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INNOVATION S IN STADIA AND ARENAS

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DEAR IAKS MEMBERS AND SB READERS, Innovation calls for curiosity, creativity and a passion for the new.

In the special case of sport, innovation is strongly affected by contemporary sports trends that manifest themselves in new expectations of the infrastructure of future sports facilities.

A new sports complex must therefore have a highly flexible design in order to respond to these new trends. It can then be a lively location in the long term and a positive investment in the future. Yet it is not only the inner heart of the arena with its convertible playing and event area, but also the designed surroundings that have to provide space and development opportunities for a huge diversity of events.

The best example of this is the Olympic Park in Munich with its Olympic Hall. Both have such an open infrastructure that the acceptance of this location for public and sports events dating back to 1972 has remained unbroken to the present day. This applies particularly to the many young sports that have repeatedly conquered the magnificent space around and within the sports facilities. This extremely sustainable usage strategy was innovative 40 years ago and is considered a precursor of many subsequent multifunctional sports buildings all over the world.

In addition to the designed environment and flexibility, the integration of arenas in the urban context is also an important aspect for the vitality of a facility. This is supplemented in the best case with additional programme elements that communicate with the urban setting. This is not in itself innovative, since even the classical Roman arenas embraced this idea with their integration in the agora and its arcades.

Netherlands have had to get together in sharing the Varkenoord clubhouse. As a result of its positioning along the pitches for football and hockey, both sides of the pitched roof have become stands with ideal orientation.

Two facilities have set themselves the task of enriching the fan experience: the Banc of California Stadium has the first system with standing-rail fold-down seats in North America. On safe terraces, fans can stand shoulder to shoulder, which contributes to a thrilling and unified stadium atmosphere. In the sta­ dium of FK Krasnodar in Russia, a 4,700 m² high-resolution video screen facilitates a new quality of media transmission of football events, from the moment when the players walk into the pitch and the celebration of goals through to the final whistle.

Two sports buildings in France have attached special importance to the façades. The metal strips of the façade of the Arena du Pays d’Aix are superimposed like contoured slabs and envelop the two halls in a dynamic large form. For the new building at Paris Longchamp race course, the individual levels have been stacked in a slightly staggered arrangement, with the top level having a 20-metre cantilever on one side.

Finally, the rebuilt football stadium in Gunja, Croatia, is a meeting place and memorial in one. The main façade consists of bricks from demolished houses that have been refurbished with a special technology and re-used.

As always, sb spans a broad arc. Look forward to exciting projects from Canada to Russia!

Professor Stefan Niese Auer Weber Architekten BDA

Similar tasks and responses to them can be found among the projects presented in this issue of sb. The Fiserv Forum sports and entertainment location in Milwaukee serves as an inter-city link. Located in the heart of the city, it combines historic districts of the city with the river shore and the convention and exhibition centre. Three sports clubs in Rotterdam in the sb 5/2018

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IOC IPC IAKS Architecture Prizes 2019.. .................................. 4 26th International IAKS Congress............................................ 4 sb Editorial Programme 2019.. .................................................... 5 IAKS Switzerland study trip in June 2018............................ 6 UGMK Arena in Yekaterinburg.................................................. 8 Pudong Football Stadium in Shanghai................................ 10 Feyenoord Academy and training complex.. ..................... 12 New IAKS Members....................................................................... 14

Banc of California Stadium in Los Angeles....................... 16 Gensler

Varkenoord Clubhouse in Rotterdam.................................. 20 NL Architects

Krasnodar Stadium. . ........................................................................ 24 gmp · Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner

Racecourse in Paris Longchamp.............................................. 28 Dominique Perrault Architecture

Football Stadium in Gunja......................................................... 32 GEplus ARHITEKTI

Arena du Pays d’Aix, Aix-en-Provence................................ 36 Auer Weber and Christophe Gulizzi

Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee....................................................... 40 Populous and Eppstein Uhen Architects and HNTB

Rogers Place Multi-purpose Arena in Edmonton.......... 44 HOK 2

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IOC IPC IAKS ARCHITECTURE PRIZES 2019 RECOGNISING EXCEPTIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENT IN SPORTS, LEISURE AND RECREATION FACILITY DESIGN AND OPERATION IOC, IPC and IAKS are announcing the 2019 edition of their international architectural prizes. The three organizations advocate for excellence in the visioning, design and operation of fully inclusive and universally accessible indoor and outdoor facilities. Identifying and promoting trends for transforming communities and urban areas into places of active living is at the core of this international competition.

The IOC IAKS Award brings to public attention exemplary buildings and complexes that integrate sensible sustainability and legacy considerations, strong functional planning and exceptional architectural design.

The IOC IPC IAKS Architecture and Design Award for Students and Young Professionals invites young architects and designers to dedicate their imagination in the creation of areas and spaces for active life-styles.

The IPC IAKS Distinction aims at increasing the accessibility of all sports and leisure facilities in order to offer all people, regardless of their physical abilities, opportunities to practise and view sport freely and without barriers.

Registration will start in November 2018, the deadline for submissions is end of March 2019. The festive prize-giving ceremony for the awards will take place on 5th November 2019 at the IAKS Congress in Cologne (Germany).

26th IAKS Congress 5-8 Nov 2019 Cologne

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The IAKS Congress is THE international meeting place for everything to do with sports and leisure facilities, pools, amenity areas and urban design. The panel discussions, lectures and workshops of the IAKS Congress illustrate the trends in architecture and management that you need to know now and in the future.

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How can cities address the global demand to offer more space to citizens for active and healthy lifestyles? How can public authorities promote physical activity, sport for all and recreation to communities with a growing diversity? Social sustainability is key for the future of urban living, and it requires new ways of programming as well as unique and creative solutions for the design, integration and operation of sports and leisure facilities.

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In 2017, the IAKS Congress attracted over 400 visitors and delegations from 39 countries and provided outstanding opportunities for top-level international networking between experts and decision-makers.

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LARGE VARIETY OF SPORTS AND LEISURE FACILITIES IN SALZBURG AND INNSBRUCK IAKS SWITZERLAND STUDY TRIP IN JUNE 2018 IAKS Switzerland organised a study trip to Salzburg and Innsbruck from 7 to 10 June 2018. Roger Gut, President of IAKS Switzerland, welcomed 15 participants, including two from Vienna. A successful offer exclusively for members, which elicited a very positive response.

Thanks in large part to the active assistance of Wolfgang Becker, Director of the University and Land Sports Centre in Rif near Salzburg and IAKS Executive Board member, this trip was a resounding success. Thanks to his contacts, all doors were opened to the study trip party and he was able to divulge a great deal of information from his own experience owing to his many and varied involvements.

Pragmatic solutions The first point of call on the Thursday was the University and Land Sports Centre in Rif. This diverse sports facility is used for training and top-level sport. During a tour and various demonstrations, the study party was able to experience the working methods in today’s elite sport at first hand. In the shooting room, for instance, they were shown the data that are evaluated for biathletes at the rifle. The goal is to improve athletes’ performance, be they residents of the Salzburg region or from elsewhere.

The sports facility is also available for courses for the general population.

The route to school with exercise stations shows how to solve the problem of the “parent taxi”. The vehicles of parents bringing their children to school used to block the driveway to the sports centre every morning.

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Children decided to give up the car trip in favour of a route to school comprising play, balancing and climbing stations. The 95 % decline in the use of the “parent taxi” has been scientifically demonstrated.

Youth academy and football stadium in Salzburg The second day of the study trip was dominated by Red Bull. First of all, the group toured the Red Bull Youth Academy. The facility is devoted to football and ice hockey and develops talented youths into top-level athletes. Its two ice rinks, indoor football hall, two outdoor football pitches and an accommodation, training and further training building make it a centre of the superlatives.

During a tour on site, architect Bernd Ramsauer gave insights into the challenges posed by construction and the planning permission process.

Becker guided the study party through the Red Bull Arena, the football stadium of FC Salzburg. He was assisted by former stadium manager Alfred Denk who reported on how the stadium came about. The tour took in the “sacred turf”, the “catacombs” and the spectator stands.

The tour was rounded off at the Red Bull Hangar 7, a restaurant at Salzburg Airport. The party members saw sb 5/2018

exhibits from Formula One motor racing and historic aircraft, a passion of the Red Bull patron.

The day ended with a classical concert in the Hohensalzburg Fortress.

the neighbouring football stadium, the study party made comparisons with Salzburg stadium as the two stadia have a capacity of 30,000 spectators and were built at the same time for the EUFA EURO 2008 championship.

Impressing winter sports facilities at Innsbruck After a largely touristic third day in Salzburg, the group travelled on to Innsbruck. Here they went high up to Bergisel Ski Jump, which is surfaced in the summer months with brush carpeting. The panoramic restaurant is the work of celebrated architect Zaha Hadid. A former member of the Austrian national ski-jumping team led the tour and reported on his participation in the Four Hills Tournament.

The final port of call was Eduard Wallnöfer Platz, also known as “Landhausplatz”, a very bare concrete space in the urban setting serving as the link between the monument and the “Stadthaus ” administrative building. The square has been designed as an exercise space for skaters.

The Olympic site was impressive with its new ice hall, its events hall, which can also be used for skating, and the speed-skating track located outside. During the tour of

Everyone taking part in the study trip was highly taken by the content of the trip. The diversity of the facilities visited, the combination of sports venues with culture, and the opportunity to make acquaintanceships and for face-to-face meetings were the high points of the study trip. IAKS Switzerland intends to continue this interdisciplinary event for its members.

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NEW EVENTS VENUE ON DISUSED INDUSTRIAL SITE UGMK ARENA, YEKATERINBURG, RUSSIA The new multifunctional arena in Yekaterinburg is being built to plans by HPP Architects. The municipality and the client UGMK (UMMC or Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company) have agreed on one of three proposed designs. The UGMK Arena will be the new home of the Avtomobilist Yekaterinburg ice hockey team and the UGMK Yekaterinburg women’s basketball club and meets the standards of international competitions.

Designed as a multifunctional arena, it is also intended as a venue for numerous other sports such as volleyball, figure skating and boxing as well as major international events. The grandstands and playing field adapt flexibly to the various uses and thus offer the city new opportunities for sports and event business.

New centre The construction site is located in the heart of the city on the revitalised banks of the River Isset. For the development of the currently partially disused area, the TV tower, a 220-metre tall ruin left unfinished since the mid1990s, was demolished. The arena enlivens the quarter through its varied uses and the development of new, 8

urban entertainment spaces. A spacious, raised platform defines the entrance level of the building and integrates the stadium into the urban fabric. The translucent façade cladding of horizontal metal rods and the glazed access level open the arena towards its surroundings. The platform houses all the necessary security facilities, parking spaces and delivery as well as a central entrance for visitors, which can be used at major events.

Colour scheme inspired by four elements As one of Russia’s industrial cities built from the beginning of the 18th century by decree of the tsar for the development of the metalworking industry, the history of Yekaterinburg is closely linked to this. As the largest sb 5/2018

producer of copper, zinc, hard coal and precious metals in Russia, the client UGMK is still the most important employer in the region today.

The elements of earth, fire, water and air therefore enjoy special prominence in the interior design in defining four different areas of corresponding colour and surface design and thus giving the visitor orientation. In the Water area glass block walls are displayed, while the

Metal area is characterised by copper-coloured materials, for example.

