48155 Münster, Germany Phone +49 251 961915-73 info@dsgn-concepts.de www.dsgn-concepts.de

eccos pro are the experts for integrated admission and payment systems in hotel and recreational facilities. eccos pro develops networked system solutions from hardware and software.

As a full-service provider, eccos pro offers complete solutions from one source, ranging from financing and implementation consultation through to after sales support.

eccos pro gmbh Nevigeser Str. 100 42553 Velbert, Germany Phone +49(0)2051 2086200 info@eccos-pro.com www.eccos-pro.com

TURNBAR®, the brand for high-grade sports and leisure equipment made of metal, is a product of Eiden & Wagner Metallbau GmbH. It is an example of our skills in design, planning and execution.

Eiden & Wagner Metallbau GmbH Robert-Bosch-Str. 4 54634 Bitburg, Germany Phone +49(0)6561 947 080 metallbau@eiden-wagner.de www.eiden-wagner.de

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ENGO GmbH Srl Handwerkerzone Nr. 7 39030 Terenten (BZ), Italy Phone +39 0472 546157 info@engo.it www.engo.it

ENGO produces for more than 30 years boards for various types of sports plants: from lightstructured boards for inline and public skating to professional boards for ice hockey in fibreglass. ENGO also has been designing and producing ice-preparation machines (ice resurfacer) for rinks of any size and use for more than 30 years, and for over 20 years electrical ice-preparation machines.

EOLED Lighting Products and Services GmbH Kapellenstrasse 41 3434 Wilfersdorf in Tulbing, Austria Phone +43(0)1877 32970 info@eoled.eu www.eoled.eu

EOLED is a leading supplier of sports ground lighting and sees itself as a specialist in LED sports hall lighting, membrane construction and outdoor facilities for tennis, badminton and squash.

Its high degree of standardisation exceeds the requirements of sports ground guidelines and ensures a high level of comfort during play. The lighting systems are tailored to local requirements in three quality levels and range from ‘Classic’ (for amateur, leisure and tournament use) to ‘Master’ (for top-level training centres and elite sports) to ‘TV’ (for stadiums with TV transmission in HD quality).

EuroSportsTurf GmbH Leibnizstr. 12-14 89231 Neu-Ulm, Deutschland Phone +49(0)731 1411 6555 info@eurosportsturf.com www.eurosportsturf.com

As the market leader for reinforced pitch systems, EuroSportsTurf offers a unique full-service concept for the highest demands on pitches in professional sports. From extensive professional sports ground construction, through research and development of new systems to sustainable support. As a long-term partner of its customers in professional sports worldwide, the company takes on their problems and develops individual processes and solutions to achieve the best pitches 365 days a year!

Eurotramp - Kurt Hack GmbH Postfach 1146 Zeller Straße 17/1 73235 Weilheim / Teck, Germany Phone +49(0)7023 94950 eurotramp@eurotramp.com www.eurotramp.com

Eurotramp is a worldwide leading company specialized on building trampolines with more than 50 years of experience. We produce high quality products for professional competitions as well as leisure time and outdoor products. Our high quality standard as well as the ambition to innovation, best possible customer relationship and excellent reliability are mirroring in every single Eurotramp trampoline. Not for nothing top athletes all over the world do trust in our trampolines and our service every single day.

geo3 GmbH Uedemer Straße 196 47551 Bedburg-Hau, Germany Phone +49(0)2823 419910 kontakt@geo3.de www.geo3.de

Since its founding in July 2000, the company has been specialising in the design and construction of outdoor sports facilities. This can involve the modernisation of natural or artificial turf, cinder or synthetic playing surfaces, the conversion of cinder pitches into artificial turf (for which there has been growing demand in recent years), or the design of new sports facilities.

All the required work for each location and task is performed from a single source.

