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52nd year ISSN (Print): 0036-102X ISSN (Internet): ISSN 2198-4271

International magazine for sports, leisure and recreational facilities

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POOLS AND LEISURE FACILITIES

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Projekt: Alpengenusshof Gramai I Architektur: Hotel & Spa Archifaktur I Foto: Michael Huber

Projekt: Wellnesshotel Mooshof I Architektur: Atelier Landauer I Foto: GĂźnter Standl

Projekt: Genussdorf Gmachl I Architektur: Franz Kirchmayr I Foto: GĂźnter Standl

Projekt: Vitalhotel Erica I Architektur: Architekten Piller I Foto: Hannes Niederkofler

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Projekt: la maiena meran resort I Architektur: createlier by Kofler I Foto: Florian Andergassen

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Projekt: Andreus Golf Lodge I Architektur: Hotel & Spa Archifaktur I Foto: Benjamin Pfitscher

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Projekt: Allg채uer Berghof I Architektur: Alpstein I Foto: Marc Vogel

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Editorial

DEAR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS OF IAKS, The year is slowly drawing to a close – a year in which I have been witness to many exciting IAKS activities. On the international level, we saw a fascinating study trip to Copenhagen (Denmark) and an international Pools Conference in Newcastle (UK). And the IAKS Pools Expert Circle met on two occasions.

In addition, I had the pleasure of presenting IAKS and the IAKS Future Trends at many congresses – in Norway, Austria, Australia, Germany and, via video conference, in New Zealand as well.

But there were also numerous activities in the regional and national IAKS organisations in 2018. It would exceed the scope of this editorial to list them all. I should like to take this opportunity to thank all those who so actively support IAKS as a non-profit organisation.

The efforts are paying off, as the IAKS community continues to grow and we have again succeeded in increasing membership this year.

A look ahead into the New Year again promises many remarkable events at which I will hopefully meet many of you personally. Please make a note of the international study trip from 26 to 28 May 2019, which takes us next year to Hamburg (Germany). The Hanseatic city recently qualified as a “Global Active City”.

Behind the scenes, we have already launched initial preparations for the FSB trade fair and the 2019 IAKS Congress, and the pace is already picking up. It will again be THE high point of the year for the industry – so save the date in your calendar: 5 to 8 November 2019.

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Our IOC IPC IAKS architecture prizes will of course also be awarded again. Submit your project now – however large or small, whatever the sport or leisure activity.

But before we plunge into the New Year, we’d like to give you more inspiration from the pools sector in our final issue of “sb” in 2018. Look forward to valuable information on the harbour pool with a waterfront in Aarhus, Denmark; the replacement building for Dessau competition pool, Germany; a leisure pool near Paris; Streetmekka street sports and cultural centre in Viborg, Denmark; the historic public swimming pool supplied with water from the Pacific in Mexico; the world’s first ultra-accessible splash park in Texas; and the aquatic centre in Stutensee, Germany that is committed to sustainability.

The Riverfront Park in Tampa, Florida, has undergone a major upgrade and now boasts open spaces, a boathouse and a community centre. And, finally, HCMA in Canada gives us valuable insights into its design philosophy: What are the latest trends in universal changing and sanitary areas; and what exactly does “universal” mean in this context?

Allow me now to wish you a pleasant end to the year, a wonderful festive season with your loved ones, and an excellent start to the New Year!

Sporting regards Dr Stefan Kannewischer IAKS President

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26th International IAKS Congress 2019................................. 6 IAKS Switzerland autumn seminar.......................................... 8 IOC IPC IAKS Architecture Prizes 2019.. .................................. 9 IAKS Spain organized study trip to Tarragona................ 10 5th Continental Congress IAKS LAC...................................... 11 IAKS Pool Conference in Leinefelde..................................... 12 New IAKS Members....................................................................... 14 Allas Sea Pool in Oulu, Finland................................................ 16 Renovation of the spa in Grado, Italy.................................. 17

Street sports and cultural centre in Viborg....................... 18 EFFEKT Arkitekter

“Morgan‘s Inspiration Island“ in San Antonio. . .............. 24 Luna Middleman Architects

Indoor Aquatic Centre in Stutensee...................................... 28 4a Architekten

Harbour Bath in Aarhus................................................................ 32 BIG – Bjarke Ingels Group

Revitalization of the riverfront park in Tampa. . ............. 36 Civitas und W Architecture and Landscape Architecture

Water Park Aqualagon in Paris Marne-la-Vallée........... 40 Jacques Ferrier Architecture

Public saltwater swimming pool in Mazatlán. . ............... 44 Colectivo Urbano

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Strategies for universal washrooms and change rooms in community sport and recreation facilities... 46

Fitness Outside................................................................................. 56 Soccer fields in Greenland. . ........................................................ 56

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ADVERTORIAL Pools at the Oasia Hotel in Singapore................................. 52

“Laver Cup” in Chicago................................................................ 57 ASB realises art installation...................................................... 57 Company index following services.. ...................................... 58 Company index from A to Z. . ..................................................... 60

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26th IAKS Congress

5-8 Nov 2019 Cologne IAKS CONGRESS 2019: FACILITATING AN ACTIVEwww.iaks.org WORLD 26TH INTERNATIONAL IAKS CONGRESS IN COLOGNE, GERMANY

At the 2019 IAKS Congress, the world’s leading international forum on the planning, building and operation of sports and leisure facilities, the goal of “Facilitating an active world” will be explored as a focal point for communities of all sizes, and as a motivator for public policy at all levels of government. The conference programme will feature an international group of speakers providing innovative responses to the demanding challenges of funding development of new sports and leisure facilities that offer relevant, meaningful, and lifestyle-enhancing experiences to all members of the community. Presentations will look at global trends and constraints with the objective of addressing them at the community level.

Tuesday, 5 November 2019 Developing active cities The first congress session is devoted to international, national and local initiatives from around the globe. Experts will present global strategies and planning models to make cities better places for active living.

and leisure infrastructure but their design and programming need to evolve to meeting an ever-broadening range of expectations and users. An international panel will show strategies for activating leisure elements into traditional sports hall concepts, as well as how to realize integrated concepts for recreation, cultural and social uses.

The afternoon will see presentations from municipalities that have undertaken significant steps to become “Global Active Cities”. Learn how they developed their strategies to enhance urban planning, offer better activity infrastructure, engage neighbourhoods and design public spaces and streets for more inclusivity and activity! The “Global Active City” programme is part of the “Active Well-Being Initiative” formed by TAFISA, evaleo and the IOC.

Achieving the social and financial objectives for public pools cannot be realized without understanding the diverse needs of the users, anticipating the financial impact of operations, and developing the most appropriate design concept. Members from the IAKS Expert Circle “Pools” will introduce best practice examples from different countries and discuss goals for future public pool strategies.

Wednesday, 6 November 2019 Activating infrastructure: Best practices Growing a city’s profile around sports and leisure has been an often-repeated goal but few metropolitan cities have been successful in ultimately achieving this. City representatives and planners from Northern America and Europe will demonstrate how to build stronger active living infrastructure in metropolitan cities responding to different cultural, geographic and urban settings.

The second session of the day will focus on smaller cities.

Typically having fewer resources, smaller cities often find it more challenging to offer settings that are active and inclusive. Learn from experiences of Danish and UK operators and architects how you can succeed in creating modern and appealing, financially and socially sustainable leisure facilities!

Thursday, 7 November 2019 Leisure and recreation: What is the right public and social infrastructure?

“Sports halls for the future” is the challenging title for the first session of the third congress day. Sports halls are one of the fundamental building blocks of a community’s sports 6

In the afternoon session, ice rink experts from Northern America and Europe will exchange ideas how to develop the planning and design of ice arenas beyond the traditional model. The international panel will provide examples of successful single-pad and multi-pad ice facilities for sports and leisure use, as well as community-scaled spectator arenas that bring an aspect of entertainment into the market.

Friday, 8 November 2019 Urban activity areas Skate and bike parks have become a global trend seen in both developed countries and those lacking a robust sports infrastructure program. How can they satisfy at the same time the demands of a future Olympic discipline as well as being socially relevant?

The popularity of urban and sub-urban activities like parkour, bouncing and trampoline has initiated private investors to build indoor centres as commercial activity. What are their challenges and success stories?

Find out more about programming, designing and operating urban activity areas for the youth and for the young at heart! www.iaks.org sb 6/2018

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INTERNATIONAL TRADE FAIR FOR PUBLIC SPACE, SPORTS AND LEISURE FACILITIES

COLOGNE, 05-08.11.2019

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SPORTS BUILDINGS: FROM THE IDEA THROUGH TO OPERATION IAKS SWITZERLAND AUTUMN SEMINAR IAKS Switzerland held its autumn seminar at Berner Westside shopping and leisure centre on 22 November 2018. The subject of the event was “Sports buildings: from the idea through to operation”. Awaiting the numerous attendees was a broad range of information and speakers.

The seminar kicked off with Beat Wittwer of the Swiss Advisory Office for Accident Prevention who used practical examples to draw attention to in some cases serious errors in design and construction. The round of questions at the end of the talk indicated that attendees attach great importance to this subject and are highly sensitised to it.

After this, the two IAKS Switzerland Executive Board members Roger Gut and Markus Gutknecht introduced their audience to “Pre-planning planning”. A feasibility study by specialists, and the inclusion of everyone involved in the project and community leaders constitute a solid foundation for successful pre-planning planning.

Marco Sacchetti, lawyer at the Office of Public Procurement in the Canton of Thurgau, highlighted in his talk the differences in legislation on the canton level and its application in practice. Compliance with and observance of the applicable legal framework is an absolute must in public tendering procedures and calls for expert knowledge that should be bought in from outside if it is not available internally.

Antoine Hahne (architect) and Serge Beslin (Director) of the new Malley CSM sports centre impressively illustrated the sums that an architect has to spend up front in order to participate in a project of this size. They presented the architectural strategy as well as the project, planning and marketing stages.