HPP Architects have been commissioned with the Concept and Schematic Design stages for the architecture and interior design of the new arena. Construction work is scheduled to begin at the end of 2018. www.hpp.com

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CLOCKWISE PUDONG FOOTBALL STADIUM IN SHANGHAI, CHINA In the Pudong district of Shanghai a football stadium will be built for the staging of World Cup football tournaments, Olympic Games, the Asian Cup and other top-flight sports events. The new Shanghai Pudong Football Stadium is situated in the green district of Pudong, only 13 km from Shanghai’s city centre and only a few minutes’ travel time from the international airport.

Proposed by Gerber Architekten, the seemingly hovering and curved form of the 50,000-capacity stadium stands out on the skyline even at long range. The distinctive and striking design – essentially a bowl of asymmetrical height – stands for the future potential of such an important sports facility and of Shanghai’s expanding urban development. With its dynamic shape, the stadium merges highly autonomously into the adjoining landscape park and becomes part of a green corridor extending into Shanghai’s centre and ranking as one of the eight ecologically important greened spaces for the city’s ongoing development.

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straightforwardly to the stadium from various traffic hubs. From the road level, visitors arriving from all directions are guided via four spacious ramps arranged clockwise around the stadium to a continuous large-area piazza. The latter offers visitors plenty of space, before and after the game, to meet, stroll or simply hang out.

Proceeding from the piazza via a multitude of staircases following the clockwise pattern and uniformly distributed around the stadium, visitors access another level accommodating numerous shops and the access ways to the seats and the exclusive lounge decks. The many different staircases ensure controlled access before each football match and for other events as well.

The building’s asymmetrical structure visible from its exterior gives an indication of the seating arrangement in its interior. The curved bowl of varying height stands on a plinth that accommodates all the stadium’s ancillary functions such as retailing, changing rooms for the players, sanitary facilities and other functions.

An inflatable air cushion construction of translucent PTFE films has been proposed as the protective roof over the stands. In the dark a highly advanced lighting system integrated in the roof structure causes the stadium to shine out as a landmark far across the city.

Controlled access Around the football stadium a differentiated network of paths has been developed that feeds visitors reliably and

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OPTIMAL SHARED USAGE FEYENOORD ACADEMY AND SPORTS CLUB FEYENOORD TRAINING COMPLEX IN ROTTERDAM, NETHERLANDS In August 2018, construction of the new Feyenoord Academy and Sports Club Feyenoord got underway.

Both Feyenoord organisations will use the new building. MoederscheimMoonen Architects is responsible for the design of the building for both Feyenoord users, where professional football, leisure and sports experience come together.

The new building will become one of Varkenoord Sports Campus’s innovators. In addition to housing the Feyenoord Academy and Sports Club Feyenoord, the building will become an important venue for matches of the U23 and other Feyenoord teams. Hence, the building will be equipped with a covered stand comprising 1,100 seats.

The facilities are clearly structured with the changing facilities, medical rooms and sports areas situated on the ground floor. The first floor accommodates offices, study rooms, multifunctional rooms, a large canteen for the Sports Club and a separate restaurant and players’ lounge for the Feyenoord Academy. The two organisations have their own separate entrances; the Feyenoord Academy enters through the centre of the building whereas the Sports Club Feyenoord uses the south side entrance which is connected to the terrace. From the central entrance, the functions on each side are distributed per user, but, in use, rooms will be shared regularly.

A powerful gold-coloured roof The image-defining element of the building is the generously designed gold-coloured roof. The roof ensures that the entire gallery is covered and gives the building an allround character through its cantilevers. The floor has also 12

been powerfully designed as a gold-coloured slab. This platform provides exterior circulation around the building, where many people will gather, either on the terrace or the walkway above the stand. The design is further characterised by symmetry and an unambiguous building structure. Between these gold layers, the façade has been designed with steel panels creating verticality in the façade and giving the building depth and texture.

Space for sport and games Around the building there are various types of football fields, training zones and sports and play areas, which are also arranged around the entrance square. The composition of the forecourt anticipates the symmetry of the total design; spacious footpaths lead to the entrances and are surrounded by attractive green areas.

Regarding sustainability, the building has become 90 % more energy-efficient than required by building regulations. All measures taken for this will ensure that the building will become energy-neutral.

The completion of the complex is planned for mid-2019. www.moederscheimmoonen.nl sb 5/2018

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Rido sports flooring & equipment is Desan’s brand - the only company for flooring products in India approved by the BWF (Badminton World Federation) and the ITF (International Tennis Federation). Offering engineered products for basketball, tennis, volleyball, and many others, it is recognised as a category ‘A’ manufacturer by two of the highest sports governing authorities in the country. Rido products are used in major national championships, such as the National Police Games and the Lusophony Games. Customized products with appealing aesthetics, multipurpose usage and maintenance free are Rido’s focus.

The System Group manufactures complete piping systems for water, drainage, irrigation, gas, and telecommunication. According to the company, it strives to be a strong partner to engineering and construction companies, because it understands the value of direct communication and tailor made solutions, as well as the need to have comprehensive mass production, well located to serve more than 80 countries.

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S.C. Unicomp SRL is the main Romanian provider of complete solutions for ice rinks, hockey arenas and temporary construction arenas regarding consultancy, design, contracting, delivery, installation and equipment service.

The products range from ice mats for leisure, sized 60 x 30 m and customized solutions, concrete ice rinks, refrigeration plant, air-conditioning, dashboards, to resur­ facers. According to Unicomp, the company has successfully completed 30 major and several smaller projects.

Warren Green is a specialist in sport and leisure business with a focus on assisting clients with achieving their sport and leisure objectives. He provides practical, strategic and commercially sound advice at every stage of sport and leisure projects, from front-end feasibility and business case development through to funding procurement and project establishment. Engaging with communities and working with clients to identify needs and aspirations the consulter strives to understand project challenges and potential solutions.

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FIRST SAFE STANDING WITH RAIL SEATING BANC OF CALIFORNIA STADIUM IN LOS ANGELES

Location Los Angeles, USA Client/operator Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) Architects Gensler 500 South Figueroa Street Los Angeles, US-CA 90071 www.gensler.com Author LAFC Photos LAFC Official opening April 2018 Construction costs USD 350 million (EUR 302 million)

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Designed by Gensler, Banc of California Stadium is the home of Major League Soccer’s latest expansion team, Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC). Set to debut in April 2018, the 22,000-seat development sets the benchmark and redefines the soccer-specific stadium fan and player experience. The new home for the world’s game in Los Angeles lies in the heart of the city in one of the city’s most historic areas.

Depending on your point of view, the Banc ­of California Stadium is the first open-air sta­ dium built in Los Angeles since 1962. You c­ an put it this way if you consider that the sta­ dium of derby rival L.A. Galaxy is located in Carson, technically outside the city. Built on the site of the former L.A. Memorial Sports Arena, the Banc of California Stadium is located in the Exposition Park and sits just meters away from the L.A. Memorial Coliseum. The stadium based on this unique Olympic site – which was home to the 1932 and 1984 Olympic Games – will once again be a host venue in 2028.

As a replacement, the stadium had to fit in terms of scale. The field of play was thus sunken 6.7 meters into the ground, which also facilitates crowd circulation as fans enter the lower ring of the stands from street level.

The capacity is for 22,000 spectators with an option of temporary expansion by addition of foyer seats. The supporters of the home team are mainly to be found at ‘The North End’.

The LAFC supporter’s section offers capacity for 3,252 spectators. By curiosity, this fact has given the name to the Independent Supporters Union for LAFC (‘The 3252’). sb 5/2018

Standing shoulder-to-shoulder Interesting contribution to the fan experience: The supporters’ section is the only safe standing section on the West Coast and the first safe standing-rail seats in North America. Safe standing provides an opportunity for supporters to stand shoulder-to-shoulder, creating an electric and unified stadium atmosphere on match days.

The first-of-its-kind rail seating system is designed for comfort and safety and to accommodate sight lines by eliminating obstructions. At 34 degrees, the supporters‘ section is the steepest in Major League Soccer.

LAFC has committed to pricing supporters’ section memberships at USD 20 per match: a dedication to all vocal fans. This sum is in high contrast to the investment budget at immense USD 350 million. The stadium was financed entirely privately. Banc of California secured a significant part of the loan. The naming rights deal runs for 15 years. sb 5/2018

The stadium provides almost complete cover of all seats.

The canopy is lightweight and based on slender longspan cantilevers. In total only 2,300 tons of steel was used in the construction of this stadium, both to support the upper stands and to provide shade. The roof consists of 17,600 m² of ETFE. With no opaque facades and two empty corners, the stadium provides good ventilation and offers some fans a view of the skyline.

European style The design of the stadium creates a European-style soc­ cer experience, providing greater intimacy and a concerted effort to bring fans closer to the action. The closest seat to the field is only 3.7 m away from the touchline.

The furthest a fan can sit is 41 meters away, which means everyone has a good and unobstructed view of the field.

The Field Suites allow fans to have their feet on the grass.

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unique Field Club giving exclusive access to the field and LAFC players as they enter and exit the field. The raised Sunset Deck is a distinctive, unique place in all of sports equipped with indoor/outdoor lounge furniture and creating an impressive viewing area. Besides the TIAA Bank Field football stadium in Jacksonville, the private boxes at the Banc of California Stadium are the only ones to have a swimming pool attached.

Mid-field level suites allow access to the Founder’s Club, the most expansive and wide-open club in the stadium. The club is completely open air with 4.3 m ceilings and views of the pitch. There are a total of 46 loge boxes and a total of five different and separate club spaces in the stadium.

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LEED silver stadium Over 100 permanent bicycle parking spaces (and 440 on game day) with bike valet contribute to the eco-­ friendly allocation. Five per cent of the parking spaces have electric vehicle charging stations and 20 per cent are electric vehicle ready infrastructure. Together with these ecologic transport solutions, other main features which underlined the successful application for the ‘LEED silver stadium’ certificate are energy efficiency, rainwater harvesting, and green spaces around.

Technology The guest WiFi network consists of 360 access points served by a 10 Gbps circuit. The IPTV system with 400 sb 5/2018

displays operates throughout the stadium. Clear lanes for biometric access to the premium clubs reduces wait times at security. Digital ticketing provides an easy way to view, sell, buy, or transfer tickets. The LAFC app provides a comprehensive match-day experience including digital tickets, mobile wallet, AI chatbot, transportation information and services, and other functionality to enhance the guest experience. Contactless payments are accepted throughout the stadium. Points of sales and kiosks at concessions make ordering fast and easy. A chatbot provides answers to guests’ questions on a range of topics. Guests are given the ability to report problems quickly in the LAFC app. sb 5/2018

Network beacons provide guests with special offers and wayfinding to points of interest throughout the stadium.

To sum up, Banc of California Stadium aims to provide first-class soccer, entertainment, retail and dining opportunities to LAFC fans and visitors to Expo Park, museums, the University of Southern California and in addition to the local community.