Gerflor Mipolam GmbH Postfach 14 65 53824 Troisdorf, Germany Phone +49(0)2241 25300 gerflormipolam@gerflor.com www.gerflor.de

Gerflor is recognized as a specialist and a world leader in resilient flooring solutions. Taraflex® Sports Flooring are designed for safety and comfort. Their multi-layered construction includes 100% pure vinyl, a reinforced fiberglass grid and closed-cell foam backing to provide shock absorption, help fight fatigue, deliver consistent ball bounce, and protect against skin burns.

GfKK – Gesellschaft für KältetechnikKlimatechnik mbH Dieselstraße 7 50859 Köln, Germany Phone +49(0)2234 40060 info@gfkk.de www.gfkk.de

GfKK is a plant construction, distribution and service specialist in industrial refrigeration, process refrigeration, refrigeration/air conditioning and ice sports refrigeration. Numerous ice sports facilities bear the company’s signature.

Gütegemeinschaft Sportgeräte Adenauerallee 134 53113 Bonn, Germany Phone +49(0)228 926593-25 info@sichere-sporthalle.de www.sichere-sporthalle.de

The sports equipment quality association “Gütegemeinschaft Sportgeräte e.V.” brings together eight experienced sports equipment manufacturers. The association thus stands for assured and certified quality in the inspection, maintenance and construction of sports equipment. This quality guarantees safety – for users as well as for sports hall operators.

Hamberger Flooring GmbH & Co. KG Rohrdorfer Str. 133 83071 Stephanskirchen, Germany Phone +49(0)8031 7000 info@hamberger.de www.hamberger.de

With the floor covering brand name “HARO”, Hamberger Industriewerke GmbH in Stephanskirchen near Rosenheim has grown to become the German market leader for parquet. Under the brand name HARO SPORTS, portable and fixedinstalled elastic coating sports floors have been produced at the company’s Sports Floor Division since 1958. HARO SPORTS Flooring give decision-makers and investors the opportunity to receive comprehensive advice on the best flooring solution for sports and multi-purpose halls, from a team of experienced experts.

Hauraton GmbH & Co. KG Werkstraße 13 76437 Rastatt, Germany Phone +49(0)7222 9580 info@hauraton.com www.hauraton.com

The history of HAURATON is a history of innovations. Since the development of the first drainage channels in 1958 HAURATON products set the benchmark worldwide. HAURATON offers a special range of products for stadiums and sports grounds, which are designed especially for the demands of sports facilities. The channels made from recycled plastic are constructed so as to prevent the sportspersons from injuring themselves. The products conform of course to all international standards at the same time.

heiler GmbH & Co. KG Bokelstraße 1 33649 Bielefeld, Germany Phone +49(0)521 947150 info@heiler-sport.de www.heiler-sport.de

heiler engages in professional sports ground construction and has acquired a list of big-name clubs as references for its services. heiler specialises not only in the construction of new sports grounds, but also in the conversion of existing cinder playing surfaces. sb 1/2020

For 25 years Herculan B.V. are developing, manufacturing and supplying seamless polyurethane sports and recreational surfacing products and systems. The systems include indoor sports floors, athletics tracks, multipurpose play- and sports areas, tennis courts and children’s playgrounds. Herculan BV provides an impressive wide range of high-quality polyurethane sports flooring systems. Worldwide renowned for durability, comfort, safety and performance! The Herculan sports surfaces are eco-friendly, seamless and meet all the latest European Standards.

Herculan BV Energieweg 6 4231 DJ Meerkerk, Netherland Phone +31 (0) 183 35 47 00 info@herculan.com www.herculan.com

Over 135 years of experience in timber stand behind Holz-Speckmann, the manufacturer of the mobile SPEED-LOCK floors. The highly productive timber wholesale forms the basis for the development and production of innovative products. Holz-Speckmann produces SPEED-LOCK floors with state-of-the-art CNC machines. The permanent quality control ensures highest precision and durability of the floors.