The afternoon block of talks was opened by Dr Anton Henniger (Kanzlei Henninger AG) on the subject of rights and duties in public procurement. Even if much is already 8

defined by the existing legal framework, he recommends courage in exploring existing leeway in order to achieve the desired goal with good preparation, argumentation and communication.

Lawyer Manuela Häfliger (Fellmann Tschümperlin Lötscher AG) addressed the subject of public liability. Her audience was surprised to learn that not only sports facilities but also access ways and equipment may possibly be subject to plant owner liability, and some attendees are sure to seek clarification in the aftermath of the seminar. Since there is no patent solution for preventing conflict, each case must be analysed individually.

Melanie Klaes spoke out in favour of a culture of friendliness (Agentur für Freundlichkeit). She pointed out that a kind and positive attitude to life is capable of improving performance and makes it easier to deal with unpleasant experiences. This applies just as much to one’s private life as to work.

This talk marked the end of the series of talks. It was followed by a memorable inspection of the plant of Bern­ aqua fun pool with Andreas Grimm (fun pool and plant manager).

The perfectly organised conference offered not only plenty of information but also time for conversations in the breaks and made a lasting impression.

The next IAKS Switzerland autumn seminar will take place on 21 November 2019. Further details to follow. www.iaks.ch sb 6/2018

HARO sports flooring & protective walls:

Double experience ARCHITECTURE PRIZES 2019 SUBMISSION PROCESS STARTED FOR SUCCESSFUL SPORTS AND LEISURE FACILITIES As of now, designers and operators are invited to apply for the unique international architecture prizes for sports, leisure and recreational facilities. Awarded will be the visioning, design and operation of fully inclusive and universally accessible indoor and outdoor facilities. The highly appreciated architecture prizes are launched by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the IAKS.

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

All-in-one solutions for sports and multi-purpose halls that exceed all current standards, guarantee to comply with official regulations and also allow a fast and cost effective installation, are now possible. That’s for sure!

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What makes your facility special? Are you a designer or an operator of a succesful sports or leisure facility? Does your building integrate sensible sustainability and legacy considerations, strong functional planning and exceptional architectural design? Then apply now for the IOC IPC IAKS architecture prizes.

Newly built facilities as well as expansions, modernizations, rehabilitations or conversions of existing buildings and facilities are eligible to enter. Submissions are open to any kind of facility, may it be large or small-scale. The facilities must have been completed and gone into operation between 1 January 2014 and 31 December 2018.

Temporary venue infrastructure/architecture (e.g. demountable or relocatable infrastructure for major sport events) may also be entered in the competition.

Is your facility the winner in 2019? Bronze, Silver or Gold anyone? www.iaks.org/en/awards sb 6/2018

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IAKS SPAIN ORGANIZED STUDY TRIP TO TARRAGONA SPORTS COMPLEX OF THE MEDITERRANEAN RING IN TARRAGONA, SPAIN

14 IAKS members from Spain visited the sports complex of the Mediterranean Ring in Tarragona, Spain on 26 September 2018. It was the main venue of the XVIII Mediterranean Games in 2018, with its Olympic-size swimming pool and the sports palace for 5,000 spectators.

The study trip was made possible by the collaboration of all public administrations including the City Council, the Provincial Council, the Government of Catalonia and the Government of Spain.

Representatives from the Sports Board of Tarragona City Council and the Catalan Council of Sports together with the operators and the engineers of the projects explained the genesis, development and technical details of the various sports and leisure facilities.

The main legacy of the Mediterranean Games will be the new Palau d’Esports Catalunya. Cooperation between architects and highly specialised engineers made it possible to develop novel structures and energy-efficient solutions with the help of BIM simulations. The required quality standard regarding the energy balance was almost zero (net Zero Energy Building = nZEB). Its achievement was demonstrated when the sports palace was monitored during the handball competitions.

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The visit was rounded off with a walk through the neighbouring area of the sports complex and the athletics stadium, which had been completely renovated and supplied with a warm-up area immediately under the stand.

The 50-metre pool has been equipped with a mobile bridge providing greater versatility. It can be divided into two 25-metre lanes.

At the networking dinner the group shared the concerns and challenges that are currently facing the sports facility sector and society in general where sport is becoming increasingly important, especially in urban areas.

IAKS Spain plans to organize another study trip in future to bring together the Spanish IAKS members and to share experiences.

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DELEGATES FROM 13 COUNTRIES 5TH CONTINENTAL CONGRESS IAKS LAC IN BUENOS AIRES, 10 TO 11 OCTOBER 2018 For the fifth time, IAKS LAC has organized the „Continental Congress for Design and Management of Sports and Leisure Facilities”. The congress took place from 10 to 11 October 2018 at the headquarters of the Central Society of Architects of Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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The Backstroke Start Ledge includes manual height adjustment and is suitable for connection to all standard starting blocks including all Anti Wave Blocks.

Developed in consultation with Australian Swim Team members, the Ledge is simple to install and adjust on the pool by the swimmer or coach and meets all FINA Rules.

On each of the two days an average of 100 delegates and speakers attended the event. Professionals from 13 countries joined in, among them delegates from Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Guatemala, Japan, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Spain, Uruguay, United Kingdom, and the USA. The three thematic axis on which the presentations were based represent the challenges that are of the most interest in the LAC region. The first axis was dedicated to „Sustainability and new technologies in sports and recreational facilities“ and the second to „Sports and recreational facilities as a factor of social connection and inclusion“. „Security and prevention of violence in football stadiums“ was the third main stream.

The interest in the presentations and the participation of the delegates exceeded IAKS LAC’s expectations. Many participants showed their interest in the IAKS membership.

To strengthen the networking element of the event, the speakers were invited the next day to visit the main venue of the Youth Olympic Games. Buenos Aires was the host city for the 2018 Youth Olympic Games which took place from 6 to 18 October this year.

The representatives of IAKS LAC were requested to support more seminars developed in the region by different entities related to sports and recreation. IAKS LAC President Jorge Ehlers says: „We are convinced that this is a good method to extend our presence on the continent.“ The next continental congress will take place in 2020, in a location yet to be designated. The organizers are also evaluating the possibility for an earlier event in 2019. sb 6/2018

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WHAT POOLS DOES THE COUNTRY NEED? IAKS POOL CONFERENCE ON 6 SEPTEMBER IN LEINEFELDE, GERMANY The annual IAKS seminar was held at Burg Scharfenstein in Leinefelde-Worbis, Thuringia, on 6 September.

On the eve of the event, most of those attending took up the offer of a whisky tasting session as an opportunity to network in an exclusive setting. With what is Europe’s first “whisky-tasting castle”, Leinefelde-­ Worbis is going new ways in establishing a unique selling point.

The vast majority of the roughly 60 people attending met early in the morning on the day of the seminar for the traditional tour of a pool. Delegates were surprised at the wide ranging enterprises belonging to the municipality.

The Managing Director of Sport und Freizeit Leinefelde-­ Worbis GmbH and host Andreas Ebert proudly listed the sports facilities belonging to his business.

After the welcome addresses and keynote speech by Dr Christian Kuhn, who explained in a four-phase model why political decisions often burden the cost-effectiveness of pools, Professor Dr Robin Kähler gave a visionary answer to the question of what pools the country needs. When it became obvious that urban spaces need different pools – in essence a renaissance of outdoor pools, pool operators thought – serious thinking set in. The inspirational location certainly helped those attending to understand that water magically attracts people in their increasingly urban surroundings. Which means it’s not necessarily a question of outdoor pools. Perhaps the safety guidelines will have to be modified and lakes and rivers made publicly accessible and free of charge even without lifeguards. Is the classic outdoor pool on the brink of redefinition? Professor Dr Kähler provided food for thought.

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Paul Gerrits, Managing Director of Pellikaan Bauunternehmen Deutschland GmbH, turned his attention to the construction of pools. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is a major talking-point. His talk caused great astonishment among listeners at where he sees the pool sector in the future and where it already ought to be in terms of design, construction and technology 4.0. It became clearly evident that this activity is becoming increasingly complex. In addition, conventional approaches based on the schedule of fees for architects and engineers will have to be abandoned – yet another case of existing arrangements being called into question.

Marc Riemann, head of pool management at KölnBäder GmbH, made staffing, the central issue of today’s pools, the main theme of his lecture. He illustrated how to attract career changers and develop employees. One thing here is certain: the responsibility for and nurturing of personnel will be the central challenge for operating pools at a high standard and in some cases being able to operate them at all.

The afternoon was devoted entirely to examples of best practices. Andreas Ebert elucidated what he had hinted at sb 6/2018

on the previous evening. Visibly impressed by what had been set in motion in Leinefelde-Worbis, his audience was surprised to learn that even the town hall had been taken back into municipal ownership and is now under his control. Leinefelde-Worbis is evidently taking a new approach in terms of professional management rather than the mere administration of municipal properties.

Thomas Baum, Plant Manager of mattiaqua, explained how Wiesbaden has reorganised its public pools. The new pool replacing the outdoor pool in Mainzer Strasse at a cost of almost EUR 60 million is intended as a new flagship supplementing the already diverse offering around what is probably “Germany’s finest outdoor pool”, the Opelbad pool at Neroberg, and the two thermal pools.

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Finally, Dirk Schumaier, Managing Director of Bäderland Hamburg GmbH, impressively showed how, with consistent investment and visionary strategies, Hamburg has created extra value for the population.

After thoroughly commendatory feedback from those attending (“A wonderful location!” – “A fantastic event!”

– “Many thanks for the ideas, the information and the view!”), seminar participants, the responsible members of IAKS Germany and Andreas Ebert’s team, to whom we owe special thanks, set off homewards.

The following sponsors, exhibitors and cooperation partners supported the event:

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HET ELASTOMERTECHNIK, WIESBADEN (GERMANY)

CAMPUS, REUTLINGEN (GERMANY)

HET Elastomertechnik GmbH is a provider of customised solutions based on recycled granulated rubber in the sports & leisure sector. In addition to safety tiles designed for falling heights of up to 3 m, the product portfolio includes further solutions for fitness studios, ice rinks, riding stables and shooting ranges. For golf course, HET supplies tee-off mats, ball dispensers and golf targets in different sizes. HET is committed to sustainability, as the entire production chain is controlled.

campus GmbH is a firm of architects concerned exclusively with consultancy for and the design and construction of educational buildings and sports facilities and the associated structural installations, always aiming to strike a balance between function, cost and design. The firm pools the expertise and experience of successful and longstanding partners in the education and sports sector and provides all the necessary expert consultancy and design services for new, converted or extended educational buildings and sports facilities from a single source.