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Location Rotterdam, Netherlands Client City of Rotterdam Operator/Clubs FC IJsselmonde, Overmaas, Hockeyclub Feyenoord Architects NL Architects Van Hallstraat 294 NL-1051 HM Amsterdam www.nlarchitects.nl Team Arne van Wees, Gerbrand van Oostveen, Gert Jan Machiels, Dex Weel, José Ramón Vives, Laura Riaño Lopez, Alexander Hofmeier Author NL Architects Photos Sebastian van Damme Official opening 2017 Construction costs EUR 3.8 million

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THREE CLUBS UNDER ONE ROOF VARKENOORD CLUBHOUSE IN ROTTERDAM Three sports clubs with different backgrounds and ‘club cultures’ are joining forces on the new Rotterdam sports campus: two soccer clubs (FC IJsselmonde and Overmaas) and Feyenoord Hockey Club are sharing a common facility. NL Architects are positioning the building between the two main soccer fields and the adjoining pitches. The clubhouse attempts to exploit its specific position.

Hesitation about sharing new accommodation is understandable. This could mean giving up autonomy and sacrificing influence – but there are also advantages. The new Varkenoord clubhouse pursues these potential synergies.

How can the architects create a new combined identity for the cluster but still leave room for the individual clubs to have their own identity?

The clubhouse lies in the middle of three soccer pitches, two hockey pitches, and beach volleyball facilities.

Archetypal house acquires a new dimension The layout of the clubhouse is logical. The building exploits its specific location. The two main soccer pitches are placed parallel with space in between. This provides the perfect location for an elongated clubhouse typology.

The long sides offer perfect view of the pitches. As a consequence of this position alongside the pitches, the pitched roof became a two-­ sided grandstand with the best-possible orientation. The grandstand is made of standard-­ issue concrete elements placed on a light

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steel structure. The roof becomes habitable, accessible: a two-sided grandstand becomes an element that fully capitalises on the characteristic orientation of the playing fields.

Double height The effects on the interior are also remarkable. The room height feels luxurious. The double height alternates with mezzanines that provide access to multifunctional rooms and to the terraces, open-air skyboxes accessible to all.

The large ceiling is clad with wooden panels that are perforated for acoustic reasons.

At ground level, a central ‘artery’ provides access to the changing rooms that blend into the pitch. The façades of the changing rooms – unattractive by nature – are hidden behind a slope. This ‘dyke’ is clad with artificial turf to blend it into its surroundings which, like most pitches nowadays, are also covered with artificial grass: the fields ‘curl up’ at the edges.

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The corridor changes colour, from blue in the north to red in the south – to improve orientation in the long structure. The changing rooms change colour accordingly. Two cross passageways lead to the main soccer fields.

Cafeteria on top On top of the green embankment a transparent pavilion is placed with bars and offices and meeting rooms enjoying the panoramic view. The terrace extends to the building’s perimeter and enjoys a superlative view of the playing fields. A large veranda surrounds the clubhouse. The ‘public’ part of the canteen meanders through the building, dividing the space naturally in sections for each club.

For sustainability reasons, solar panels are located on the very top of the structure that also houses some technical installations and piping.

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Location Krasnodar, Russia Client Investstroj Operator FK Krasnodar Architects gmp · Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner Elbchaussee 139 DE-22763 Hamburg www.gmp.de Team Design: Volkwin Marg and Hubert Nienhoff with Igor Markov and Sergej Galitsky Russian adaptation: JSC SPeeCH Project leader execution: Igor Markov Project leader roof: Martin Glass Structural concept and design – roof: schlaich bergermann partner sbp gmbh Structural concept and design – façade and bowl: Esta Construction Co LTD General contractor: Esta Construction Co LTD Lightning design: Conceptlicht, Esta Construction Co LTD, Philips Media technics: Alpha Led Manchester; Edelweiß Audio Ltd Moscow; Esta Construcion Ltd. Way-finding system: Art. Lebedev Studio, Moscow Author gmp · Architekten von Gerkan, Marg und Partner Photos Marcus Bredt Official opening October 2016

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MEDIAL PRESENTATION KRASNODAR STADIUM In dialogue with the client, gmp ∙ Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners have developed the building from the urban design aspects through to the last detail, throughout the design and construction period. The result is a high-quality football arena to UEFA guidelines that provides a unique experience to spectators: whereas from the outside there is a reference to the amphitheater of antiquity as the generic type of venue for all modern stadiums, on the inside the world’s first 360 degree screen of its kind offers new opportunities for media display.

The stadium of FC Krasnodar, a football club in Russia’s top league, has been designed as a pure football stadium for 33,000 spectators.

Besides the venues for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Krasnodar Stadium is one of the newest stadium buildings in Russia. Located to the northeast of this southern Russian city, the stadium stands on a plinth next to the club’s football academy in a generous park landscape that has also been designed by gmp.

Generic type of venue for all modern stadiums With its classical division of the elevation into three parts, the external appearance of the building makes clear reference to the generic style of the original amphitheater of ancient times, featuring fluted pilasters of almost white Roman travertine arranged in a regular pattern.

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structure. Its two-layer covering membrane consists of PTFE-coated glass-fiber mesh, creating a three-dimensional roof shape that integrates technical services such as floodlighting, and heating for the spectator stands.

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presentation of the football events, from the players’ arrival on the pitch to goal celebrations and the final whistle.

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Location Paris Longchamp, France Client/operator France Galop www.france-galop.com Architects dpa Dominique Perrault Architecture 6, rue Bouvier FR-75011 Paris www.perraultarchitecture.com Team Stéphane Allaire, Gabriel Choukroun, Joana Costa, Sylvain Combaluzier, Anaïs Fernon, Olivier Foucher, Julien Fuentes, Alix Gasser, Guillaume Jullian, Hye-Lee Klim, Ricardo Lorenzana, Murielle Maggiole, Guilhem Menanteau, Rémi Mendes, Filippo Nanni, François Renson, Margarita Sánchez, Takeshi Yamamura, Lucia Zamponi, Francesco Vinci Author dpa Photos Vincent Fillon/ Dominique Perrault Architecte/ Adagp Official opening April 2018 Construction costs EUR 100 million

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GRANDSTAND IN MOTION RACECOURSE IN PARIS LONGCHAMP As the main element of Dominique Perrault’s intervention, the new grandstand was built in place of the demolished existing stands. With a capacity of about 10,000 seats, the building has four levels, a restaurant with a roof terrace on the top floor, five reception rooms, five bars, a brasserie, media rooms and hospitality areas.

The first two levels are open to the public, the third floor is reserved for the professionals and owners, and the fourth and fifth floor (with 17 suites and 12 private lounges) for the VIP. In a dynamic movement the grandstand evokes the idea of a galloping horse, and its volume guides the attention down to the track. The levels are slightly offset from one another until the last level, which presents an overhang of about twenty metres. At double slope the levels are tilted forward to the track and to the finishing line. The horizontality of the tribune and its gilded bronze colour contributes to the integration of the building in the surrounding landscape.

Porosity Open from both directions, the new grandstand is composed of open floors, and the circulation arrangement is designed to allow free movement in the various spaces. The building provides a 360-degree view of the track thanks to its transparency and to its orientation: down to the track on one side, and down to the paddock on the other. The sensation of space and the feeling of openness is derived from the large amount of natural light admitted by the generously dimensioned windows.

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side to the other, without obstacles. The new building offers also more flexibility and modularity. The suites for example can be transformed into a direct access to the main lounge.

The interior structure consists of concrete and metal, the stands are covered with wood. The golden aluminium façades contribute to the integration of the volume in its environment by playing with the light with the changing seasons. Echoing the former Longchamp stands, the screen-printed glazed balustrades evoke the flower planters of the former racecourse.

View of the Eiffel Tower Throughout the building, there is unobstructed access and views of both the racecourse and the wider landscape.

The Panorama restaurant, with its terrace and its stands offers a breathtaking view of the racecourse and the ­distant landscape: the Eiffel Tower, Mont Valérien and ­Paris-La Défense. The terraces also offer views of the ­stables and the parade ring, creating a direct relation ­between the public and the equestrian world.

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landscaped spaces. The landscape project sublimates the landscape work made in the 19th century by Adolphe ­Alphand, with a scenography of the walkway of visitors and horses. Thus the horses pass by the stands to access the course and are visible from the terrace of the building.

The main lawn area can receive temporary facilities, and the promenade recalls the “planches” of Deauville designed by architect Charles Adda. This pedestrian prom­ enade of 5,500 metres located at 4.50 metres above the ground organises the flows between the ‘Entrée d’honneur‘ entry, the access to the lawn by the tunnel, the restaurant, the galleries, the paddock stands and the Longchamp garden stands. It also offers space for temporary events.

The built environment and the gardens form a coherent whole. The project values the existing heritage represented by trees in finding a spatial development close to the original Longchamp. It restores visual permeability at the west fringe level to reduce the boundary effect between the racecourse and the rest of the Bois de Boulogne forest. 105 new trees were planted (in total 600 on the site) and the large lawn spaces make the space greener and shadier.

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DOMINIQUE PERRAULT Owner Dominique Perrault Architecture

Why was the historical background important for the new racecourse to be flexible, innovative, polyvalent?

The renewal of the Longchamp racecourse was to ensure that it maintained its place in both the Grand Paris and on the international scene of the world’s major racecourses. This ambitious goal was guided not only by an emblematic architectural project that can be adapted to future needs, but also a landscape project that transfigures the area, highlighting the built legacy, the historical heritage of the racecourse, and especially the green heritage of the Bois de Boulogne forest, which composition was originally designed by Adolphe Alphand in the 19th century.

How did you proceed for the restoration and the new buildings?

The race for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe is the high point in the annual agenda of the racecourse. Therefore, the main challenge of this project was to host this event, which draws up to 60,000 spectators, under exceptional conditions, while also welcoming a much smaller crowd on ordinary racing days.

This is why we decided to deconstruct all the stands dating from the 1960s and to replace them with only one stand, which is both more compact and more functional. Buildings housing support services for the horse races, which are currently scattered around the site, were demolished and rebuilt in the form of pavilions. Finally, the historic buildings of the racecourse were renovated.

What is the idea behind the architectural concept?

The architectural concept is one of transparent “shelves”, with neither front nor back, enabling spectators to go back and forth from a view over the stables to a view over the racecourse. In short, the architectural project creates generous perspectives over the landscape thanks to the significant reduction of the size of the existing constructions on the site. The architectural design is very pared down, simple and elegant, allowing the gaze and light to pass through the buildings. sb 5/2018

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Location Gunja, Croatia Client/operator Croatian Football Federation Architects GEplus ARHITEKTI Ulica kneza Domagoja 15, HR-10 000 Zagreb www.geplus.hr Team Gorana Giljanović, Eugen Popović, Lea Kovač Author GEplus ARHITEKTI Photos Robert Leš GEplus ARHITEKTI Official opening August 2018 Construction costs EUR 380,000

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LIKE A PHOENIX FROM THE ASHES FOOTBALL STADIUM IN GUNJA In 2014 raging floods devastated eastern Croatia. The Croatian Football Association, the World Football Association (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) raised funds for the reconstruction of five football pitches and a new stadium.

Designed by GEplus ARHITEKTI, the Gunja stadium is integral to the population’s identity and fundamental to the development of a new generation of athletes.

The stadium in Gunja may be small in size, but its construction is of great importance for the local community. The most prominent element of the stadium‘s visual identity is its main façade. Built out of bricks, it gives the stadium a monumental value, as the bricks come from houses that were destroyed by the floods. From a total of 12,000 remaining fragments, the best-preserved pieces were processed using a special technology and then reused for construction.

Meeting point and memorial The architects were aware that this project meant much more than the conventional renovation of a sports facility in a rural setting.