Holz-Speckmann GmbH & Co. KG Weststraße 15 33790 Halle/ Westfalen, Germany Phone +49(0)5201 189215 info@speed-lock.com www.speed-lock.com

INTERGREEN AG has been building sports facilities of all sizes for over 40 years. Small, regional and large, internationally active clubs appreciate our skills and experience and the quality of our work. INTERGREEN AG has developed machines, processes and systems that pursue a single goal: that of building high-quality sports facilities that are reasonably priced.

Geschäftsstelle INTERGREEN AG c/o Science to Business GmbH Hochschule Osnabrück Gebäude ED Raum 0104, Emsweg 3 49090 Osnabrück, Germany info@intergreen.de www.intergreen.de

The ISP GmbH is operating a laboratory, in which material testing of synthetic sports surfarces, artificial turf systems, impact absorbing wall coverings and sports hall floor systems is performed. ISP`s laboratory is accredited in accordance with DIN EN ISO 17025. The ISP expertise also includes the certification testing of all kind of synthetic sports floor systems for indoor and outdoor use, key stage inspections of installation works, assessment of existing sports facilities, and quality monitoring of building materials.

ISP GmbH Südstraße 1A 49196 Bad Laer, Germany Phone +49(0)5424 8097891 info@isp-germany.com www.isp-germany.com

IST Leipzig is a German test Lab for tests of sports flooring systems accredited according to EN ISO 17025. The scope of the lab ranges from tests of indoor sports floors, artificial turf systems and synthetic surfaces up to test of playground surfaces. Padded walls and safety against ball throwing are tested as well. Tests are performed both as lab-test and as field-test in the builtin final state: lab-tests for testing systems or components, field-tests for the installation quality.

IST – Institut für Sportbodentechnik Equipagenweg 25 04416 Markkleeberg, Germany Phone +49(0)341/354 29 53 mario-kunze@gmx.net www.sportboden-leipzig.de

Jakob Rope Systems is a Swiss manufacturer of stainless steel cables and meshes for architecture. Our versatile wire mesh Webnet has many uses in the construction of sports grounds: as an invisible ball stop fence, as a cover for walls or ceilings in gymnasia, as fall prevention or as a safety fence in stadiums. We also produce fibre ropes and climbing nets for climbing parks and playgrounds.

Jakob Rope Systems Dorfstraße 34 3555 Trubschachen, Switzerland Phone +41(0)34 4951010 info@jakob.com www.jakob.com

Construction Project Management is the core business of our company. For us, project management is the objectives of our clients, economically and efficiently. Our mission is to realize short construction, sustainable building quality within budget We specialize in real estate in the sports and leisure center area.

Andreas Kernig Building Consultant Albersloher Weg 10 48155 Münster, Germany Phone +49(0)251 23948850 info@andreaskernig.de www.andreaskernig.de

KRAIBURG Relastec GmbH & Co. KG is an independent enterprise in the KRAIBURG Holding. SPORTEC® rubber flooring products and elastic layers from KRAIBURG Relastec are proven products refined by continuous further development. A wide range of users – including system providers, specialist distributors, architects and builders of sports facilities – benefit from the advantages they provide. All SPORTEC® products are manufactured in proprietary environment-friendly processes utilizing upwards of 90% recycled rubber materials.

KRAIBURG Relastec GmbH & Co. KG Fuchsberger Straße 4 29410 Salzwedel, Germany Phone +49(0)8683 701 340 sportec@kraiburg-relastec.com www.kraiburg-relastec.com/sportec

KUTTER is an innovative and high-performance company that not only plays a leading role all over southern Germany in classical gardening and landscaping, but is also a top-rate and reliable operator in specialised fields such as sports facility construction, golf course construction and synthetic surface technology.