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SWEDISH GYMNASTIC FEDERATION, STOCKHOLM (SWEDEN)

ELBTAL PLASTICS, COSWIG (GERMANY)

The Swedish Gymnastics Movement is multifaceted. New forms of fun and playful exercise are constantly developed. Competitive challenges for those who want more.

Different but still the same – everything revolves around the own body movements. Good health and well-being through movement, social interaction and personal development – that‘s Swedish Gymnastics. Everybody is welcome. Swedish Gymnastics, organized by The Swedish Gymnastics Federation, is one of Sweden‘s largest sports movements with over 250,000 active members in approximately 1,100 clubs across the country.

The core business activity of ELBTAL PLASTICS GmbH & Co. KG is fabric-reinforced swimming pool membranes and liners marketed under the ELBE Pool Surface brand.

The company in Saxony is the only membrane and liner manufacturer worldwide to focus on these markets, producing top quality for the whole world. Customers in more than 50 countries appreciate the expertise, quality, cooperative business relations and products of the German company.

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TULUX, TUGGEN (SWITZERLAND)

FWT GMBH, LANGULA/THURINGIA (GERMANY)

Tulux is Swiss Light Creations – and has been since 1948.

With its 200-strong workforce, the Swiss company with its production plant in Tuggen in the canton of Schwyz ensures that Swiss quality is upheld at all stages in production. From the idea via development to the finished product, Tulux brings light solutions to fruition. Its extensive standard product assortment is supplemented with lighting to customer specifications. Tulux specialises in projects at sports grounds and leisure facilities of all kinds.

The Flamingo Company Group comprising the companies FWT GmbH Flamingo water technology, Ludwig Schulz GmbH and Flamingo Holding KG is a manufacturing wholesale trader with over 40 years of experience behind it. The company manufactures and trades with high-grade water treatment products and filter aids. Its regular customers mainly consist of public swimming pools, swimming pool dealers and commercial end users.

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CITY OF LINKÖPING - DEPARTMENT OF SPORT AND RECREATION (SWEDEN)

MYRTHA POOLS, GIVISIEZ (SWITZERLAND)

Situated in the south-east of the country, Linköping is the fifth largest city in Sweden with a population of 160,000 inhabitants. Residents and visitors find a large variety of facilities for sports such as football, ice hockey, horse riding, indoor or outdoor swimming, running and athletics. The Department of Sport and Recrea­ tion is respon­sible for sport grants, booking of sports arenas and school premises, political policy documents and the management of all sport halls in Linköping and its municipal area. The citizens’ health and quality of life is the driving force for the work of the Department of Sport and Re­creation in Linköping. www.linkoping.se

The expertise of Myrtha Pools® finds expression in its over 50 years of experience and 1,500 installed pools.

With 300 public projects and over 50 pools for international swimming meetings completed each year, it has amassed references in over 70 countries. Myrtha complies flexibly with precise technical and functional requirements without compromising on creativity or design: swimming pools distinguished by their brightness and quality. Myrtha technology is based on a modu­ lar system of self-supporting PVC-coated stainless steel panels.

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PLATFORM ON COASTAL SITE FLOATING ALLAS SEA POOL IN OULU, FINLAND The Allas Sea Pool is a floating sea pool that is operational all year round. It offers an opportunity to enjoy outdoor bathing even in the Nordic winter weather. The first Allas Sea Pool was completed in the very heart of Helsinki in May 2016. After the pilot phase, the Sea Pool Family is now expanding both nationally in Finland and internationally around the world.

In order to create a new global concept for the Allas Sea Pool Family, an invited architecture competition was organised by Töölö Urban in April 2018. The proposal by OOPEAA was selected as the winning entry.

The future Sea Pools will be built on floating platforms on coastal sites in places where it is not possible to build on land. There will be several variable factors on each building site, and the concept needs to be flexible, mo­ dular and adjustable. The first one in the series of floating pools to be realised on the basis of the global concept developed by OOPEAA in different cities around the world will be built in Oulu in Northern Finland. It is scheduled to be ready in 2019.

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smallest with an indoor area of 800 m² to the largest of 3,500 m² built on a floating platform varying from 2,000 m² to 10,000 m². In future smaller and larger ­applications may also be developed. Combined with a custom toolbox, the modular system opens up possibilities for easy customisation depending on variables such as customers’ needs, seasonal changes and local requirements. It can be adapted to meet the needs of different audiences.

The timber structure made of cross-laminated timber elements is an ecological choice that allows flexibility in application as well as sustainability in the life cycle of the building. Transportation of the modular elements for the partly floating structure can be arranged over waterways.

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GLASS VOLUME PLACED ON A GREEN TERRACE RENOVATION OF THE SPA IN GRADO, ITALY Studio Alberto Apostoli is designing the spa of the new Grado thermal baths. The overall design was created in collaboration with Archest (team leader), Dejaco+Partner, Studio Apostoli, Von Lutz, Thermostudio, Deerns, and Geomok.

The redevelopment of this thermal centre is an important step in the revival of tourism in Grado, a prominent ma­ rine spa resort. It boasts a tradition that goes back to the early nineteenth century, later confirmed by the construction of the first marine baths in 1932 and the current spa in 1974.

The design intent is to consolidate the tourist vocation of the municipality of Grado, creating a hub for economic activities, with a view to global promotion of the area.

The design of the wellness centre was entrusted to Studio Apostoli.

Users access this area from the main atrium and proceed upstairs initially to the roughly 260 m² fitness area, a large equipped space that can accommodate up to 50 guests.

Through a corridor overlooking the green courtyard, one continues towards the beauty area of about 320 m². The area includes a salon dedicated to makeup, hair, manicure and pedicure and eight massage cabins, offering a range of diversified treatments and a menu with foods inspired by local traditions and products.

The roughly 650 m² wellness area is contained within a glass volume placed on the green terrace; it can accommodate 60 guests. It is strongly themed according to its division into the four main elements of water, air, fire and earth. sb 6/2018

The first area is dedicated to water and the sea and encompasses all wet treatments. On the left, the room offers halotherapy and iodine inhalation, while, further on, users arrive in a circular glass atrium which, on one side, houses the hammam and, on the other, the tepidarium and calidarium. The path of showers decorates and completes the space taking up the theme of water.

The next area is dedicated to the air. It is an open space used for relaxation, equipped with chaises longues and characterised by winding partitions and ceiling veils, which also continue in the adjacent bistro.

The element of fire is the topic of the third area for all dry treatments. A central atrium, dominated by glazed showers, opens onto three different types of saunas (salt sauna, herbal sauna and Finnish sauna). Via a central passage the guest is led to the outdoor terrace. Like an island in the middle of the sea, another large glazed sauna stands like a tower surrounded by cold pools at different temperatures and an “Ashiyu”, an invigorating Japanese treatment for the limbs. A long Kneipp path and a large cold pool complete the outdoor area.

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Location Viborg, Denmark Client/Operator Viborg Kommune and GAME with financial support from Realdania, Lokale- & Anlægsfonden, TrygFonden and NordeaFonden Architects EFFEKT Arkitekter ApS Blågårdsgade 8, 2. sal DK-2200 København N www.effekt.dk Team Tue Hesselberg Foged, Sinus Lynge, Ulrik Mathiasson, Christoffer Gotfredsen, Virginie Le Goffic, Yulia Kozlova, Evgeny Markachev, Nicolai Duedahl Hendei Project partners BOGL, Rambøll, Thomas Andersen A/S Consultants Luke Jouppi, Lars Pedersen, Jonathan Linde, Copenhagen Bouldering, Nørlum Authors Mikkel Bøgh, Mette Marie Stahl Pedersen Photos Rasmus Hjortshøj – COAST Studio Official opening March 2018 Construction costs DKR 23 million (EUR 3.1 million)

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COME IN AND HAVE FUN STREETMEKKA STREET SPORTS AND CULTURAL CENTRE IN VIBORG Streetmekka is a new cultural destination offering a wide variety of facilities for self-organized sports like parkour, skate, bouldering, basketball, trial and a series of customized workshop areas for music production, DJ’ing, an animation studio, fabrication lab and various artist studios and wood- and metalworkshops. Architecture firm Effekt has transformed an abandoned windmill factory into a vibrant hub for street sports and youth culture.

Social spaces and informal meeting areas are distributed throughout the building and stra­ tegically interwoven between primary functions based on the notion that proximity to activities lowers the threshold for participation.

western world. Constructed from prefabricated concrete panels or corrugated steel, these industrial leftovers are perceived as having little or negligible historic, cultural and architectural value.

Breathing new life into abandoned industrial buildings The original building once served as a windmill factory and is a typical example of one of the many mass-produced warehouse or factory buildings from the late 1960s and 70s found in almost every suburban industrial zone in the

Instead of taking the traditional approach and demolishing the leftover building, Effekt wanted to explore how to reuse and re-programme this type of insignificant and mostly introverted building typology in a qualitative way and with a very limited budget.

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With many vacated industrial sites being incorporated in urban expansion, this approach may be replicated and can pave the way for the revitalization of many other disregarded buildings left to deteriorate or facing demolition. New neighbourhoods can benefit from these industrial heritage markers to build identity and sense of place.

Individualized and self-organized alternatives The functional goal of Streetmekka is to create a series of functional spaces for sports, cultural and social purposes arranged in a highly complex programmatic network. The aim is to meet the increasing demand for self-organized and individualized alternatives to established club sports and cultural activities.

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Growing new communities New Streetmekka 2.0 is for everyone. It does not matter if you want to participate, create, hang out or watch – there is a designated space for everything and everyone. The idea of expanding the original programme to include so many different types of activity under the same roof is based on the notion that co-existence breeds new synergies and new social relations. Additionally, it exposes visitors to new types of activity they might never have realized existed, encouraging future engagement.