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destroyed the old stadium. By using bricks from the demolished houses, history materialises in the building’s façade.

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functional features. Financial constraints deprived it of numerous technical facilities that are standard in modern stadiums. The focus is on the architecture and the added value that the building creates for the local community.

The building’s structure was mainly influenced by its rural context and its location in a green environment. Situated in a park-like setting, a distinctive avenue of lime trees has been planted parallel to the borders of the football grounds, surrounding the stadium with natural, green scenery.

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The building’s visual identity is based on the fundamental requirements of football. The materials for its construction were chosen in the spirit of this rudimentary functionality, hence natural concrete prevails both indoors and outdoors.

The element that balances the entire composition of the building, is designed as an L-shaped concrete canopy. It bears an inscription commemorating the floods.

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Spatial functionality The stadium was built according to national requirements for matches of the Croatian Third Football League. The indoor areas are located along one side of the L-shaped corridor, starting from the club office.

The ambulance room can also serve as a doping examination room. There are two locker rooms for players, followed by the locker room for the referees and coaches and a utility room. On the opposite side of the corridor there is a cabinet system for storing sb 5/2018

sports equipment, utilising the empty space under the grandstand. The football grounds are directly accessible from the hallway. In addition to the 337 seats there is a control room in the grandstand, which can be used by the police and other officials during football matches.

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part of the main faรงade, there is a kiosk and entrance to the public sanitary facilities. This ensures that the kiosk and sanitary facilities are visible and accessible to the spectators, but simultaneously concealed by the vertical wall with the L-shaped canopy, so as not to disrupt the architecture of the northern faรงade with its inscription. Easy access to the shop and sanitary facilities is an advantage when the car park is being used for festive occasions and other events.

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Location Aix-en-Provence, France Client Communauté du Pays d’Aix, SPLA Pays d’Aix Territoires Operator Lagardère Architects Auer Weber Sandstraße 33 DE-80335 München www.auer-weber.de Christophe Gulizzi Route de Cezanne 1440 Chemin de Saint Jacques FR-13100 Le Tholonet www.gulizzi.com Team Moritz Auer and Christophe Gulizzi (Responsible), Eric Frisch and Nina Schuberth (Project management), Géraldine Fischer-Pupolier, Carmen Duplantier, Gabriel Kiderlen; Raphaël Gsell, Ingo Pucci, Jieqing Zhao (Competition) Authors Auer Weber and Christophe Gulizzi Photos Aldo Amoretti www.aldoamoretti.it Official opening September 2017 Construction costs EUR 51.9 million

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LUMINESCENT LAYERS ARENA DU PAYS D‘AIX, AIX-EN-PROVENCE In the Arena du Pays d‘Aix, opened in September 2017, architects Auer Weber and Christophe Gulizzi have created a building that blends seamlessly into its surrounding topography: The metal-clad rings of the façade are stacked in luminescent layers, embracing the two halls and creating one large dynamic entity. The modular principle of the arena – the “chaudron” – gives it a great versatility: Depending on configuration, the hall can offer 6,000 to 8,500 seats.

The arena is located at a motorway junction, south west of Aix-en-Provence. It is the homeground of the local first-division handball club Pays d‘Aix Université Club. At first glance, the arena has no front or back, but seems to be constructed all of a piece. The prominent but simultaneously reticent building blends into its surrounding topography.

Layered rings create dynamism The metal-clad rings of the façade are stacked in luminescent layers, embracing the two halls – a large event hall with capacities for 8,500 and a smaller hall for 2,000 spectators – and creating one large dynamic entity. Randomly

offset and almost like separate structures, the bright rings float above a transparent base, giving the whole construction a certain lightness.

The façade adapts to the site conditions with geometrical modifications. The rings are arranged with a much stronger shift towards the forecourt than to the other sides, thus forming a distinctive canopy. Above the entrance area it reaches a height of 12 metres, welcoming the visitor with an inviting gesture and offering shelter from the elements. Clad in light alumin­ ium panels, the rings look like dynamically super­imposed, free-standing elements due to sb 5/2018

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Architecture puts sport in the spotlight Not only the halls but also the roof-high entrance areas stand out for a restrained use of colours and materials – reduced to exposed concrete and stark black and white. The architecture takes a back seat, putting events and sports in the spotlight. Sports functions are now joined by premium events and spectacular shows. A building that is intended to provide such events must

In this respect, the concept of a traditional façade has given way to a stratification of superimposed and dynamic rings. This shell represents an allegory of movement and energy, a homage to virtuosity, a conquest of balance, a search for the perfect gesture.

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It blends in with its surroundings, gently asserting its geometry and status as a public building, a wide open platform, a true public place.

Multifunctional and profitable The modular principle – including the flexible grandstands in both halls – ensures that the arena is both multifunctional and profitable. Its versatile possibilities (above all for handball, ice hockey, tennis, boxing, concerts and trade fairs) and its adaptability to changing social conditions and expectations, as well as the restrained choice of materials and building structure, sb 5/2018

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Location Milwaukee WI, USA Managed and operated by Deer District LLC Project Manager/Bucks Representatives CAA ICON Architects Populous www.populous.com Eppstein Uhen Architects www.eua.com HNTB www.hntb.com Mechanical engineer M-E Engineers www.me-engineers.com Structural engineers HNTB www.hntb.com Walter P. Moore www.walterpmoore.com Author Milwaukee Bucks Photos Gary Dineen, Jeff Phelps and Kenny Yoo (Milwaukee Bucks) and Eppstein Uhen Official opening 26 August 2018 Construction costs USD 524 million (EUR 451 million)

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FEAR THE DEER SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT VENUE FISERV FORUM IN MILWAUKEE New home of the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks, the overall complex includes a new block of buildings, ranging in use from entertainment venues and parking garages to commercial and residential buildings. Designed by Populous, Eppstein Uhen Architects and HNTB, the exterior design is inspired by Milwaukee’s proud architectural heritage and bold outlook, coupled with the region’s natural environment of rivers, lakes and forests.

The 67,820 m² venue stands 39 m tall and was built with more than 8,000 tons of structural steel. The sweeping north-side exterior façade of Fiserv Forum contains 7,475 of zinc panels punctuated by nodes of glass to highlight activity within, creating an iconic architectural image that will anchor the surrounding development.

The eye-catching façade reveals the activity going on inside the arena.

The building’s most striking feature is its arched roof, which, clad in patinated zinc panels, gently bends down, overlapping the glass façade and stretching down to street level.

The venue has been built in the heart of downtown Milwaukee, linking the historic Old World Third Street, the riverfront, the heavily

commuted Water Street, and the exhibition space at the Wisconsin Center.

Efficient seating pattern Inside, Fiserv Forum was built to redefine worldclass fan experience and to highlight the communal nature of attending live entertainment.

Offering incomparable sightlines from all vantage points, customer service and amenities, Fiserv Forum includes 17,500 seats for basketball and up to 18,000 for concerts.

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concourses, and a variety of experiential and premium seating options, including 34 luxury suites and 33 lofts.

The two most unique premium spaces are a club lounge, which features six separate units that can be expanded into one all-encompassing group space, and 14 loge tables each seating four people that feature comfortable bar-style seating and fantastic sightlines.

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The arena has three clubs including the BMO Club, Mezzanine Club and Panorama Club, which is on the highest level of the building and features an outdoor terrace with sweeping views of Milwaukee’s skyline. Premium seating in Fiserv Forum includes 34 private suites, West Bend Lofts and more than 800 club seats.

Highest speed handrail deployment in the NBA Fiserv Forum also boasts state-of-the-art technology, with more than 300 distributed antenna systems and 16 wireless access zones to permit high-speed connectivity throughout the arena. Fiserv Forum has the largest and highest speed handrail deployment in the NBA with 76 handrail-mounted antennas offering ubiquitous Wi-Fi coverage.

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second. During a single basketball game, the system can transfer 72 trillion bytes, which is enough to stream and binge a show every hour of every day for nearly five years.

Largest equilateral center-hung display in the NBA The arena is outfitted with more than 1,115 m² of video displays, including the center-hung scoreboard, which is more than 362 m², making it the largest equilateral center-hung display in the NBA. Outside of the bowl, fans will never miss a moment of action thanks to more than 800 high-definition flat screen televisions.

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2,033 pieces of glass, 88 glass doors, 150,000 bricks, ten staircases, ten escalators and ten elevators.

Catalyst for future development Fiserv Forum will be the centerpiece of a 12-hectare district that currently includes the team’s training facility and a 1,250-space parking structure, both of which opened in 2017. An expansive public plaza in front of the arena opened in fall 2018, and an adjoining entertainment block will open in spring 2019.

Additional commercial and residential uses will be developed over the next decade, making the district surrounding Fiserv Forum the largest development project undertaken in downtown Milwaukee. Combining entertainment, residential and commercial spaces, the district will transform Milwaukee and serve as the catalyst driving development throughout the region. sb 5/2018

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CELEBRATING HOCKEY AND ART Location Edmonton, AB, Canada Client/operator Oilers Entertainment Group Architects HOK 300 W. 22nd St. Kansas City, Missouri US-64108 www.hok.com Principal Project Architect and Design Team Lead Scott Ralston Author Oilers Entertainment Group Photos Andy Devlin and Marko Ditkun, Oilers Entertainment Group Michael Robinson Photography Jeff Wallace Photography Official opening September 2016 Construction costs CAD 480 million (EUR 322 million)

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ROGERS PLACE MULTI-PURPOSE ARENA IN EDMONTON From its iconic modern architecture, to its buzz-worthy restaurants and the NHL’s largest true HD scoreboard, Rogers Place delivers a world-class, awe-inspiring entertainment experience. Opened in September 2016, the new home of the Edmonton Oilers, Edmonton Oil Kings and an all-star roster of live entertainment truly has something for everyone.

The vision of Rogers Place was born when Daryl Katz purchased the Oilers in 2008. At the time he stated a desire to not only find the Oilers a new home in downtown Edmonton, but to do it in a style that would transform the city and encourage further downtown development. Through his partnership with the City of Edmonton, that vision has already been realized with over USD 2 billion of development underway in Katz’s Ice District development alone in phase one and billions more planned in the future.

Rogers Place is an arena built for fans. The arena measures 76,106 m². Among its many significant features are a lower bowl of over

9,000 seats, terrific sightlines, wide concourses, leading food and beverage offerings, and the latest in technology. Rogers Place seats 18,347 for hockey games and 20,000+ for concerts and other events. Whether attending an Oilers game or the biggest of concerts, guests of Rogers Place experience it all in the most dynamic of entertainment environments. As of September 13, 2018, 3.3 million guests have already walked through its doors.

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moments and the Oilers Hall of Fame Room features jerseys, memorabilia and five replica Stanley Cups.

Accessing from the public transport station, guests pass by a brightly coloured, circular sculpture titled Skater’s Arch, achieving a dramatic pictorial presence.

Its flowing, window-like form becomes a framing device capturing the dynamics of ice-skating. The push of the blade, as it cuts into the ice surface to propel the skater forward, is exemplified through a myriad of cut-out shapes, which evoke the style of Henri Matisse, creating the sculpture’s dynamic form.

Central gathering place Ford Hall is the jewel of Rogers Place. It is a stunning combination of architecture, technology, natural light and art that serves as the front door for Rogers Place.