Hermann Kutter Landschaftsbau Sportplatzbau GmbH & Co. KG Buxheimer Straße 116 87700 Memmingen, Germany Phone +49(0)8331 97730 info@kutter-galabau.de www.kutter-galabau.de

Herbert Labarre GmbH & Co. KG was founded in Hamburg in 1904 and is a renowned gardening, landscaping and sports ground construction company. Herbert Labarre GmbH offers its customers skilled, punctual and expert consultation, price quotation and execution.

Herbert Labarre GmbH & Co. KG Alsterdorfer Str. 514-516 22337 Hamburg, Germany Phone +49(0)40 596036 info@labarre-galabau.de www.labarre-galabau.de

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Labosport International Technoparc du circuit des 24 Heures 72100 Le Mans, France Phone +33 243 47 08 40 contact@labosport.com www.labosport.com

Labosport is a test institute for surfaces certification and consultancy that provides thorough coverage of the sports surface life-cycle and a unique offer ranging from laboratory testing to on-site diagnosis. With its multidisciplinary team specialising in chemistry, engineering, agronomy, sports performance and materials science, Labosport is dedicated to improve the overall quality, safety and durability of sports surfaces and equipment. Its engineers and consultants work on projects ranging from iconic stadia to community playing fields.

Landskate GmbH Gutenbergstraße 48 50823 Köln, Germany Phone +49 163 331 77 17 info@lndskt.de www.lndskt.de

LNDSKT is a planning and consulting company specialized in state-of-the-art skatepark design.

Founded and operated by active skateboarders, we support user-oriented skatepark planning covered by HOAI (Official Fee Scale for Services by Architects and Engineers) work stages 1-9. We know the specific needs of skatepark users from our own experience. We are truly connected with skateboarders and speak their language. Our mission is to raise the bar for skatepark design in Germany and beyond. This is LNDSKT!

M3 Architectes 15, rue Wurth-Paquet 2737 Luxembourg, Luxembourg Phone +352 26 44 74 1 mail@m3archi.lu www.m3archi.lu

M3 Architectes is currently led by five associates, Jos Dell, Alain Linster, Mary Lucas, Jürgen Simon and Luke Schroeder assisted by a team of 40 employees, including 29 architects. M3 Architectes exercises in most fields of construction, urban planning and interior design.

Melos GmbH Bismarckstr. 4-10 49324 Melle, Germany Phone +49(0)5422 94470 info@melos-gmbh.com www.melos-gmbh.com

For more than 70 years, MELOS have been developing know-how in rubber technology. In the granules product area, MELOS major activity is the manufacture of synthetic granules for running tracks and drop protection systems in playgrounds. MELOS also manufacture infill granules for artificial turf systems.

MYRTHA POOLS (Switzerland) SA Route des Fluides 5 1762 Givisiez, Switzerland Phone +41 26 466 23 25 info@myrthapools.ch www.myrthapools.com

The expertise of Myrtha Pools® finds expression in its over 50 years of experience and 1,500 installed pools. With 300 public projects and over 50 pools for international swimming meetings completed each year, it has amassed references in over 70 countries. Myrtha complies flexibly with precise technical and functional requirements without compromising on creativity or design: swimming pools distinguished by their brightness and quality. Myrtha technology is based on a modular system of self-supporting PVC-coated stainless steel panels.

Neptunus GmbH Georg-Glock-Straße 8 40474 Düsseldorf, Germany Phone +49(0)3222 1090176 sales.de@neptunus.eu www.neptunus.de

Neptunus is one of the largest providers of marquees, semi-permanent and temporary accommodation worldwide. With its 75 years of experience, Neptunus supplies marquees and accommodation for top events, in addition to demountable structures for numerous semi-permanent applications. Neptunus has developed temporary sports hall structures with big fl exibility and sustainibility.

Novoter AG Auberg 2 4051 Basel, Switzerland Phone +41(0)61 2715100 info@novoter.com www.novoter.com

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Novoter AG, headquartered in Switzerland, provides an innovative turf heating and cooling system which saves up to 80% of the energy costs of conventional systems.