The maker labs and workshop areas enable users to continuously develop and reconfigure the facility.

Streetmekka Viborg is not static in terms of programme or in physical appearance. It will continue to evolve with users – both short-term (due to the animated façades and street-art) as well as long-term (when new programmes are added and old ones removed).

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Indoor streetscape The architectural concept is based upon the idea of an indoor streetscape. The project opens the introverted industrial building and transforms the impressive central factory space into a new kind of interior space: a covered streetscape open to the outside. It measures 3,170 m². The streetscape concept is used to define and organize the various functions and place them in relation to specific requirements, such as spatial quality, daylight, materiality and temperature zones.

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of a light and welcoming building while also serving as a giant canvas for local visual artists to display and project their art while also clearly differentiating the building from the surrounding industrial facilities. Streetmek­ka in Viborg is the first lot to be transformed in the new neighbourhood and will work as a catalyst for city life in the upcoming area.

The surrounding landscape stretches over 2,000 m² and becomes the natural extension of the indoor surface with various street sports and cultural functions placed in a recreational string of greenery connecting the site to the downtown area through a future pedestrian and bicycle path. sb 6/2018

Cost The preservation of the original structure and the reuse and upcycling of materials made it possible to carry out refurbishment at very low expense. Many of the original components were also repurposed as furniture elements for the parkour activities and hang-out spaces. The final cost of the building is approximately one third of that of a traditional sports hall. The project is funded with support from Realdania (a philanthropic association) and the Danish foundations Lokale- & AnlÌgsfonden, TrygFon­ den and NordeaFonden.

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THREE QUESTIONS TO THE ARCHITECT

THREE QUESTIONS TO THE OPERATOR

TUE FOGED Partner EFFEKT

MIKKEL SELMAR Director of Facilities GAME

Which potential usage did you see in the abandoned windmill factory?

However uninteresting and grey the exterior of these boxes appear, they often contain an impressive interior space of magnificent scale and almost cathedral-like proportions based on a repetitive, neatly arranged structural system.

What is GAME’s ambition?

GAME is an international Top 200 NGO with a mission to create lasting social change through youth-led street sports and culture. Our concepts combine young volunteers with innovative sport-for-all facilities to drive social impact. Our volunteer program and street sport facilities engage children and youth of various backgrounds in healthy and positive sportfor-all activities.

To us this vast space posed the only true value of the building – and we wanted to expose and highlight this to the outside world.

How did you go about reorganizing the building?

Our approach was simply to remove the walls at both ends of the building and to place all the administrative functions and workshop spaces on one side of the existing structure and the skate-areas on the other, leaving the internal former manufacturing space intact. This clear re-organization also equips the building with a completely new envelope and exterior and allows us to pull in more daylight through the two new glass façades while improving the connectivity to the exterior spaces and activities.

What is characteristic about the user groups?

Targeting a broad demographic audience from across a variety of cultural backgrounds, genders, ages and interests, our goal was to create an open and welcoming building, lowering the threshold for involvement and engagement. We achieved this by making a transparent building with a clear, well-defined organization intuitive to everyone.

An anti-elitist, pop-culture takes the form of a hybrid between a sports facility and a culture venue that is robust enough to stay open to the public 24 hours per day without supervision and where users are in charge and take the initiative.

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Our ambition is to open more innovative street sport facilities – with Beirut being the first location outside Denmark. It is a pioneering project that brings new life to worn out, abandoned or vacant industrial buildings by transforming them into a new vibrant culture house for street sports, culture and art with a social purpose.

Why is the emphasis on youth role models?

GAME’s main focus is on youth leadership. We involve the local youth in the planning and design of GAME houses and when we train the GAME Playmakers to run fun street sport practices for kids and to work with concepts of individual, social and community empowerment. The strength of the program is Playmakers’ learning to take control of their lives and environment and strengthen their participation in civil society.

We have around 500 active Playmakers in Denmark, Lebanon, Somalia and Jordan, all of whom are volunteers. GAME operates so far in 50+ communities (GAME Zones) in Denmark, Lebanon, Jordan and Somalia, offering spaces for youth to meet in a safe and inclusive environment.

What is the importance of street sports?

Street sports play an important role in fragile neighbourhoods and societies in preventing conflicts and building a better and more stable future that bridges religious, social, cultural or geographical divides.

Our Playmakers volunteer in GAME Zones and GAME Houses. They serve a broad spectrum of the local population – economic differences disappear in the street basketball cage; headscarves are non-noteworthy on the street football court; gender is meaningless when youngsters help each other through parkour training; and the music of street dance drowns out accents. sb 6/2018

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WORLD‘S FIRST ULTRA-ACCESSIBLE SPLASH PARK Location San Antonio TX, USA Client/Operator The Gordon Hartman Family Foundation Architects Luna Middleman Architects Robert Luna and David Valadez 9639 McCullough Avenue San Antonio, TX USA 78216 www.lunamiddleman.com Design Team Gordon Hartman, Ron Morander, Tracy Ochoa-Sheffield, David Ash, Jack Hodge Author The Gordon Hartman Family Foundation Photos Robin Jerstad/Jerstad Photographics Official opening June 2017 Construction costs USD 17 million (EUR 15 million)

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MORGAN‘S INSPIRATION ISLAND THEME PARK IN SAN ANTONIO Opened in June 2017, Morgan‘s Inspiration Island is the world‘s first ultra-accessible splash park. It features five tropically-themed splash pads with numerous get-wet elements and the River Boat Adventure ride. Guests with a physical disability can transfer out of their battery-powered wheelchairs into waterproof wheelchairs for maximum aquatic fun in the sun.

The splash park is the 2017 expansion of the non-profit ‘Morgan’s Wonderland’ theme park in Northeast San Antonio, which was once the Longhorn limestone quarry. An initiative by The Gordon Hartman Family Foundation, Morgan’s Wonderland promotes inclusion and helps those with special needs.

Completely wheelchair-accessible, the USD 36-million park features more than 25 elements and attractions including rides, playgrounds, gardens, a 1.3 hectare catch-andrelease fishing lake, 1,672 m² special-event center, 575-seat amphitheater, picnic area and rest areas throughout the park.

Father of his 24-year-old daughter Morgan living with physical and cognitive challenges, Gordon Hartman recognized the tremendous need for fully accessible outdoor recreational facilities. This inspired him and his wife Maggie in 2007 to create the theme park not only for those with special needs but also for their families, caregivers, friends and the general public.

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10.1 hectares, the unique, colorful, safe and afford­able theme park offers fun for all ages and abilities and is free of charge for anyone with a special need. Two years after opening, a global automotive company and provider for mobility solutions for drivers with disabilities became sponsor under a long-term philanthropic agreement with Morgan’s Wonderland. The theme park has welcomed more than 1 million guests from all over the US and 65 countries through park participation and special events.

Design collaboration with the University of Pittsburgh Guests in wheelchairs may have previously been unable to visit a splash park. At Morgan’s Inspiration Island, they have the opportunity to privately transfer out of their chairs into three types of waterproof chairs – one of them is powered by compressed air and developed by Morgan’s Wonderland in collaboration with the Univer­ sity of Pittsburgh. This gives guests the opportunity to enjoy Morgan’s Inspiration sb 6/2018

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door to Morgan’s Wonderland, students get to take their physical-fitness classes in a theme park.

Generating financial support Adjacent to the park is the STAR Soccer Complex, a 30 hectare facility for practices, tournaments and league play. Gordon Hartman also launched ‘Soccer for a Cause‘, a grassroots effort to establish pro soccer in San Antonio that led to the creation of the San Antonio Scorpions. The business model is unique to pro sports – utilizing pro soccer to generate financial support for Morgan’s Wonderland and the special-needs community.

Morgan’s Wonderland has partnered with The CRIT (Children’s Rehabilitation Institute of Teletón USA), or CRIT USA. This is a non-profit rehabilitation center for children who are born with or who have suffered neurological, muscular or skeletal disorders and injuries.

The CRIT USA center located next to the theme park offers additional rehabilitation opportunities for patients and a recreational outlet for families whose children are undergoing treatment. Typical physical therapy sessions make use of outdoor playground equipment and other attractions at Morgan’s Wonderland.

Partnering programs The academy, which opened in August 2011, is a unique, nationally-accredited, non-profit learning environment that enables students with special needs aged 12 to 24 to achieve their maximum individual potential. In addition to academic instruction, the academy focuses on equipping students with life skills that will help them become productive adults. Since the academy is located next 26

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ATMOSPHERIC, ENDURING, AND COMMUNICATING IDENTITY INDOOR AQUATIC CENTRE IN STUTENSEE

Location Stutensee, Germany Client/operator City of Stutensee Architects 4a Architekten GmbH Hallstraße 25 DE-70376 Stuttgart www.4a-architekten.de Fine stoneware and tiles Agrob Buchtal Author Petra Steiner Photos David Matthiessen Official opening September 2018 Construction costs EUR 7 million

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Plans for the new swimming pool focused on the construction of a high-quality building with an impressive design and a long service life. For this reason, the sustainability requirements of government-funded municipal building construction (NBBW subsidy programme) were applied in the development of the new building. The exterior of the compact building structure appears plain while the interior is infused with a vibrant, bright atmosphere that offers visitors maximum comfort.

Stutensee aquatic centre is located between the school and sports centre and the new festival ground on the outskirts of Stutensee. Due to the high groundwater level, the new build was constructed two metres above ground level. This elevated position increases the presence of the structure’s exterior while providing greater privacy within its interior, thereby enhancing the building’s welcoming quality. Architecturally, Stutensee aquatic centre is divided into two spatial volumes which are clearly apparent from the outside. The spacious bathing hall comprises a swimmers’ pool, a learners’ pool with a slide and a toddlers’ area, all of which amounts to a

total water surface of 368 m². A roofed terrace to the east further extends the facilities in the outdoor area. The adjoining entrance and changing area with shower and ancillary rooms to the south contrasts with the bathing hall due to its reduced ceiling height. The two structures interlock in terms of shape and materiality and merge together from the outside through a circumferential ribbon on the sheet steel façade.