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Rogers Place and the Ice District Plaza upon its completion in 2020. Together the two will become a central gathering place in Edmonton’s downtown, hosting a variety of programming from pre-game tailgating to festivals, ceremonies and cultural events.

Located in the centre of Ford Hall, Tsa t̨ sa ̨ ke k’e – “Iron Foot Place” by Canadian artist Alex Janvier is a breathtaking 14 m in diameter, circular mosaic set in the floor. The piece represents the natural beauty of the Edmonton area, highlighting the skies, lakes and stories of the region. It illustrates Edmonton’s history and continuing legacy as a meeting place.

Future growth and sustainability Attached to Rogers Place is the new Downtown Community Arena, which is operated by the City of Edmonton and was built as part of the Rogers Place project. sb 5/2018

The facility provides a programmable community space for free public skates, ice rentals for minor sports teams and learn-to-skate programs.

Beyond the arena, Rogers Place is the anchor of Ice District, a mixed-use district that will help revitalize and invigorate life in Edmonton‘s downtown core. Ice District will feature a hotel, two office towers with the City of Edmonton as the anchor tenant, condominiums and apartments, restaurants and nightlife, a casino, a child-care centre and a diverse range of retail options.

At 69-stories in height (66 functional floors), Stantec Tower will be the tallest building west of Toronto in Canada.

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reused or recycled. Beyond waste reduction, the building is located in a high-density neighbourhood and is connected to downtown through walkways around the facility and transit infrastructure, including several Light Rail Transit stops within a ten-minute walk. The building also features low-flow plumbing fixtures, charging stations for electric cars in the parkade and has incorporated green cleaning and an improved processing of food waste to help cut down the building’s water and waste use.

A leader in environmental awareness, Rogers Place received LEED Silver Certification in December 2017, and was the first NHL facility in Canada built to LEED Silver certification requirements. This state-of-the-art facility is a catalyst to the city’s downtown core while also setting the bar for future growth and sustainability.

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A DESIGN FOR LEGACY FISHT OLYMPIC STADIUM IN SOCHI Authors and Photos

Damon Lavelle, Principal, POPULOUS (left) Tom Jones, Senior Principal, POPULOUS (right)

Four years on from the Sochi Winter Olympics, Fisht Stadium continues to thrive as a hub of sporting and civic activity in Russia. It owes its name to the 2,867 m mountain in the western Caucasus.

Located approximately 1,630 km south of Moscow on a narrow sliver of land nestling between the Caucasus Mountains and the Black Sea, the Russian city of Sochi is home to one of the country’s most successful sports legacy projects to date, Fisht Stadium.

The stadium was originally designed to stage the 2014 Winter Olympics and has evolved to host 2018 FIFA World Cup matches, as well as games for club side PFC Sochi and the Russian national team. The wider Olympic Park area is the setting for a wide variety of cultural festivals throughout the year and encompasses sections of the newly developed Sochi Autodrom race track, which has seen Formula 1 return to Russia for the first time in over 100 years.

Scalability From the outset, it was clear that to ensure the long-term success of the project, Fisht’s seating capacity would need to rise and fall to meet the myriad needs of event organizers.

The ambition was to accommodate 35,000 spectators for the Winter Olympics and 45,000 for World Cup games, then to scale back down to 20,000 to 25,000 seats for local club football. To achieve this, the architects proposed an innovative open-ended stadium, with permanent stands on the eastern and western sides of the bowl 48

supported by low-level seating at either end with modular temporary seating above.

These plans were approved in 2008, and building work commenced in 2010. However, in 2011, half way through construction, the initial designs were revised at the request of event organisers to include a temporary roof that would protect against bad weather for the opening and closing ceremonies.

Adapting to a changing brief Late in the project, this posed a significant engineering challenge. The east and west stands had been designed with plenty of latent load bearing capacity, but the north and south ends of the stadium lacked the supporting structures to accommodate such a massive construction.

The solution was to build two huge hangars in place of the low-level seating originally planned for these spaces. The hangars would be installed for the duration of the Winter Olympics after which they would be removed, along with the roof. But these modifications proved to be so successful that post-Games a review was undertaken as to whether Fisht Stadium should remain a closed venue.

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World Cup matches, so the temporary structures were disassembled and construction on the seating bowl was completed.

In the run-up to the tournament, the addition of luxury corporate suites further enhanced the stadium’s offer of permanent seating. This means that today, Fisht’s capac­ ity stands at 36,000 seats.

Showcasing Sochi Despite these changes, the original design concept for the development shines through, underpinned by an ­architectural language that focuses on showcasing the natural beauty of the surrounding area while also speaking to Russia’s cultural heritage.

This concept can be seen clearly in the form of the east and west stands, which open elegantly like a Fabergé egg to reveal the seating bowl. The open spaces at either end of the stadium create a striking visual through-line from the sea to the mountains beyond, and an openbacked concourse allows visitors to explore the outer podium with uninhibited panoramic views of the wider region.

The permanent canopies over the stands have been constructed from ETFE multi-layered film cushions. With sb 5/2018

excellent light transmission properties, ETFE allows the natural grass playing surface to absorb the ultra-violet light it needs to grow while simultaneously sheltering spectators from the elements.

From inside the stadium, these cushions act as a lens, ­offering a playfully distorted view of the sea and the moun­tains and casting variegated light patterns across the bowl as the mid-afternoon sun shines through. From the outside, a white tint applied to the outermost layer of film gives the stadium a look evocative of the snowcapped mountain it is named after, and at night LED lights within the cushions themselves illuminate the façade with a vibrant rainbow of colours.

A stadium that floats Sochi lies in a seismically active zone, with some areas at risk from magnitude-10.0 earthquakes – the most severe grading. Large earthquakes have the potential to cause a geological phenomenon known as liquefaction, which occurs when the soil loses its form and starts to behave like a liquid, swallowing up buildings like the sea would a sinking ship. In the event of such a disaster, a huge band that runs through the Fisht’s foundation, holding the east and west stands together in tension, will allow it to float above the churning ground, ensuring that the sta­ dium will remain intact.

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2018 WORLD CUP AT MOSCOW’S FOOTBALL TEMPLE HAURATON MODERNISES DRAINAGE SYSTEM AT LUZHNIKI STADIUM Author and Photos

HAURATON GmbH & Co. KG, Werkstraße 13, DE-76437 Rastatt, www.hauraton.com

The FIFA Football World Cup in Russia – a 2018 event of global importance. Kick-off was on 14 June 2018 at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium. Now extended to a seating capacity of around 81,000, it is one of Europe‘s largest arenas. A semi-final and the final of the 2018 World Cup were held here.

Star appearance for the service channel range For Hauraton the World Cup started on the spot four years ago: The Baden-based drainage technology firm was involved in the full-scale modernisation of the magnificent stadium and has done an excellent job of preparing the drainage systems for the games of the future. The company’s service channel range put in a top-level performance on the pitch in allowing cables and wires to be laid extremely quickly and in various configurations.

Lots of glass, space and light Luzhniki Stadium, which, alongside sporting events, has already served as an impressive backdrop for major international concerts by the Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson 50

and U2, was declared by Moscow’s Mayor Sergey Sobyanin to be a “symbol of Russia’s development”. The project to modernise the structure was therefore one with high expectations. For the architect in charge, Murat Achmadiev, the greatest construction challenge was to preserve the monumental 1956 façade, while at the same time creating a modern, luxurious five-star stadium to meet UEFA criteria. He overcame the constraints of the historic structure with a very distinctive and spacious approach, which allows plenty of light to pass through the glass and interiors. The interiors are in timeless black and white. The architect is proud of the new water management and drainage system: “Even if there were tropical rainfall, I can promise you wouldn’t see any puddles here.” sb 5/2018

Hauraton and its local partners complete project in four years The entire reconstruction of the drainage system was overseen by the Baden-based company, from sketches and specifications to the selection of the appropriate Sportfix product range comprising channels, sand traps, soft kerbs, ditches and water jump kits, right through to delivery and expert, timely installation in the various zones of the huge sports complex. In strict compliance with all guidelines and quality requirements, around 400 metres of Sportfix channels, 450 metres of Recyfix Pro 100 and 415 metres of Faserfix Super, among others, were fitted. The service channels offer flexible ways to quickly gain approval for structural changes to sports sb 5/2018

facilities, industrial plants and exhibition halls. Designers are thus using safer systems that can be adapted to new situations in no time. These systems use non-flammable channels made of fibre-reinforced concrete.

“By 2011, we were already working with our local partners and the project team on preliminary work and documentation”, recalls Matthias Unser, whose role at Hauraton includes responsibility for the Russian market. “All products were finished by the end of 2016 as planned, with implementation carried out excellently too. The project was completed at the end of 2017 – and the building contractor was more than happy with the result.” The new Luzhniki Stadium was rightly in the public eye at the 2018 World Cup! 51

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POLYTAN GmbH, Gewerbering 3, DE-86666 Burgheim, info@polytan.com, www.polytan.de POLYTAN GmbH and Geo 3 (picture 5)

In top-level competitive sport today, millimetres and milliseconds count. That‘s why it is hard to imagine a time before the methods used for performance diagnostics. An increasing number of amateur athletes appreciate a professional analysis of their personal performance.

Sports clubs and training academies which offer such comprehensive performance diagnostics increase their appeal to new members and potential sponsors considerably, especially when performance diagnostics is combined with an attractive sports facility where all of the relevant data can be gathered, even under competitive conditions. Polytan SmarTracks is a precise data acquisition system that provides daily training diagnostics without complex technical structures.

SmarTracks offers not only performance diagnostics but precise time measurement, whereby running time, speed, step length, step frequency and step height are all recorded. This makes it an ideal analysis tool for track athletics disciplines, such as short, 52

medium and long-distance running, hurdles and relay running. Another special feature of this technology is that the motion data of multiple athletes can be recorded simultaneously and then compared.

Recording and analysing personal motion data The Polytan SmarTracks system is based on the interaction of three components: (1) SmarTracks timing gates invisibly integrated into the running track or playing field. (2) A waist belt with a wearable sensor weighing just 12 g, which does not restrict or hinder the athlete‘s freedom of movement. It can easily be worn as a belt or clip on the body. (3) The tried-andtested SmarTracks diagnostics software from Polytan’s partner Humotion. This company specialises in the collection and analysis of human motion data. sb 5/2018

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Combined with the timing gates, all key parameters are recorded via the SmarTracks sensor and clearly displayed and evaluated using the SmarTracks diagnostics software on a laptop.

the running track was designed to meet the particular requirements of a relay training course. This means that the distances between the magnetic elements are 10 m, and in the sensitive exchange zone only 5 m.

Retrofit into existing facilities Polytan SmarTracks system is suitable for all synthetic surfaces for outdoor sport. It can also be easily retrofitted into existing athletics facilities. The timing gate works when two round magnetic elements (600 mm long and 25 mm thick) are completely sunk into the ground at a distance of 1.0 m to 1.30 m. One Tartan track requires two magnetic elements, two tracks require three, three tracks four, and so on. A minimum distance of 5 m between the timing gates in the direction of running is recommended. In Berlin‘s Mommsen Stadium one lane of

Masterly feedback German sprinters Tatjana Pinto and Amelie-Sofie Lederer have both enjoyed good experiences with SmarTracks.