Novoter experts have more than 30 years of experience in planning, coordination, construction and maintenance of natural grass soccer fields and ice plants as well as in heating, cooling and control technology. Experience which leads to innovation.

Nüssli (Germany) GmbH Rothgrund 6 91154 Roth, Germany Phone +49(0)9171 97630 Fax +49(0)9171 976350 roth@nussli.com www.nussli.com

NUSSLI is a leading, international supplier of temporary structures for events, trade fairs and exhibitions. NUSSLI provides customized, integral solutions from the concept to the final implementation. These are characterized by brief implementation times and superior quality.

Pellikaan Bauunternehmen Germany GmbH Kaiserswerther Straße 115 40880 Ratingen, Germany Phone +49(0)2102 429060 info@pellikaan.de www.pellikaan.de

Pellikaan specialises in non-housing projects; buildings used for commerce, recreation, and education. As an experienced and unique partner, the company will work closely with its clients and can provide a total package, or a combination of: Design, Build, Finance ,Maintain, Operate, Feasibility.

PERROT-Regnerbau Calw GmbH Industriestraße 19-29 75382 Althengstett, Germany Phone +49(0)7051 1620 perrot@perrot.de www.perrot.de

PERROT, the professionals of turf irrigation and good service, and their reliable partners advise on any kind of questions right from the planning stage, concerning offers, delivery and installation, up to the point of commissioning. Individual requirements will be analyzed in a detailed counseling interview with our specialized staff - also on site if required.

Planungsbüro Pätzold + Snowadsky Katharinenstraße 31 49078 Osnabrück, Germany Phone +49(0)541 404320 info@ps-planung.de www.ps-planung.de

On your behalf, we carry out extensive concept planning, demand assessments and feasibility studies. In addition, we support you during all phases of the design and execution of indoor and outdoor facilities, with a strong focus on the sports facility sector. We are known for our experience, dependability and sound judgment. We regularly test and make use of newly developed systems. For the expert performance of wide-ranging tasks. For you, the client. sb 1/2020

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Play-Parc Siegfried Strasser has been developing and building playground and exercise equipment for Allwetter-Freizeitanlagenbau GmbH public spaces since 1979. And this has included the successful 4FCIRCLE® series of exercise Zur Kohlstätte 9 equipment since 2001. He runs his company playparc GmbH together with his son Steffen. 33014 Bad Driburg-Siebenstern, Germany Playparc produces and sells four product lines well-known throughout Germany and the rest of Phone +49(0)5253 40599-0 Europe: NEOSPIEL®, 4FCIRCLE®, Replacement parts for all children’s playground equipment and info@playparc.de ® IMAGINATION PLAYGROUND . www.playparc.de

Based in Burgheim, Polytan has been the leading specialist for outdoor sports surfaces for more than 40 years. The spectrum of services includes the supply of polyurethane raw materials, the installation of synthetic surfaces for athletics tracks, all-weather pitches, elastic layers for synthetic turfs, the supply and installation of traditional and filled synthetic turfs, lining, repairs and the cleaning of sports surfaces.

Polytan GmbH Gewerbering 3 86666 Burgheim, Germany Phone +49(0)8432 870 info@polytan.com www.polytan.de

PORPLASTIC offers comprehensive product and system programme for PUR-bound elastic sports floors, playground surfaces and synthetic turf systems as a complete assembly in accordance with DIN V 18035, parts 6 and 7, and the IAAF guidelines. Products proven in all climates and innovative technical solutions on site.

Porplastic Sportbau von Cramm GmbH & Co. KG Graf-Bentzel-Str. 78 72108 Rottenburg a.N., Germany Phone + 49(0)7472 937970 info@porplastic.de www.porplastic.de

Pulastic sports flooring is a brand of Sika Nederland B.V. We are an innovative organization and unite a variety of activities under one roof, from research and development to manufacturing and installation of polyurethane indoor and outdoor floors, including customer service and consulting.