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situation and offers school students an attractive al fresco waiting area in the form of seating. The building’s generous glazing that overlooks the road appears welcoming and provides initial views into the bathing hall.

The changing rooms are located to the south towards the neighbouring sports hall. Here, the building structure appears largely enclosed with only a narrow, elongated window façade piercing the silver-grey sheet steel façade and providing pleasant light conditions inside. To the east, the baths open out onto mature trees and the river Pfinz-Heglach while the bathing platform merges into the roofed outdoor area and leads bathers to the lower-level sunbathing lawn. To the north, the car park and the delivery area border on the entrance to the chlorine gas room and a disabled-friendly ramp via the low-level yard with a scissors lift.

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ratio. This permitted a reduction in not only construction costs but also running costs. To the west, north and east, sections of ceiling-high glass façades offer views of the surrounding area. The overhangs of the floor slab and the roof surface to the west form the entrance zone with an outside staircase, while to the east they form the transition to the open area and sunbathing lawn. In order to reduce the amount of glass façades, the upper façade surface to the north was closed while retaining the view.

Lower ceiling heights in the entrance and changing areas reduce the building volume. In addition, the different heights of the building structures give rise to an offset where the roof surfaces intersect, thus eliminating the formal austerity of the building and in addition providing the interior with daylight through a skylight strip.

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structure was chosen for the supporting structure for the large-span bathing hall and the changing area. The suspended, acoustically efficient lamellar ceilings and wall panelling along with the perforated Aleppo pine ceiling in the changing wing are also executed in timber. This building material won both the client and the architect over due to its numerous positive properties and natural appearance: wood offers a healthy indoor climate, is CO2-neutral and recyclable and is exceptionally suited to lending atmosphere to spaces with reverberant surfaces such as bathing halls and optimising room acoustics.

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major influence on the interior effect of Stutensee aquatic centre. The lamellar structure is not only a design element but simultaneously optimises the room acoustics. In the changing and entrance areas, the lower ribbed timber ceiling is clad in a perforated, white varnished acoustic ceiling made from Aleppo pine panels.

Friendly and warm atmosphere Along with the wooden ceiling and glass façades, exposed concrete, anthracite-coloured porcelain stoneware as well as coloured mosaic floor tiles and glass lockers give the interior a friendly and warm atmosphere. The calm materials and fresh colours are finely coordinated in every detail, giving rise on the one hand to a distinctive and striking effect in the baths which appears both natural without being agitated. The centre therefore scores highly not only from an ecological and economic viewpoint but is also impressive due to its high design quality from a sociocultural angle – excellent preconditions therefore for the long-term retention of the building’s value. sb 6/2018

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Location Aarhus, Denmark Client/Operator Center for Byens Anvendelse, Aarhus Kommune / Salling Fonden Architects BIG CPH Kløverbladsgade 56 DK-2500 Valby, Copenhagen www.big.dk Team Partners-in-Charge: Bjarke Ingels, Finn Nørkjær, Andreas Klok Pedersen Project Leader: Jesper Bo Jensen, Søren Martinussen Project Team: Annette Birthe Jensen, Franklin Natalino Simao, Giedrius Mamavicius, Jacob Lykkefold Aaen, Jakob Ohm Laursen, Johan Bergström, Kristoffer Negendahl, Lucian Tofan, Nicolas Millot, Richard Howis, Ryohei Koike, Soo Woo Author BIG Photos Rasmus Hjortshoj Official opening 2018

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ENJOYING THE WATER IN ALL SEASONS HARBOUR BATH IN AARHUS Aarhus Harbour Bath is an extension of BIG’s current development plan for Aarhus’ new waterfront neighbourhood called O4. Similar to BIG’s first harbour bath in Copenhagen from 2002, which has come to define the Danish capital as one of the most liveable cities in the world, Aarhus Harbour Bath and the adjacent Beach Bath provide new ways for the public to enjoy the water in all seasons.

Together with urban life expert Jan Gehl, BIG‘s strategy was to create a framework for maximum vitality with the minimum amount of built substance. The harbour bath zigzags gently into the “island”, extending all the way out into the harbour pool and back again. Swimmers can enjoy the circular diving pool, a children’s pool, the 50 m long lap pool and either of the two saunas tucked away beneath the public boardwalk which doubles as a viewing platform for those who prefer to stay dry.

Signal lamp regulates access The pontoon provides space for 500 users, and a further 150 can occupy the bridge of the promenade. From there, sun-lovers can enjoy a magnificent view of the harbour, the town, “Aarhus Island” and the neighbouring wakeboard facility. This is where enthusiasts practise their sport while bath users can demonstrate their diving prowess. Access to Harbour Bath is regulated by a signal lamp. When occupied to capacity by 650 users, a red lamp lights up. sb 6/2018

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Those waiting can pass the time in the surrounding cafés.

In front of the bath, a series of freestanding restaurants, a children’s theatre, beach huts for various activities and other life-enhancing public-oriented programmes have been designed outside the private residential blocks which will go up in the coming years.

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only in swimming gear but as a walkway that extends the public realm into the water, breathing new life into an area historically reserved for industrial purposes.

The construction of Harbour Bath was not only supposed to enable the population to swim in the sea, but also to offer an overall experience that enhances the sense of well-being. Harbour Bath is part of an attractive zone along the shore promenade of “Aarhus Island”.

The design of Harbour Bath therefore also invites walkers in the quarter to stroll along the promenade.

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Location Tampa, Florida, USA Client/Operator City of Tampa Government Architects Landscape Architect/ Urban Design/Master Plan: Civitas, Inc. 1200 Bannock St. US-Denver, CO 80204 www.civitasinc.com Architecture (River Center) W Architecture and Landscape Architecture 374 Fulton St., 3rd Floor US-Brooklyn, NY 33602 Team Stantec (local landscape architect, Traffic and Civil Engineering), Moffat & Nichol, VoltAir Engineers, Arehna Engineering, Silman Structural Engineers, Evans Engineering Author Anne McGregor Parsons Photos Chad Bauman Civitas Official opening 6/2018 Construction costs USD 35 million EUR 30.7 million

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PARK + PEOPLE + RIVER REVITALIZATION OF JULIAN B. LANE RIVERFRONT PARK IN TAMPA The USD 35 million project revitalizes the historic river park in West Tampa. New versions of favorite amenities of the original park include tennis courts, basketball courts and a play area with a splash pad. The West Tampa community desired a place for friends and families to play, relax and gather. Expanding the opportunities for the community, the designers of Civitas and W Architecture and Landscape Architecture created the River Center with boathouse and community center.

The revitalized park is a nearly 20-year dream of City of Tampa Mayor Bob Buckhorn, representing a major investment in the West Tampa neighborhood he has described as “underserved for decades” and activating the west side of the Hillsborough River – a key piece in the larger mission of making the waterway the center of the city’s urban core.

Built in 1977 and once a neighborhood anchor, the original Riverfront Park had fallen into disuse and disrepair. Architecture firms Civitas and W Architecture and Landscape Architecture undertook an intensive public outreach and stakeholder process with the West Tampa neighborhood beginning in 2014, soliciting community hopes and needs to shape the ultimate design. “We sb 6/2018

balanced neighborhood family use of the park on a daily basis with the city’s need for a boating and performance facility,” says Robin Norcross, Civitas Project Manager for the park redevelopment. “The playground, splash pad and ‘front porch’ located in the middle of the park create a central catalyst of family activity for the space.”

Greater safety and accessibility The new park design respects the community’s stated desires and needs for greater safety and accessibility, public access to the Hillsborough River, fitness trails, picnic sites, a great lawn for events and activities, and references to community history. “The public meetings were very well attended and influential through all design decisions,” says Norcross. “It became clear early sb 6/2018

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Architecture and Landscape Architecture, who designed the structure, which quickly became integral to the park’s design and purpose. “The location of the building and the way it is situated reflects the mayor’s vision for bringing people to the west side of the river and fulfills his desire to have a landmark that draws your attention.”

says Wilks. The upper-floor multi-use community space includes classrooms, restrooms and a catering kitchen.

The roof doubles as stormwater management, channel­ ing runoff into a lush rain garden that filters it through landscape and plant material, controlling the water’s return to the river.

Consisting of a big roof for shade, an elevated upper floor out of the flood plain with floor-to-ceiling glass capturing panoramic river views, a broad porch and lower level boat storage and rental office, the boathouse “acts like an exclamation point to the nice curve of the park’s promenade with the way the roof swoops up,”

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MARK JOHNSON President and founding principal Civitas Have there been any obstacles during the process?

I wouldn’t say that there were obstacles, but developing the program for the park required extensive discussion with local neighbors, local stakeholders, city staff and the general public. This site was an old park that was not very functional and was socially unhealthy. There were existing sports facilities – a football/soccer field, tennis courts and one and a half basketball courts in average or poor condition.

There was also a temporary enclosure that housed skulls and crew boats. Each of these facilities was rebuilt new – a much larger boathouse; a football/soccer field with lighting and parking; tennis courts with lighting; pickleball courts; and two lighted basketball courts. The use by local residents has increased dramatically.

What will be the primary trend in park and recreational areas design in the future?

We see an increasing trend for activities that engage intergenerational users combined with sports facilities. Today’s parks are attracting more people for general passive use, sports use, and special events uses. Parks have to perform at a higher level and be more flexible and durable than ever before.

“It required full realignment of the sea wall in the river,” says Norcross. “We actually expanded the river.”

Public art The community’s desire for preserving neighborhood history is present in the public art incorporated throughout the park, including a three-dimensional relief mural in the boathouse by a local team of fabricators and makers that densely layers references to the area’s past.

Other public art pieces include a mosaic by Jovi Schnell, Thomas Sayre’s monumental “Ripple Gate” stainless steel gateway spirals set atop concrete pylons, and Marc Fornes’ “Form of Wonder” shade canopy. sb 6/2018

What is your favorite sports facility? And why?