Amelie-Sofie Lederer is the Bavarian record holder over 100 m, while Tatjana Pinto recently took bronze at the European Athletics Championships in Berlin for the women‘s German 4 x 100-metre relay. Tatjana Pinto on SmarTracks: “It’s great that SmarTracks is an invisible system and doesn’t bother me while I train. I can easily carry out my training programme and I get quick feedback on my performance.“

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SPLASH OF COLOUR FOR PLAYGROUNDS AND SCHOOL YARDS MELOS EPDM MULCH CATCHES THE EYE WORLDWIDE Author and Photos

Melos GmbH, BismarckstraĂ&#x;e 4-10, DE-49324 Melle, www.melos-gmbh.com

With its unique consistency and composition, the EPDM Mulch developed by Melos in Germany has proven itself and yielded its first success stories. Melos develops and produces coloured rubber granules and system components, e.g. for artificial grass pitches, stadium running tracks, multi-functional sports fields and playing areas.

The 100 % solid-coloured and therefore extremely durable material is being used successfully for decorative purposes and in sports facilities, both in Germany and abroad. Melos EPDM Mulch also has excellent impact protection characteristics (HIC values) and fulfils the European toy safety standard EN 71-3. The product has consequently become a universally popular component of playground surfaces.

Playing safe Depending on its thickness, EPDM Mulch provides the required fall protection in recreational and playground areas.

EPDM Mulch is laid as a seamless covering to create a playing surface that is free of protruding edges and barriers.

The mulch also complies with the environmental requirements of DIN 18035-7 and is not harmful to health in accordance with EN 71-3 (toy safety standard) and ZEK 01.408.

Varied range of colours EPDM Mulch from Melos is available in five basic colours and in three different colour blends. Its international references are impressing architects, planners and installers.

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golf course in Bad Hall, Germany. The planners are showing particular creativity in Bad Hall where EPDM Mulch is being used to improve the golf hole marking and improve its visibility.

Absolutely colourfast Melos EPDM Mulch is made from environmentally-friendly and virgin material that presents no health risks. The product is 100 % dyed, which means that the colour will not wear off even after years of use. What’s more, EPDM Mulch does not give off unpleasant odours and is not harmful to health. The basic material made from sulphur-cured EPDM has been in use for decades and has proven its exceptional weather resistance and durability worldwide.

Hygienic and economical An EPDM Mulch surface is easy to keep hygienically clean.

The material is inhospitable to fungal and bacterial colonisation. An EPDM surface offers numerous benefits: it is extremely durable, it does not disperse, there is no need to re-apply it and there are no hidden maintenance costs. As a result, the Melos EPDM Mulch covering is hygienic, sustainable and economical. sb 5/2018

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WITH LONG GUARANTEE STADIUM ROOF IN ROSTOV, RUSSIA Author Photos

Serge Ferrari SAS, F-38352 La Tour du Pin Cedex, www.sergeferrari.com Serge Ferrari SAS

The football arena in Rostov is one of the 2018 FIFA World Cup stadiums that hosted four matches during the group stage and the exciting match in the last sixteen between Belgium and Japan. The stadium roof consists of 50,000 m² Flexlight Xtrem TX30-IV composite material.

The arena is located on the south bank of the river Don and was designed by architectural firm Populous, which has already realized numerous renowned stadiums worldwide and collaborated with Serge Ferrari on various major projects. The membrane roof of the stadium provides perfect conditions for the 45,000 spectators by offering shade from the sun’s rays and protection from the weather. Serge Ferrari’s Flexlight Xtrem TX30 composite material was chosen for the roof over rival products because of its exceptional durability and up to 25-year guarantee, su­ perior look and outstanding sustainability profile.

The roof consists of 46 segments separated by steel arches, which were fitted with Flexlight Xtrem TX30-IV and tensioned with a system of steel cables attached to pillars in the outside wall. The exceptionally tough membrane is ideal for the local climate because it can withstand extreme snow and wind loads. This material also scored top marks for its excellent durability (30 years), 56

GOST fire prevention certification, which has to be provided for large construction projects in Russia, and its superb dirt-resistance capabilities thanks to its crosslink PVDF surface coating.

The crosslink formula is a key technological breakthrough for the Serge Ferrari Group because, inspired by cross­ linked epoxy coatings, it was transferred to flexible ma­ terials for the first time. Due to its lasting resistance to corrosion and the elements (ultra violet rays, rain, snow), the membrane’s structural strength remains intact and therefore guarantees its good appearance for decades.

Despite this special treatment, the membrane makes no compromises on aspects such as a low weight and high degree of flexibility. Further benefits were the membrane’s exceptional translucency with more than 100% of natural light than conventional PVC membranes as well as twice the heat insulation compared with glass-­ PTFE materials. sb 5/2018

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VIDEO SURVEILLANCE AT WESTPAC STADIUM WELLINGTON PANOMERA® MULTIFOCAL SENSOR SYSTEMS FOR THE BIG VIEW Photos

Dallmeier electronic GmbH & Co.KG, Bahnhofstr. 16, DE-93047 Regensburg, www.dallmeier.com

As part of an ongoing CCTV upgrade, Westpac Stadium in Wellington, New Zealand, was looking to vastly expand the coverage of the CCTV system. The goal was not only to view stands in the stadium, but also to cover the entire field in order to provide situational awareness during major events. After careful evaluation, the decision fell for a solution with multiple Dallmeier Panomera® units.

The stadium threat environment is constantly changing.

With traditional PTZ camera-based systems (pan / tilt / zoom), the operator has to choose between overview image and detailed view, creating a considerable risk of missing out critical information and limiting analysis options.

Large areas and no gaps It was this paradox, highlighted by an incident at Westpac Stadium when the previous CCTV solution failed to record, that drove management’s openness to a surveillance solution that delivers operators situational awareness across an entire angle of view and throughout an entire depth of field. Westpac is now the first stadium in the world to achieve entire field and stand CCTV coverage, and the first in the southern hemisphere to benefit from the surveillance power of Panomera®.

Dallmeier’s Panomera® multifocal sensor system was specially developed for the all encompassing video surveillance of expansive areas such as stadiums. With Panomera®, huge widths as well as areas with large distances can be displayed with a completely new resolution quality, in real time and at high frame rates of up to 30 fps.

With one system, a huge area can be surveyed from a single location in extraordinary detail. Movements of objects, such as people or vehicles, can be tracked and reconstructed over long distances without any gaps in the recording or camera switching. Not only does Panomera® zoom in well with clarity, but it can also do so in sb 5/2018

playback. Backed by the system’s LGC Forensics certification, it is thus possible to recognise all persons involved, and to later reconstruct any event for use as evidence in court, regardless of where it took place.

“Just” 14 cameras As this is the first stadium in the world to cover seating and the field using Panomera®, there are more units than usually installed in order to handle the huge increase in coverage. Still, Westpac Stadium’s 14 Panomera® cameras provide an effective complement of 98 cameras. Coverage is complete, with some overlap, and the addition of a couple of PTZs allows the security team to look for specific details at very high resolutions. A key issue for Westpac Stadium was ensuring the new solution gave coverage of the field area during night concerts – a requirement that could be easily fulfilled with the Nightline Panomera®, which has strong performance in low light.

“Due to the ‘Panomera® effect’, huge widths and large distances can be displayed with a completely new quality, beginning where HD and megapixel cameras reach their limits thanks to Panomera®´s completely novel lens and sensor concept”, says Frank Oetjen, Area Manager Australasia & Southern Africa at Dallmeier. “With the innovative technology approach of the Panomera® system, Westpac Stadium has now better coverage with more flexibility while at the same time deploying less cameras and thus reducing cost and complexity within their surveillance system.”

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SOCCA WORLD CUP IN LISBON

GREEN ICE RINK MADE OF REAL ICE

Lisbon played host to 32 teams from around the world as they battled it out for the biggest title in small-sided football. The venue for the Socca World Cup was the stadium in the Praça do Comércio, which had been built specially for this event. This square marks the centre of the vibrant capital city and is where all the matches in the tournament were held. The games were played on a half-size pitch – and on synthetic turf from Polytan.

An ice rink does not become “green” by not using electricity. For everything in our lives we need and consume electricity. The question facing Ice-World Ice-Business as a provider of emotional rinks for sports, leisure, recreation and health is as follows: how can we influence the genera­ tion of green energy, and how can we reduce the power consumption of our facilities?

Polytan created the “LigaTurf Socca” playing surface in conjunction with the International Socca Federation (ISF) specifically for this major event. This synthetic turf is custom-made and has smooth and textured filaments like the LigaTurf Cross system, although in this case they are green and blue. And this surface is likewise extremely robust and easy to maintain. Friedemann Söll, Head of Product Management & Marketing at Polytan, comments on “Liga­ Turf Socca”: “We are proud that our latest technological advances enable us to contribute to an event that brings so much pleasure to people across the world. Events of this kind show that sports events are moving increasingly from out-of-town stadiums into the inner cities and the big squares where they can reach spectators on an emotional level. We provide easy-to-install, temporary systems to cater for this clearly identifiable trend so that professional sport can be practised in such venues as well. And, needless to say, we are also taking the opportunity to demonstrate the numerous attributes of synthetic turf systems in Lisbon in conjunction with our partner ISF.” Christoph Koechy, who manages all the sponsorship activities around the World Cup, believes he is receiving the best possible support from Polytan and the “very best artificial turf you can get anywhere”.

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In terms of ice rink technology, Ice-World Ice-Business does not rely solely on the efficient aluminium system. All components installed in the rink system, including refrig­ eration units, supply lines, control units, materials, etc., are constantly being put to the test, improved and optimized.

Today, ice rinks from Ice-World Ice-Business can be operated with around 40 per cent less energy than other systems available on the market. Thus Ice-World Ice-Business has significantly reduced energy consumption – and since environmental protection does not stop at the doorstep, Ice-World Ice-Business is investing in the production of green energy and in offsetting CO2 emissions. The current project is the planting of mangroves in the Myanmar Thor Heydahl Climate Park, to completely neutralize the 317 tons of carbon dioxide that all Ice-World ice rinks emitted during operation, material-manufacturing and transportation in the 2016/17 season. So far, 317 mangroves have been planted on behalf of Ice-World Ice-Business. These refor­ estations are monitored and guaranteed by the Worldview International Foundation. We need energy to live.

We can not turn it off. Energy has to flow. And energy has to be clean. That’s green.

Ice-World Ice Business GmbH www.iceworld-icebusiness.de sb 5/2018

A UNIQUE FLOOR

NEW HOT SPOT FOR BASKETBALL

“Court 16” will lead as the most innovative tennis club in the United States. Its unparalleled concept of tailoring tennis to a wide range of age groups has now received an optimal flooring solution: the multifunctional LED flooring system by ASB GlassFloor, which fits perfectly into the training concept of “Court 16”. In 2014 Anthony Evrard opened its first flagship location. Born and raised in Brussels, owner and visionary Anthony Evrard brought an idea from Europe that was entirely new to the US – a tennis club for children in their formative years – ages 3 to 11.

A new centre for streetballers in Germany has sprung up in the Berlin Prenzlauer Berg district: the basketball courts in the Friedrich Ludwig Jahn sports park have been opened.

The highlight of the facility is the covered main court under an outdoor hall by SMC2, which can be used all-season.