Sika Nederland B.V. (Pulastic sports flooring) P.O. Box 420 7400 AK Deventer, Netherland Phone +31(0)570 620744 export@nl.sika.com www.pulastic.com

RAUMKUNST ZT LLC offers professional support and accompaniment for planning and realization of sports facilities and spaces for assembly. RAUMKUNST ZT LLC possesses decades of experience with project development and construction of sports facilities as well as large scale assembly spaces such as football stadiums, gymnasiums, or track-and-field facilities. Our knowhow encompasses all phases of project development.

RAUMKUNST ZT GMBH SPORTARCHITEKTUR Mondscheingasse 7/1 1070 Wien, Austria Phone +43(0)1956 98 38 office@sportarchitektur.at www.sportarchitektur.at

Our REGUPOL synthetic running tracks and sports flooring can be found in big stadiums and small school sports halls, because we supply surfaces for all sports and all levels. They are seamless, sustainable and fast.

For decades, REGUPOL has been setting standards in the construction of sports flooring. With us, consulting, product and installation come from a single source, installed by our own construction engineers and qualified partners. REGUPOL – We’ve got it covered.

REGUPOL BSW GmbH Am Hilgenacker 24 57319 Bad Berleburg, Germany Phone +49(0)2751 8030 info@regupol.de www.regupol.com

ProPlay is a commercial sports brand of Schmitz Foam Products, is a 3th generation family owned business established in 1935. Schmitz is the global leader in performance pads with unparalleled engineering, quality and innovation. The first ProPlay pad was produced in 1992.

Today, all products are still engineered, manufactured and distributed on-site and installed in more than 70 countries worldwide.

Schmitz Foam Products BV Postfach 1277 6040 KG Roermond, Netherland Phone +31(0)475 370270 info@schmitzfoam.com www.schmitzfoam.com

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Sekisui Alveo AG Ebikonerstrasse 75 6043 Adligenswil, Switzerland Phone +41 41 228 92 92 info@alveosport.com www.alveosport.com

Alveosport is the innovative, patented technical layer for artificial turf systems made by Sekisui Alveo, the leading manufacturer in Europe of polyolefin foams. The shock pad contributes with 70 percent the biggest part of the vertical sports performance of the overall turf system.

As a member of the global Sekisui Group, Sekisui Alveo is able to offer a worldwide network of competence – to the direct benefit of its customers. Contact your nearest representative today, we are ready to find the best solution for your artificial turf sports field.

Signgrass® NIK-Tufting BV Stökskesweg 13 5571 TJ Bergeijk, Netherland Phone +31(0)497 572545 info@signgrass.com www.signgrass.com

The idea behind Signgrass® is to manufacture a seamless logo, slogan or design up to 4 x 9 meters out of one piece and in fine detail. Th synthetic grass mats can be incorporated at artificial turf pitches, sports grounds, children’s playgrounds, golfgreens and commercial flooring like door mats and exhibition flooring. Signgrass® meets a quality standard which will exceed every expectation and brings numerous possibilities. Strong and durable.

Siteco Beleuchtungstechnik GmbH Georg-Simon-Ohm-Strasse 50 83301 Traunreut, Germany Phone +49(0)8669 33-0 info@siteco.de www.siteco.com

SITECO is a leading supplier of technical lighting for outdoor, industry, office and retail environments. SITECO stands for innovative lighting technology and combined industry expertise – from large-scale projects to customer-specific project solutions. The luminaire collection is compatible with control systems and IoT applications, thanks to an LED portfolio including intelligent components. Tunable white luminaires support human-centric lighting concepts with dynamic lighting scenarios. This means SITECO provides more than just state-of-the-art lighting solutions; it offers ideal conditions for simpler, better and safer living and working, today and tomorrow.