My favorite sports facility is a park near my home, Washington Park in Denver. This park is large, with a city recreation center, play areas for kids and a very large open lawn. The lawn receives an immense amount of use for soccer, volleyball and other informal games. What I like is that the people use it constantly for fun and training – but it is not used for league play. This allows it to serve so many more people than a league facility.

What is your favorite sport and club? What does this sport mean for you as an architect?

My favorite sport is American Baseball. I love the pace, complexity and traditions that make baseball a physical, social and intellectual sport. To me baseball is a bit of a paradigm of what I hope our designed parks will become – a place for play, healthy competition, socialization and normalcy in a world that is increasingly challenged.

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WALKING ON TOP OF AN ORIGAMI STRUCTURE Location Villages Nature Paris, Marne-la-Vallée, France Client/Operator Villages Nature Paris Architects Jacques Ferrier Architecture 24 rue Dareau FR-75014 Paris www.jacques-ferrier.com Author Jacques Ferrier Photos © Jacques Ferrier Architecture Luc Boegly, Hugo Deniau, Didier Boy de la Tour Official opening 9/2017

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WATER PARK AQUALAGON IN PARIS MARNE-LA-VALLÉE Protected from cold north-easterly winter winds, nestling up to the forest, the aquatic park opens towards the west to make the most of cool breezes in warm weather. Looking out to the south-west, it is bathed in light throughout the year. According to Jacques Ferrier Architecture, the aquatic park is oriented so as to receive as much sunlight as possible in winter, while protecting itself from excessive exposure to the sun through its terraces in summer.

Like an origami sculpture, the aquatic park resembles an unfolding landscape, culminating at around 35 m: it is a built landscape, rising into the sky. The structure is clearly visible from the surrounding area and it becomes a point of reference. This new type of landmark contrasts with the relatively flat topography. It is not an element which has been imposed on the landscape, but an extension of the landscape itself.

A world that has emerged from the lake Located by a large expanse of water, the aquatic park looks like a world that has emerged from the lake. It is an aerial construction, layering hanging gardens, playing with water and transparency. The terraces are open to walkers, and are used to oxygenate the waters of the lake. The new landscape is composed of waterfalls, mist, steam and aquatic plants. The

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unique character of the design, which blurs the lines between landscape and built environment, creates a beacon, visible from all parts of Villages Nature. By day and by night, the aquatic park becomes a major icon of the site.

An archipelago The entrance to the aquatic park is connected to a large forecourt around which different ÂŤpublicÂť spaces are arranged like a forum and a sports centre. The hall, which opens onto the lake, leads to changing rooms via a long corridor and functional spaces (like machine room, storage). Once visitors have gone through the changing room area, they discover the inner space of the aquatic park, designed as a large expanse of water strewn with islands of various sizes and with a variety of functions.

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This archipelago extends outside, into the lagoon, accentuating the continuity between indoors and outdoors. The air pavilion links the other two pavilions. It is set back from the edge of the lagoon to create a protected space.

Directional transparency As the origami unfolds, it creates empty spaces. These spaces are filled by large glass panels that let natural light into the aquatic centre and give visitors the sensation of a continuity between the interior and exterior.

At the top of the building, a transparent dome with a remarkable geometry allows visitors to swim while watching the sky. This dome forms the silhouette of the aquatic park. The structure and the roofing have been optimised to disappear in the sight lines from the basins and

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accentuate the presence of the sky. The aquatic park is flooded with light. This is enhanced and softened by the orientation of the building, the play of reflections and diffusion of natural light. At water level, there is complete continuity with the exterior – swimmers can leave without any obstacles.

A permanent spectacle All the elements of the project participate in creating a sense of spectacle which serves to heighten the experience of the aquatic activities in the park. The remarkable ecosystem established by the planted ter­ races forms an instructive path. The various elements related to environmental sustainability – geo-thermal energy, water recycling – come together to form a coherent narrative that structures the entire project, and can be clearly read by the public.

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The principle of the project, with its accumulation of levels, extends the aquatic park into sun-lounges, terraces and restaurants. These activities can easily be linked to seasonal variations in attendance. An auditorium barge arrives in the evenings and at various times of day to offer concerts and shows. The aquatic park forms an extraordinary backdrop for Villages Nature’s shows on the lake, fireworks displays and light shows.

Beyond water, other possible scenarios The origami structure is open to the public, it becomes an extension of the aquatic facilities: it offers a new experience to visitors exploring this built landscape. The structure presents a stunning vantage point over the inside of the aquatic park and offers spectacular views of the wider landscape. A circuit offers a walk around the building, extending the board walk promenade. A lift offers the occasion to climb to the top of the walk to enjoy the view. sb 6/2018

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Location Mazatlán, Mexico Client/operato City administration of Mazatlán Architects Colectivo Urbano (Meixueiro arquitectos, [H] arquitectos, EPArquitectos, AD3C, David Escobar arquitectos) Av. Carlos Canseco 16E, Marina Mazatlán C.P. 82103 Mazatlán, Sinaloa Mexico Design team members Jacqueline Meixueiro, Roberto Díaz, Javier Hidalgo, Emilio Castañón, Erick Pérez, David Escobar Author Erick Pérez Photos Onnis Luque Official opening 2015 Construction costs USD 350,000 (EUR 300,173)

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100 YEARS AND TWO HURRICANES LATER PUBLIC SALTWATER SWIMMING POOL IN MAZATLÁN The renovation of Mazatlán’s historic Carpa Olivera ocean-fed public swimming pool is steeped in history while being free of charge and open to the public. The new amenities include a water slide, fountain, wheelchair-accessible ramp, and all-new bathrooms and changing rooms. Design by Colectivo Urbano.

Originally built in 1915 and inspired by sea pools in Lisbon, Portugal, the Carpa Olivera was a social centre located at the Olas Altas beach in the historic centre of Mazatlán. Celebrities of the time used to gather and socialize there, and it was a must for every tourist. In 1954, Carpa Olivera sustained severe damage in a hurricane and was thus condemned to abandonment. But, after some time, locals resumed use of the pool. In 2004, the place was remodelled but soon afterwards fell into neglect and was destroyed by vandalism.

Sculpture by the sea Colectivo Urbano, composed of five architecture, landscaping and urbanist firms, took the initiative as a proactive team. Dedicated to generating ideas to improve the city, they suggested salvaging this public space and contacted the Mazatlán Investment Unit led by architect Roberto Díaz. The idea was to recycle, clean and return this pool fed by tidal water to its former splendour, and to integrate a new playful element: a spiral slide that dramatically promotes social reactivation for locals and sb 6/2018

visitors. This element acts as a strong singular sculpture by the sea.

Sustainable strategy As part of the sustainable strategy, the operator of a nearby business works under a concession and at the same time keeps an eye on the pool facility to maintain and monitor the site. This concept ensures optimum operation conditions without direct cost to the city of Ma­ zatlån.

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a pre-existing sculpture is relocated. Passers-by are invited to take a rest on a perimeter bench while watching the horizon and the beautiful sunset.

Down the ramp is an enclosed stepped square, providing some shade, and an oasis of coconut palm trees opposite the snack bar. On the lower level there is a dedicated area with a long bench close to the dancing water fountain. This is where children relax before entering the sea pool or climbing the water slide to enjoy the wet ride. The infrastructure also includes showers and rest­ rooms.

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DESIGNING FOR INCLUSIVITY STRATEGIES FOR UNIVERSAL WASHROOMS AND CHANGE ROOMS IN COMMUNITY SPORT AND RECREATION FACILITIES Author Photos

Darryl Condon, Managing Principal, HCMA Architecture + Design HCMA Architecture + Design, Ema Peter, Nic Lehoux

What does washroom and change room design have to do with social justice? A great deal. As architects, we must consider the social impact resulting from all aspects of our work. Universal washrooms and change rooms are increasingly crucial in the design of recreation and sport facilities and are one element in our approach to more impactful design.

The design norms for public washroom facilities are surprisingly diverse around the world. Social norms, cultural values, and historical happenstance have all had a hand in shaping the manner in which common sanitary facilities are provided in various contexts. Furthermore, for much of the past hundred years the design norms within a country or region have, while allowing for technological and material advancement, remained relatively static from a standpoint of design logic. More recently, we have observed (and responded to) an evolution and divergence away from static facility design. This has been in response to rapidly changing expectations and increasing recognition of diversity within communities. This article will focus on one particular aspect of this change: an evolution from the traditional gender specific, and separated, approach to washroom design to a more integrated, universal and socially inclusive model.

The many reasons for this change are in itself quite diverse. Diversity is becoming more greatly acknowledged and accepted, be it related to culture, sex, gender or difference in abilities. Furthermore, new demographic contexts force us to reflect on our approaches to diversity 46

– for example, consider the changing needs of an ageing population where caregivers and elderly individuals of different genders will increasingly require accessible places. In response, our facilities are becoming increasingly supportive of a broader range of multifunctional, leisure, and age-inclusive uses. Global mobility, in its various forms, has led to the need to provide facilities that respond to a wider range of expectations around comfort, privacy and acoustic separation. In some countries, such as Canada, a combination of an increasing commitment to inclusivity and human rights legislation has led to a need to reconsider our facilities with a more complex understanding of gender diversity.

There is also an increasing awareness that many people feel uncomfortable and unsafe using traditional gender-­ designated washrooms and change rooms. Gender-designated washrooms and change rooms often lack privacy and accessibility for many users, including those who have personal health requirements or mobility challenges, those who are transgender or transitioning, and those who may require assistance from someone of a ­different gender – including children and the elderly. sb 6/2018

Regardless of the reasons in a particular context, universal washrooms and change rooms are a crucial component to ensuring that our facilities are safe and accessible for the widest range of users who in turn require service in a wider range of manners.

In response, many architects and building operators are reconsidering how washrooms and change rooms are configured, which impacts both typical gender-designated spaces (ones built for men and women separately) as well as the emerging universal models. This design evolution is part of a period of change where the normative separation by gender, which is reflective of a complex history of access and exclusion in our shared spaces, remains dominant.