All in all, three full-sized basketball courts with six modern, height-adjustable baskets and high-quality rubber flooring have been created. The covered main court is equipped with grandstands and floodlights. (Photo: © ALBA BERLIN 2018)

“Court 16’s” new Queens location will be the first tennis facility in the world to feature a glass floor tennis surfacing with proprietary LED lines. The customized surface by German manufacturer ASB GlassFloor provides the most cushioned surface to activate Court 16’s innovative tennis programme. The flooring helps reduce the risk of injury, providing the safest surface for children’s fast-growing joints and creating the ideal platform for players of all ages to play. ASB GlassFloor offers a patented solution with a glass flooring system for sports facilities in which integrated LEDs make an individual layout of the court possible for both adults and children. The company offers two different options. With ASB LumiFlex, the entire floor turns into a multi-media monitor, opening up completely new possibilities for sports venues, such as additional advertising opportunities and revenue. On the other hand, ASB Multi-Sports, the floor installed at “Court 16” Long Island City, uses LED game lines which allow you to switch between marking lines for different sports. In addition, these LED lights can change tennis court marking lines within seconds using a touch screen, and special markings have been integrated for individual exercises – the perfect solution for the requirements of the new Court 16 location.

ASB GlassFloor www.asbglassfloor.com

Berlin’s senator for sports, Andreas Geisel, opened the facility on June 21, highlighting the cooperation with the youth department of ALBA BERLIN, which will be the key user in the future. The courts are now an additional training opportunity for sports clubs. However, they also provide a new opportunity for supervised and non-supervised basketball for residents and basketball players from all over Berlin.

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The idea behind the project is to offer a freely accessible sports facility that can be used all-season and under all weather conditions, thus offering great potential for use.

The outdoor hall above the main court fulfills exactly this objective: the glulam structure is covered with a textile membrane and protects the court from rain and snow. At the same time, the textile membrane is translucent, so no artificial lighting is needed during the day and players can play in consistent, natural light. In addition, the membrane offers a high level of thermal and acoustic comfort and thus guarantees an optimal playing experience. Finally, the outdoor hall made of wood and membrane is perfectly integrated in the environment, making the new facility in Prenzlauer Berg an attractive hot spot for basketball players.

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MELOS STONE – MY WAY!

BÜRGERPARK RECREATIONAL AREA

Floorcoverings are now available for clubs and real fans, perfectly shaped in colour and function. And even with logos, for those who want them.

Ever since the 1990s, an outdoor skatepark has been a steady component of the historic Bürgerpark recreation area on the harbour island of Saarbrücken. The small park was initially built from modular, precast concrete components. It is now being replaced by a 740 square metre skatepark with a state-of-the-art design at a different location within the Bürgerpark. The goal is to create an attractive space for kids, adolescents and adults, which also helps to revitalise the Bürgerpark. Initially, the historic Bürgerpark was built on the ruins of Saarbrücken’s destroyed coal harbour. It was planned as part of an ecologically-driven urban renewal scheme by Peter Latz from 1985 to 1989 and realized together with students and residents from the surrounding areas. In 1989, the 9-hectare area of the Bürgerpark was awarded the annual prize for landscape architecture by the German Landscape Architects Association (BDLA).

For clubs: You can give your stadium grounds, offices and museums a unique upgrade with a Melos Stone floorcovering. Those who’d like to be welcomed by their own club logo can also make this a reality with us. We can produce any motifs, signs, names and numbers by using the water.

These motifs fit perfectly into the floorcovering.

For fans: With Melos Stone, you can bring home your very own football club design. Melos Stone can be easily installed outside on terraces, in entrance areas or on connecting paths. The floor sets bright and visible colour accents, documenting long-term membership and loyalty to your club and team.

Actually, all colour combinations including monochrome stone grey are possible. However, Melos Stone flooring isn’t as hard as the name would suggest: The granulate compound consists of elastic rubber that is almost as strong as non-slip as stone, thanks to its high material hardness (experts call it “90 Shore A”). On site, the loose granulates are mixed with an adhesive, applied to the floor and smoothed.

For all those interested in technology: Melos Stone flooring consists of approx. 10 kg material per square metre and is non-slip, barrier-free, weatherproof, lightfast and even water-permeable! Melos Stone flooring is a true allrounder, and certainly a real eye-catcher for fans and clubs.

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Much like in the 1980s, the new skatepark project was marked by a high level of involvement of residents and future users. The skatepark planning agency LNDSKT (Landskate) from Cologne worked in close collaboration with architects Latz + Partner, the City of Saarbrücken, the Saar Skateboarding Association and park users on the development of the park design. The skateboard facility was embedded in an open plot of the existing recreation park, elegantly hugging the topography. Spectators and skateboarders taking a break can view the entire action in the skatepark from a raised part of the lawn. On hot days, pine trees and wild cherry trees provide shade. The street skateboarding park offers a broad range of elements that are closely modelled on urban architecture and street situations while matching the materials and colour scheme of the surrounding Bürgerpark.

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Talent is not everything. Performance needs to be repeatedly confirmed and improved with consistent, intensive training. For this purpose, Bundesliga club Hamburger Sport-Verein (HSV) has set up a youth development centre right next to the Volksparkstadion, the home of its professionals. Covering 4,600 m², the centre has sufficient space to include a school with boarding and day-care facilities, a canteen and cafeteria, offices, a conference area, and fitness and seminar rooms. Placing the centre right next to the well-known Volksparkstadion is a deliberate attempt to bring youth teams and professional footballers closer together.

In October 2015, WM ice technics, manufacturer of top-quality ice resurfacing machinery, presented their latest breakthrough: The WM Mammoth, a fully-electric ice resurfacing machine for standard ice rinks. And now, just three years on, the 100th WM Mammoth is leaving the production site of the South Tyrolean company. A success story beyond our wildest dreams. The WM Mammoth has won over clients in every corner of the world through, first and foremost, its efficiency and user-friendliness, along with its integrated edger, tilt-access engine compartment, quick-change system for rapid blade replacement and its fully-automated mode. The ice resurfacer features countless details that make work operations comfortable and safe. This has been confirmed not only by positive customer feedback, but also by type-testing carried out by Suva, Switzerland’s independent certification association. In creating the WM Mammoth, WM ice technics have achieved a new milestone in innovative design. In November 2017, when we presented the first fully-automated WM Mammoth Auto Drive, the company took a step into the future: Through its positioning system, the Mammoth Auto Drive can fully resurface an ice rink, even without a driver.

In order to transform youth payers into high-performance, skilful professionals, a range of training areas, besides football pitches, are needed to develop physical strength and fitness. One such area is the campus’s own fitness studio for targeted strength and endurance training. The floor required for this facility is everroll impact+, the elastic fitness flooring from the manufacturers BSW Berleburger Schaumstoffwerk GmbH. A total of 475 m² was laid in HSV’s development centre. The 400 m² training area and the 40-metre sprint track are visually distinguished by the colour of their respective wear layers.

For casual outdoor training, a small pitch was installed on the roof of the development centre. Regupol kombi play was chosen for the playing surface here. This is an elastic, synthetic sports flooring consisting of two layers, for which installation and marking are carried out on site. Its high elasticity reduces the risk of injury from falls, while its compacted wear layer makes it an ideal surface for all ball games, in which the fun factor takes precedence over performance.

BSW Berleburger Schaumstoffwerk GmbH www.berleburger.com sb 5/2018

WM ice technics is a market leader with resurfacing machinery. The company was founded in 1986 by machinist Willy Mulser and, despite its growth, it has remained a family company. Development, production and assembly all take place under one roof. WM ice technics are masters of innovation and, with their unceasing avant-garde developments, never fail to attract attention. The production range currently features four ice-resurfacing machines: The WM evo2 for ice ovals, the WM Mammoth and WM Mammoth Auto Drive for standard ice rinks, the WM Compact for small ice rinks and the WM Pinguino for mobile ice rinks.

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COMPANY INDEX FOLLOWING SERVICES AQUATIC CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT

DISPLAY AND SIGNAGE SYSTEMS

Anti Wave....................... 64 Benz............................... 64 Berndorf..........................65 Bright Buildings................65 Eurotramp....................... 66 hsb................................. 67 Kernig............................. 67

ENGO............................. 66 Signgrass.........................70

ARTIFICIAL TURF Kutter............................. 67 Labosport....................... 68 POLYTAN........................ 69 Porplastic........................ 69 Signgrass.........................70 Stargum...........................70 STRABAG.........................70 Trofil................................70

CEILINGS, WINDOWS, WALLS Bright Buildings................65 CCSC...............................65 ISP.................................. 67 IST.................................. 67 Nagelstutz und Eichler..... 68

CHANGING UNITS, CLOTHES LOCKERS Benz............................... 64 eccos pro.........................65 Neptunus........................ 68 Spieth..............................70 Universal Sport................71 Z端ko................................71

DRAINAGE, ATHLETIC TRACK BORDERS ACO............................... 64 ANRIN............................ 64 Hauraton........................ 66 Labarre........................... 67

ELASTIC LAYERS, PROTECTING SURFACES BSW................................65 KRAIBURG...................... 67 Kutter............................. 67 Melos............................. 68 Polytan........................... 69 Porplastic........................ 69 Schmitz Foam..................70 Sekisui Alveo....................70 Spieth..............................70 Stargum...........................70 Trofil................................70

GOLF COURSE CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT BSW................................65 KRAIBURG...................... 67 Kutter............................. 67 Labarre........................... 67 Novoter.......................... 68 Signgrass.........................70

INDOOR EQUIPMENT ASB................................ 64 AKT................................ 64 Benz............................... 64 BFGW..............................65 Eiden & Wagner...............65 Eurotramp....................... 66 G端tegemeinschaft........... 66 Spieth..............................70 Trenomat.........................70 Weinberger......................71

INDOOR SPORTS FLOORING ASB................................ 64 BSW................................65 Conica.............................65 Descol..............................65 Gerflor............................ 66 Hamberger..................... 66 Herculan......................... 66 ISP.................................. 67 IST.................................. 67 KRAIBURG...................... 67 Labosport....................... 68 Polytan........................... 69 Porplastic........................ 69 Sekisui Alveo....................70 Stargum...........................70 Trofil................................70 Weinberger......................71

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MOBILE FLOORINGS, COVER SYSTEMS BSW................................65 ENGO............................. 66 Gerflor............................ 66 Hamberger..................... 67 Holz-Speckmann............. 67 Ice-World Ice-Business.... 67 Spieth..............................70 Trenomat.........................70 Trofil................................70 Universal Sport................71

MULTI-SPORTS COURTS AKT................................ 64 DSGN concepts................65 Eiden & Wagner...............65 Herculan......................... 66 Labosport....................... 68 Playparc.......................... 69 Sekisui Alveo....................70 Signgrass.........................70 SMC2..............................70 Stargum...........................70 Trenomat.........................70

NATURAL TURF heiler.............................. 66 INTERGREEN................... 67 Kutter............................. 67 Labosport....................... 68 Signgrass.........................70 STRABAG.........................70

heiler.............................. 66 INTERGREEN................... 67 Kutter............................. 67 PERROT........................... 68 STRABAG.........................70

HYBRID TURF CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE heiler.............................. 66 INTERGREEN................... 67 Kutter ............................ 67 Labarre........................... 67 POLYTAN........................ 69 Porplastic........................ 69 SMG................................70 STRABAG.........................70 Trofil................................70