SMC² Parc d’Activités Les Platières, 250 rue du Petit Bois 69440 Mornant, France Phone +33(0) 478676056 contact@smc2-construction.com www.smc2-construction.com

Architecture, innovation and environmental preservation are the driving forces of our creativity and our actions to propose solutions to fulfil the economic and ecological demands of today’s society. SMC² designs and constructs covered buildings for sports. When covering a sports field or building a sports installation, every project has its own solution: Multi-sports grounds, indoor football pitches, tennis courts, gymnasiums, bowling pitches, changing rooms, stands, covered school playgrounds, sports centres, swimming pools…

SMG Sportplatzmaschinenbau GmbH Postfach 1150 89265 Vöhringen, Germany Phone +49(0)7306 96650 info@smg-gmbh.de www.smg-gmbh.de

Since 1975 SMG has been dealing with the development of modern machinery for the installation of synthetic surfaces in the sports industry. Also for the maintenance of artificial turf or carpets with granule infilling SMG has already presented the world‘s first innovations since the 80s. For about 35 years SMG has been offering a unique range of machinery. As a pioneer in the special sector „synthetic sports surfaces and artificial turf” SMG disposes of recognized competence and experience since decades.

Spieth Gymnastics GmbH In den Weiden 13 73776 Altbach, Germany Phone +49(0)7153 5032800 info@spieth-gymnastics.com www.spieth-gymnastics.com

SPIETH Gymnastics is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of gymnastics equipment and mats. In addition, SPIETH also produces a broad range of judo floors, basketball units, climbing walls and changing room equipment. The product and service portfolio is is rounded of with customised solutions for training centres and freestyle halls.

SPIETH has supplied equipment to many Olympic Games and World Championships.

STARGUM Zakład Przemysłu Gumowego ul. Cieplna 7 73-110, Stargard Szczecinski, Poland Phone +48 91 578 8008 office@stargum.pl www.stargum.pl

STARGUM is one of the leading producers of rubber granules for sport and recreational surfaces such as football pitches, running tracks and playgrounds. With over 30 years of experience in the rubber industry, EPDM, TPE-V, and SBR granules produced by STARGUM are among the highest quality granules on the market. Manufactured in the European Union, our granules meet the highest standards for environmental safety and health, and our flexible, high capacity production ensures we can meet each of our customers’ individual needs.

TAC Informationstechnologie GmbH Schildbach 111 8230 Hartberg, Austria Phone +43(0)3332 6005 990 office@tac.eu.com www.tac.eu.com

TAC The Assistant Company is an Austrian software company that serves prestigious thermal baths and pool enterprises such as the Tamina Therme of the Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, Bernaqua fun pool and Säntispark leisure centre. The brand new Entry Assistant – Access Control Software ticketing system is an all-in-one solution for user management with a ticketing and access control system. TAC’s software solutions assist the bathing industry with day-to-day running and yield benefits in terms of time savings, quality and turnover.

Thorn Lighting Schweizerstraße 30 6850 Dornbirn, Austria Phone +43(0)5572 390-0 info@thornlighting.com www.thornlighting.com

Thorn produces and supplies efficient and high-quality interior and exterior lighting solutions for wholesalers, designers and end-users. The name of Thorn is internationally synonymous with quality, dependability and user-friendliness. Thorn has acquired over 90 years of experience with lighting solutions and is a proud member of the Zumtobel Group. As a Smart City specialist, the company helps municipalities to enhance safety and well-being with connectivity and information. Its innovative interior lighting solutions create pleasant and efficient lighting – at home and at the workplace.

Trenomat GmbH & Co. KG Ladestrasse 25 42327 Wuppertal, Germany Phone +49(0)2058 8990 info@trenomat.de www.trenomat.de

Trenomat is an internationally active company with over 50 years of experience in the field of partition curtains for sports and multipurpose halls, multifunctional events halls and arenas. It has even built partition curtains measuring 155 x 40 m and achieved sound insulation values of more than 37 dB with an assessed sound absorption coefficient of 0.5 and over. Even for unconventional design ideas, Trenomat is the ideal contact.