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There is shift to a widening understanding of access that has led to washrooms (single-user and multi-stall) and change rooms that are more inclusive for a wider range of users. They are often referred to as universal or all gender, with the term ‘universal‘ emerging as best practice. Universal washrooms and change rooms are being provided alone and alongside gender-designated options across a wide range of private and public buildings, from recreation centres to schools to private businesses.

One of the challenges is to respond to evolving social values in a manner that recognizes the deeply embedded set of expectations of community members. The design response needs to be flexible to both context and the continuing evolution of our communities’ values.

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Benefits There are many types of benefits associated with utilizing a universal approach to washroom and change room design including: Inclusivity for people with a disability Universal spaces accommodate people who use mobility aids such as wheelchairs, and those who have a caregiver of a different gender. They also better accommodate a wider range of disabilities.

Inclusivity for families Parents or caregivers can use the same change room or washroom as other family members (i.e. a grandfather can use a change room with his young granddaughter, or a woman with her elderly father).

Inclusivity for transgender and non-binary people Universal washrooms and change rooms provide a safer and more welcoming space for transgender and non-binary people and can reduce feeling unsafe and instances of harassment and abuse.

A 2015 study of over 27,000 transgender individuals in the U.S. found that in the year prior to the survey 26% of all respondents were denied access to a washroom or were questioned, and/or were harassed or assaulted in a washroom. 59% of respondents avoided using public washrooms, and 32% avoided drinking or eating so that they would not need to use the washroom. (1) Increased privacy and safety Universal washrooms and change rooms strive to create privacy and safety for all users. Increased privacy in toilet, change, and shower stalls promotes comfort as well as discretion around individual health needs (for example, a diabetic needing to inject insulin and dispose of medical waste). Openness and visual connection in central areas promotes safety.

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Increased efficiency They can often handle higher overall usage than washrooms and change rooms separated into women‘s and men’s and reduce the wait times and lines often experienced by those using women‘s washrooms during events or other high-use times. They also facilitate cleaning by staff of any gender.

Forward-thinking design Demand for universal washrooms and change rooms is growing and they offer greater flexibility. Designs that prioritize gender-neutral spaces generally integrate features that are more flexible and thus are more easily changed as community needs continue to evolve in the future.

Challenges While universal washrooms and change rooms help provide amenities that are more inclusive and accessible for all, common challenges and concerns exist around what they are and who they are for: Confusion around language and access Many people are unaware that the terms ‘universal washroom‘ and ‘universal change room‘ mean that they are for everyone – rather than solely for families or those with a disability. In the past, universal change rooms have been called family change rooms with the expectation that families have priority use in them over individuals, especially during high traffic times. Universal spaces do not prioritize certain users over others.

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stalls (maximizing privacy). Signage and user education clarify that clothing or swimsuits are required in all the areas adjacent to those stalls.

Confusion around design As their design is not standardized, many people assume that universal washrooms and change rooms look the same as gender-designated ones. The following design strategies promote key differences focused on privacy and comfort.

Feeling uncomfortable Some people express that sharing washrooms or change rooms with members of another sex or with transgender and non-binary people is uncomfortable or strange – it’s different than what they are used to or may challenge cultural norms. Some people also express concern that gender-designated spaces are necessary for the safety of women and children.

The best design processes involve consultation with a variety of user and advisory groups in order to mitigate concerns while design strategies can help increase comfort for as many users as possible. Designing stalls to a higher standard of privacy than found in most gender-designated washrooms and change rooms helps achieve comfort, while creating openness in adjacent areas promotes safety and visibility.

An ongoing evolution Developing solutions for universal washrooms and change rooms is a single yet important aspect of a broader strategy that champions safer and more accessible facilities for all. These strategies are intended to contribute to ongoing and evolving discussions around designing for inclusivity and equity.

Through design, we communicate our values. Design strategies which remove barriers to access and participation make a statement that all are welcome not only in a leisure facility, but likewise within the community.

Download the full “Designing for Inclusivity” document at www.hcma.ca/resources.

DESIGN STRATEGIES Through our experience working with our municipal clients and the communities they serve and as a component of the broad social impact framework we have developed for our work, HCMA Architecture + Design has created design strategies for universal washrooms and change rooms to help fill a gap in design knowledge and encourage higher standards of privacy, accessibility, and comfort than are often found in gender-designated ones.

_________________________________________ Acknowledgements We are grateful for the support and insight provided by TransFocus Consulting and the City of Surrey in the development of this content.

References 1. James, S. E., Herman, J. L., Rankin, S., Keisling, M., Mottet, L., & Anafi, M. The Report of the 2015 U.S. Transgender Survey. Washington, DC: National Center for Transgender Equality, 2016.

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The following five strategies were informed by our decades of experience creating community, recreation, and aquatic centres for diverse populations.

They offer a guide to top considerations, and are to be explored, adapted, balanced, and applied within the context of each project. They also intend to help mitigate common concerns regarding safety and privacy for various users.

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Visualizing Design Strategies FIVE DESIGN STRATEGIES

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ADVERTORIAL

TROPICAL SKYSCRAPER TEAMING WITH LIFE, ABUNDANT WATER, AIR AND LIGHT POOLS AT THE OASIA HOTEL IN SINGAPORE Author Photos

Werner Ziegelmeier AGROB BUCHTAL GmbH, Buchtal 1, DE-92521 Schwarzenfeld, www.agrob-buchtal.de

Singapore is a densely populated city-state, in which land is scarce. This makes space-saving, high-rise buildings a bare necessity. New standards in the sea of buildings in Singapore’s central business district are set by the Oasia Hotel, hailing from the hotel group of the same name and which was completed in 2016. Ceramic tiles of the German Agrob Buchtal architectural ceramics brand were chosen for the hotel pools.

In contrast to conventional high-rise towers, which are hermetically sealed and air-conditioned, this building, designed by the local WOHA office, impressively combines nature and architecture, both inside and out. The various pools adorning the building also reflect these high standards. As a part of the whole design concept they have been fashioned by the Spanish architect and designer Patricia Urquiola, who lives in Milan, Italy and operates her internationally renowned studio there. For the various pools, she employed ceramic tiles from the CromaPlural system by Agrob Buchtal. Each pool has its own character.

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Cool feet in the water, cool cocktail at hand The pool on the 21st floor is a stylish location for the lounge club located there: the 1.20-metre-deep pool, with a dynamic chevron pattern made of light and dark blue tiles, is supplemented by an ankle-deep “wading pool”, in which you only cool your feet while you enjoy sipping on a cocktail.

The rooftop pool on the 27th floor is divided in two by the roof restaurant located in the centre. The pools also include 1.20-metre-deep and very shallow areas with sb 6/2018

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lounge chairs, which are surrounded by the calm waters.

Unlike most roof areas of hotels, whose attraction is generally a far-reaching panoramic view, the view of the city’s skyline is almost completely obscured by the overgrown barrier – further proof of how unconventional WOHA’s architecture is. Instead of a thrilling view, this top area of the building offers a zone of surprising intimacy, creating an unexpected oasis amidst the urban bustle.

Upbeat sustainability with style The pools are elementary components of a building which embodies an unmistakable architectural accentuation through its colour, shape and proportion. The declared intention of the architect was “to create an alternative language of imagery for high-rise buildings. We wished to combine innovative options for utilisation of space with a tropical approach, which culminated in an open, permeable, lush, green tower.”

This tower is 190 metres in height and offers four large outer areas in the form of three huge verandas and the 54

previously mentioned roof terrace. This is surrounded by a ten-floor-high barrier which features the same red aluminium mesh as the rest of the building. With time, the façade will become covered with 21 different types of climbing plants and vines, creating a lively contrast between powerful red and sumptuous green tones. Sustainable architecture still bears the reputation of humourless seriousness. The Oasia Downtown Hotel shows that there is an alternative, which entails combining sustain­ ability with upbeat design – a conceptual pair completely in line with the philosophy of the WOHA architectural firm, which was founded in 1994 by the Singaporean Wong Mun Summ and the Australian Richard Hassell, who has called Singapore his home since 1989.

Design concept ‚Club Sandwich‘ In addition to the red – but soon to be predominantly green – façade, the Sky Gardens are among the inspiring sustainability aspects of the building, with their green plants, fresh air and resulting ventilation. The Sky Gardens were the answer to the owner’s desire for striking areas in the building. Given the limited ground area, sb 6/2018

WOHA decided on an approach which was later referred to as “Club Sandwich”: a series of different layers arose, each with its own Sky Garden. These gardens, described

by WOHA as “higher-up ground floors”, were able to be utilised to multiply the “valuable yet limited ground area.

In this way we managed to create spacious public areas for recreation and encounters throughout the entire building”, explain the architects. WOHA is responsible for the overall architecture and the concept of layers stacked up on each other.

Interior design in stylish and airy elegance The actual design of the Sky Gardens and terraces is the work of Patricia Urquiola. Situated in the open parts of the building this areas with finest relaxing opportunities are offering a direct experience with the city instead of the ­restrictions of typical skyscrapers with closed façades. Patricia Urquiola conceived the entire interior design, including the pools and the hotel’s outdoor areas. She expanded upon WOHA’s upbeat and lively architecture to feature stylish and airy elegance being inspired by Singapore’s cultural diversity, dynamic society and tropical environment. sb 6/2018

Following her general intention she emphasized the importance of colours to give the whole hotel a strong personality and contemporary attitude. The 314 rooms have custom made furniture designed by Patricia Urquiola exclusively for the Oasia hotel. According to the awarded interior designer hotels are fascinating public spaces where people come to spend a short time. She compresses her philosophy with the following conclusion: “Each project has its own identity and you want to wake up knowing where you are”. The Oasia perfectly complies with this demand due to its distinctive character.

The result is a special kind of “overall artistic work” standing apart even in the middle of the vast sea of buildings and the numerous spectacular structures of Singapore – not as a product of cheap showmanship or due to its sheer size, but because of its striking signature, individuality and self-confident presence, in addition to its lightness and nonchalance.