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LIGHTING ICE RESURFACERS ENGO............................. 66 Ice-World Ice-Business.... 67 WM GmbH......................71 Z端ko................................71

heiler.............................. 67 INTERGREEN................... 67 Kutter............................. 67 OSRAM........................... 68 STRABAG.........................70

ICE SPORTS EQUIPMENT AST................................ 64 ENGO............................. 66 GfKK.............................. 66 Ice-World Ice-Business.... 67 Universal Sport................71 Z端ko................................71

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AST................................ 64 BSW................................65 Conica.............................65 Hamberger..................... 66 Herculan......................... 66 IST.................................. 67 KRAIBURG...................... 67 Kutter............................. 67 Labosport....................... 68 LNDSKT.......................... 68 Melos............................. 68 Polytan........................... 69 Porplastic........................ 69 Schmitz Foam..................70 Sekisui Alveo....................70 Signgrass.........................70 Stargum...........................70 Trofil................................70 Weinberger......................71

AST................................ 64 ENGO............................. 66 GfKK.............................. 66 Ice-World Ice-Business.... 67 Novoter.......................... 68 Züko................................71

ACO............................... 64 ANRIN............................ 64 CCSC...............................65 EuroSportsTurf................ 66 Hauraton........................ 67 heiler.............................. 66 INTERGREEN................... 66 ISP.................................. 67 IST.................................. 67 Kernig............................. 67 Kutter............................. 67 Labarre........................... 67 LNDSKT.......................... 68 Melos............................. 68 Novoter.......................... 68 Polytan........................... 69 Porplastic........................ 69 Schmitz Foam..................70 Signgrass.........................70 SMC2..............................70 SMG................................70 STRABAG.........................70

Neptunus........................ 68 PM Engineering............... 69 SMC2..............................70

ROOFING SYSTEMS PM Engineering............... 69 SMC2..............................70 waagner biro...................71

SANITARY, HEATING, AIR CONDITION­ING, ENERGY RECOVERY GfKK.............................. 66 Kernig............................. 67 Novoter.......................... 68 SEW.................................70

PERIMETER BOARDS, NETTING AKT................................ 64 AST................................ 64 ENGO............................. 66 Trenomat.........................70 Universal Sport................71

PLANNING AND DESIGN ArenaProjekt................... 64 Bright Buildings................65 Brinkmann + Deppen.......65 Calles - De Brabant..........65 DSGN concepts................65 geo3............................... 66 Kernig............................. 67 LNDSKT.......................... 68 M3 Architectes............... 68 Pätzold + Snowadsky...... 69 RAUMKUNST.................. 69 STRABAG.........................70

POOL CONSTRUCTION, CERAMICS Agrob Buchtal................. 64

POOL CONSTRUCTION, STAINLESS STEEL Berndorf..........................65 hsb................................. 67 Zeller...............................71

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

SPORTS AND PLAY EQUIPMENT, SPORTS GOODS Anti Wave....................... 64 Benz............................... 64 CCSC...............................65 Eiden & Wagner...............65 Eurotramp....................... 66 Gütegemeinschaft........... 66 INTERGREEN................... 67 Playparc.......................... 69 Spieth..............................70 STRABAG.........................70 Universal Sport................71

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ANRIN............................ 64 Benz............................... 64 Eiden & Wagner...............65 Gütegemeinschaft........... 66 INTERGREEN................... 67 Novoter.......................... 68 Polytan........................... 69 Porplastic........................ 69 Signgrass.........................70 SMG................................70 STRABAG.........................70 Universal Sport................71

TESTING, QUALITY ASSURANCE AKT................................ 64 BFGW..............................65 DSGN concepts................65 Gütegemeinschaft........... 66 ISP.................................. 67 IST.................................. 67 Labosport....................... 68

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

TURNKEY CONSTRUCTION hsb................................. 67 Neptunus........................ 68 Nüssli.............................. 68 Pellikaan......................... 68

SPORTS HALL DIVIDERS. AKT................................ 64 Trenomat.........................70 waagner biro...................71

STANDS, SEATING ENGO............................. 66 INTERGREEN................... 67 Nüssli.............................. 68 Trenomat.........................70 waagner biro...................71 Weinberger......................71

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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.

ArenaProjekt i Sverige AB Box 300 14 200 61 Limhamn, Sweden Phone +46(0)40 6271380 info@arenaprojekt.com www.arenaprojekt.com

ArenaProjekt create the necessary conditions for the planning and construction of the arena or stadium by providing services like programming, feasibility studies, concept design, preliminary design, cost estimations, event customisation and quality insurance, ArenaProjekt are then involved throughout the feasibility study and design process, providing assistance to meet with all clients and stakeholders’ requirements, ensuring correct logistics, proper planning and the right technical requirements. All this in order to create the most well-planned and cost-effective arena possible.

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 5/2018

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.

More and more private customers and hotel owners have become aware of the benefits of stainless steel pools in recent years.

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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 Bright Buildings designs and builds transparent, dynamic buildings with retractable and lockable roofs and façade frontages for clients in the leisure, retail and sports industries. The specialist in tailor-made building and space solutions for indoor and outdoor activities on a single site maximises the positive impact of daylight. After over 3,000 transparent structures, the skills of the family business are now in the hands of the fifth generation. Bright Buildings B.V. designs, produces and builds worldwide within the agreed deadline and budget.

Bright Buildings B.V. Sourethweg 17 6422 PC Heerlen, Netherland Phone +31(0)45 5470856 i.grimbergen@brightbuildings.eu www.brightbuildings.eu

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

BSW is one of the leading suppliers of products made of polyurethane-bound rubber granulate.

Using their material Regupol®, BSW produces numerous elastic, protective and absorbing products for a variety of applications. The BSW product range focuses on the production of elastic sports floorings, insulation products and foams. BSW produces the world famous judo mats, BSW Tatami, other sports mats and customised moulded parts in compound foams.

BSW Berleburger Schaumstoffwerk GmbH Am Hilgenacker 24 57301 Bad Berleburg, Germany Phone +49(0)2751 8030 info@berleburger.com www.berleburger.com

Calles De Brabant delivers the quality and service that you expect. Customers’ changing requirements have stimulated the company’s on-going development. By working together with Calles De Brabant, you benefit from the industry’s latest services, technologies and breakthroughs.

Calles - De Brabant Landschaftsarchitekten Friedhofsweg 21 50259 Pulheim-Brauweiler, Germany Phone +49(0)2234 433220 mail@cdeb.de www.cdeb.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.

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.

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

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. sb 5/2018

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

The enterprise group of HINKE Schwimmbad Österreich/Germany constructs highly modern swimming pools made of stainless steel. hsb is one of the leading swimming pools construction companies in Europe. Municipal swimming pools in all parts of Europe prove our efficiency and bear witness to the proverbial hsb-quality.

hsb austria gmbh Dr. Scheiber-Straße 28 4870 Vöcklamarkt, Austria Phone +43(0)7682 2831 office@hsb.eu www.hsb.eu

We rent and sell mobile ice rinks including the necessary equipment and complete technical implementation. It does not matter whether you want a gala ice rink in the premium segment, a city skating rink, a professional ice hockey rink or a whole fun ice park. We deliver!

We can also summer! From the inventors of the energy saving mobile aluminum ice rink there is now also a mobile water game with jets for inner cities during the summer time: The PlayFountain®

Ice-World Ice-Business GmbH Moortwiete 2N 25479 Ellerau, Germany Phone +49(0)941 4644880 r.buchner@iceworld-icebusiness.de www.iceworld-icebusiness.de

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

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 Kamekestraße 20-22 50672 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.

Nagelstutz und Eichler GmbH & Co. KG Industriestraße 16 45739 Oer-Erkenschwick, Germany Phone +49 2368 69030 kontakt@ne-metalldecken.de www.ne-metalldecken.de

A Nagelstutz und Eichler (NE) metal ceiling is elegant, functional and often a genuine source of inspiration for architects, designers and clients. Let us help you re-discover the potential of metal as a material – whether you are looking for ceiling systems for acoustics, ball impact protection or air conditioning applications. NE is the leading manufacturer of indoor and outdoor aluminium and steel ceiling systems in Germany. As a manufacturer, we have been developing and refining our ceiling systems for 60 years. Our affection for technical detail and our high standards of quality are our daily motivation for supplying you with the best system on the market.

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

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 fi nal implementation. These are characterized by brief implementation times and superior quality.

OSRAM GmbH Marcel-Breuer-Straße 6 80807 München, Germany sports-lighting@osram.de www.osram.de

OSRAM is one of the world’s two leading light manufacturers. With its portfolio, the company covers the entire value chain from components and control gear through to complete luminaires, light management systems and lighting solutions. Together with its subsidiaries Siteco and Traxon Technologies, OSRAM offers complete light solutions for all fields of applications within sports facilities from a single source.

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.

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

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 PM ENGINEERING SRL, with more than 50 years’ experience, is well known on the international markets with high quality products, fruit of deep researches. All the production phases (design, cutting, H.F. welding ) are carried out inside the factory, using up-to-date and automated equipments. The production process is always subject to careful inspections/tests on the raw materials and on the manufacturing cycle, so assuring high quality products, according to the European standards. The Company is certified UNI-EN ISO 9001: 2008.

PM Engineering S.r.l. via V.Monti, 3 20030 SENAGO (MI), Italy Phone +39 02 9989701 texarch@plastecomilano.com www.plastecomilano.com

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

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

Sekisui Alveo AG Bahnhofstrasse 7 6002 Luzern, Switzerland Phone +41 41 228 92 92 alveosport@SekisuiAlveo.com www.alveosport.com

Sekisui – your global partner Alveosport is made by the Swiss company Sekisui Alveo AG, a European leader in foams specializing in polyolefin foams. The company is wholly owned by Sekisui Chemical Co. Ltd. in Japan, with a global staff of over 23,000.

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.

SEW® - Systemtechnik für Energierecycling und Wärmeflussbegrenzung GmbH SEW® – Systemtechnik für Energierecycling und Wärmeflussbegrenzung GmbH is a manufacIndustriering Ost 86-90 turer of heat and cold recovery systems for all ventilation and air-conditioning systems. SEW®’s 47906 Kempen, Germany energy conservation technology is highly efficient and highly profitable and, by reducing the Phone +49(0)2152 91560 need for heating, refrigeration and recooling equipment, drastically cuts energy consumption info@sew-kempen.de and thus pays its own way. www.sew-kempen.de

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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.

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, Polska 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.

STRABAG Sportstättenbau GmbH 44147 Dortmund, Germany Phone +49(0)231 9820230 sportstaettenbau-dortmund@strabag.com www.strabag-sportstaettenbau.com

STRABAG Sportstättenbau GmbH specialises in complete solutions for indoor and outdoor sports facilities, inclusive of maintenance and care. Numerous projects have been realised in this way – among them, public-private partnerships, inclusive of building construction and financing. We have the right solution for all sports-related requirements.

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 5/2018

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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.

Waagner-Biro is a steel engineering organisation based in Vienna. Founded in 1854, the tradition-conscious company has amassed nearly 160 years of experience. Today, Waagner-Biro has more than a thousand employees working at some 15 locations in Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. Waagner-Biro is one of the largest suppliers of stage equipment world-wide.

Waagner-Biro Bavaria Stage Systems GmbH Am Schönbühl 12 92729 Weiherhammer, Germany Phone +49(0)9605 92220 stagesystems.bavaria@waagner-biro.com www.waagner-biro.at

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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