Trofil Sportbodensysteme GmbH & Co. KG Löhestrasse 40 53773 Hennef, Germany Phone +49(0)2242 933 880 info@Trofil-Sport.de www.Trofil-Sport.de

The production of high-quality mono filaments from hair strength has now been developed at Trofil for 25 years. From granulates through to mono filament production, the refinement (plying, etc.), tufting, right through to lamination, Trofil supplies products for the highest demands, manufactured from a single source, with which Trofil offers flexibility in the product design by directly converting the customer’s specific wishes and requirements. sb 1/2020

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Universal Sport Sportgeräteherstellungs- und Vertriebs GmbH Waldstraße 8 Since the establishment of Universal Sport in 1982 a worldwide net of sales representatives 71101 Schönaich, Germany has been set up. On more than 3000 m² sport product’s get engineered, produced and stored.

Phone +49(0)7031 75330 With the always present thought of safety, we have revised many of our items, for example info@universal-sport.com www.universal-sport.com Umpire’s Chairs, Tennis Nets and Tennis Posts.

Weinberger is the leading company in the Rhine-Neckar area for screeding, floorcoverings (carpeting, linoleum, rubber and PVC surfaces), parquet, sports floors, net curtains, decorative fabrics, wallpaper etc. In the sports flooring sector, it is the right contact when it comes to special surfaces for outdoor ball games, floor systems for sports and multi-purpose halls, and special flooring for fitness centres/weight training rooms.

Eugen Weinberger GmbH & Co. KG Gutenbergstraße 41-43 68167 Mannheim, Germany Phone +49(0)621 338780 info@weinberger-raumdekor.de www.weinberger-raumdekor.de

WM ice technics in South Tyrol, Italy has been developing and building innovative ice-resurfacing machines for ice surfaces of all sizes for over 30 years. From design through to final assembly, series production takes place on the company’s own premises. Customer requests can thus be accommodated, and quality control remains assured. In addition, WM ice technics and its distributors provide extensive machine commissioning and maintenance services.

WM GmbH Breiener Straße 15 39053 Blumau, Italy Phone +39 0471 353 332 info@wm-on-ice.com www.wm-on-ice.com

Zeller´s qualified staff are the guarantee for creative, technically sound solutions. On their company premises of 14,000 m², Zeller uses the latest equipment and techniques in the production of the stainless steel elements for your swimming pool.

ZELLER bäderbau GmbH In den Seewiesen 49 89520 Heidenheim, Germany Phone +49(0)7321 93890 info@zeller-baederbau.com www.zeller-baederbau.com

Züko is designing and producing ice-preparation machines (ice resurfacer) . Züko is also proud of its large and efficient workshop. Here, not only municipal vehicles and equipment, which were bought at the ZüKo, but also foreign brands can be serviced.

Züko Deutschland GmbH Vogelherd 23 78176 Blumberg, Germany Phone +49(0)7702 477920 deutschland@zueko.com www.zueko.com

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Punto Fit Sports Complex Certified by TÜV SÜD

Our Punto Fit sports complex is certified by the German expert organization TÜV SÜD. In the field of production, this certificate is considered one of the most prestigious in the world. Experts carefully evaluate dozens of product parameters, including safety, quality, functionality and other details.

The Punto Fit passed all tests perfectly, and the 8.4-meter model was recognized as unique and unparalleled in the world. The final test was the most exciting. A load weighing 20 tons was lowered to the sports complex - and the sports complex easily withstood.

What is the Punto Fit? Punto Fit is a solution for training at any level, from a novice athlete to a professional. In combination with accessories, Punto Fit defines a new and unique way to train and use space. At the same time, up to 30 people can engage in various sports in a compact area.

Punto Fit is ideal for a site near your yard, for office space, replacing the entire gym and taking up minimal space.

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