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FITNESS OUTSIDE

SOCCER FIELDS INSTALLED IN GREENLAND

The wellness and fitness giant Pfitzenmeier has been at the forefront of innovation for more than 40 years. To provide even better facilities at its Premium Plus Resort in Schwetzingen, Pfitzenmeier has just invested in a brand new ‘power garden’ to create optimal conditions for outdoor training.

The installation of a new artificial grass soccer field in Qaqortoq, southern Greenland, started last July. It is the second of three artificial grass fields installed with ProPlay ® Sport23D in Greenland. Last year the first field went into operation in Narssaq. The third and last field has also been delivered and installed this September in Nanortalik.

The 600 m² ‘power garden’ sports area is not only the first for Pfitzenmeier, but it is the only one available in the entire region. The main area of 322 m² benefits from a CONICA CONIPUR 2S flooring system which provides the perfect conditions for outdoor workouts, personal training sessions, group classes and, of course, individual training. The seamless CONICA 2S system offers a high degree of safety and comfort due to its excellent levels of elasticity and slip resistance. After a rain shower, the water-permeable surface dries quickly, allowing it to be used again without any delay.

Greenland has a polar and sub-polar climate. Gigantic ice sheets mean that only 19% of the total surface area is icefree, and even this is subject to strong winds and snow fall.

These tough weather conditions mean that matches in the past could only be played between May and September, and on sand and ash pitches as grass doesn’t grow readily in this harsh environment. We are happy to see the people of the Municipality of Kujalleq (approximately 7,100 inhabitants) enjoying their sports on the three excellent outdoor fields.

However, the CONIPUR 2S is not only suitable for ‘power gardens’. The versatility and performance of this system makes it the ideal choice for jogging tracks, basketball courts and of course also for outdoor multi-use sports areas at schools and municipal facilities. In addition, the extensive range of colours allows creative combinations. Whether monochrome or multi-coloured – there are no limits to the surface design.

Would you like to know more about the colourful multi-purpose CONIPUR 2S sports surfacing? The CONICA team will be happy to provide advice and supervise your project.

Please contact info@conica.com or +41 52 644 36 00.

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ProPlay-Sport23(D) is designed as a technical sports layer for artificial turf sports fields. For prompt installation, ProPlay-Sport23(D) is supplied as interlocking panels equipped with expansion slots. ProPlay-Sport23(D) consists of thermally bonded (closed-cell) cross-linked polythene foam (PEX or XPE). The predicted durability of the XPE foam is 100 years minimum. In addition to ProPlay-Sport23, which has the necessary technical characteristics, there’s also ProPlay-Sports23D. This product also has additional (in-plane) drainage channels which ensure the adequate drainage of water in case the artificial turf system is build on a watertight non-porous base. (Photo: GreenFields)

Schmitz Foam Products B.V. www.schmitzfoam.com sb 6/2018

“LAVER CUP” IN CHICAGO

ASB REALISES ART INSTALLATION

The Laver Cup 2018 was played out in September 2018 at the United Center venue in Chicago. A team competition, the Laver Cup (named after Australian tennis legend Rod Laver) was the brainchild of Roger Federer and his sports agency Team8. Over the three days of the tournament, Team Europe and Team World battled each other for the coveted trophy. The original planning called for the tournament to skip the years of the Summer Olympics, but the inaugural event in 2017 proved so successful that the organisers decided to change to a proper annual format. After three days of hard-fought matches, Team Europe emerged as the clear winner by 13 points to 8.

ASB GlassFloor is renowned for its innovative sports floors.

Another increasingly important activity is architectural solutions, and glass surfaces with LED video elements open up entirely new possibilities for this.

Sports floor manufacturer HARO Sports supplied its ROME TENNIS portable flooring solution for the event, installing a 1,200 m² tournament court plus an 826 m² practice court.

The ROME TENNIS floor with the Rebound Ace top layer is the perfect solution for professional tournaments in sports and multi-purpose arenas, which require rapid changing of the floor covering. No other portable sports court system on the market offers this combination of top performance and unbeatable logistics. The innovative tennis floor is subjectively more comfortable to play on and places less strain on an athlete’s body than conventional hard courts. As a consequence, players tire less easily and the risk of injury declines. At the same time, the floor ensures the same ball bounce and pace as a hard court. A well-drilled team is able to install and dismantle the flooring in just a few hours. The perfect fit of the patented interlocking system that connects the individual modules even eliminates the need to recoat the surface after installation, a process which is normally required for portable hard courts. The high quality of both basic construction and finish guarantees problem-free tournaments and top-class performance.

Hamberger Flooring GmbH & Co.KG www.haro-sports.com sb 6/2018

Art meets technology – this is the combination that made artist Marc Gumpinger famous on an international scale.

His idea of linking algorithms with classic art techniques to create a new aesthetic is so compelling that the lifestyle magazine The Hedonist named him “Artist of the Moment” last year. And if Marc Gumpinger is Artist of the Moment, then ASB GlassFloor surely qualifies as “Enterprise of the Moment”: with its LED-equipped glass floors, ASB enhances playing areas during sports events: within seconds a handball court is transformed into a football pitch – and during the break the floor provides new sources of income as advertising space.

Christof Babinsky, CEO of ASB, has been consistently working towards a digitally enhanced sports and event floor: “The digital version is the future. With the sports and event version we are only exploiting one small portion of the potential.” The fact that the glass floor can be used in revolutionary cutting-edge solutions in architecture was demonstrated at the beginning of 2018, when ASB provided an installation at the Irish Microsoft headquarters. Visitors there are welcomed by a virtual waterfall that appears to plunge down four flights of stairs into a digital lake. The idea was realised with LED and glass elements that can be controlled on the plug & play principle via an HDMI interface.

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COMPANY INDEX FOLLOWING SERVICES AQUATIC CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPMENT

DISPLAY AND SIGNAGE SYSTEMS

Anti Wave....................... 60 Benz............................... 60 Berndorf..........................61 Bright Buildings................61 Eurotramp....................... 62 hsb................................. 63 Kernig............................. 63

ENGO............................. 62 Signgrass........................ 66

ARTIFICIAL TURF Kutter............................. 63 Labosport....................... 64 POLYTAN.........................65 Porplastic.........................65 Signgrass........................ 66 Stargum.......................... 66 STRABAG........................ 66 Trofil............................... 66

CEILINGS, WINDOWS, WALLS Bright Buildings................61 CCSC...............................61 ISP.................................. 63 IST.................................. 63 Nagelstutz und Eichler..... 64

CHANGING UNITS, CLOTHES LOCKERS Benz............................... 60 eccos pro.........................61 Neptunus........................ 64 Spieth............................. 66 Universal Sport............... 67 Z端ko............................... 67

DRAINAGE, ATHLETIC TRACK BORDERS ACO............................... 60 ANRIN............................ 60 Hauraton........................ 62 Labarre........................... 63

ELASTIC LAYERS, PROTECTING SURFACES BSW................................61 KRAIBURG...................... 63 Kutter............................. 63 Melos............................. 64 Polytan............................65 Porplastic.........................65 Schmitz Foam................. 66 Sekisui Alveo................... 66 Spieth............................. 66 Stargum.......................... 66 Trofil............................... 66

GOLF COURSE CONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPMENT BSW................................61 KRAIBURG...................... 63 Kutter............................. 63 Labarre........................... 63 Novoter.......................... 64 Signgrass........................ 66

INDOOR EQUIPMENT ASB................................ 60 AKT................................ 60 Benz............................... 60 BFGW..............................61 Eiden & Wagner...............61 Eurotramp....................... 62 G端tegemeinschaft........... 62 Spieth............................. 66 Trenomat........................ 66 Weinberger..................... 67

INDOOR SPORTS FLOORING ASB................................ 60 BSW................................61 Conica.............................61 Descol..............................61 Gerflor............................ 62 Hamberger..................... 62 Herculan......................... 62 ISP.................................. 63 IST.................................. 63 KRAIBURG...................... 63 Labosport....................... 64 Polytan............................65 Porplastic.........................65 Sekisui Alveo................... 66 Stargum.......................... 66 Trofil............................... 66 Weinberger..................... 67

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MOBILE FLOORINGS, COVER SYSTEMS BSW................................61 ENGO............................. 62 Gerflor............................ 62 Hamberger..................... 63 Holz-Speckmann............. 63 Ice-World Ice-Business.... 63 Spieth............................. 66 Trenomat........................ 66 Trofil............................... 66 Universal Sport............... 67

MULTI-SPORTS COURTS AKT................................ 60 DSGN concepts................61 Eiden & Wagner...............61 Herculan......................... 62 Labosport....................... 64 Playparc...........................65 Sekisui Alveo................... 66 Signgrass........................ 66 SMC2............................. 66 Stargum.......................... 66 Trenomat........................ 66

NATURAL TURF heiler.............................. 62 INTERGREEN................... 63 Kutter............................. 63 Labosport....................... 64 Signgrass........................ 66 STRABAG........................ 66

heiler.............................. 62 INTERGREEN................... 63 Kutter............................. 63 PERROT........................... 64 STRABAG........................ 66

HYBRID TURF CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE heiler.............................. 62 INTERGREEN................... 63 Kutter ............................ 63 Labarre........................... 63 POLYTAN.........................65 Porplastic.........................65 SMG............................... 66 STRABAG........................ 66 Trofil............................... 66

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LIGHTING ICE RESURFACERS ENGO............................. 62 Ice-World Ice-Business.... 63 WM GmbH..................... 67 Z端ko............................... 67

heiler.............................. 63 INTERGREEN................... 63 Kutter............................. 63 OSRAM........................... 64 STRABAG........................ 66

ICE SPORTS EQUIPMENT AST................................ 60 ENGO............................. 62 GfKK.............................. 62 Ice-World Ice-Business.... 63 Universal Sport............... 67 Z端ko............................... 67

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AST................................ 60 BSW................................61 Conica.............................61 Hamberger..................... 62 Herculan......................... 62 IST.................................. 63 KRAIBURG...................... 63 Kutter............................. 63 Labosport....................... 64 LNDSKT.......................... 64 Melos............................. 64 Polytan............................65 Porplastic.........................65 Schmitz Foam................. 66 Sekisui Alveo................... 66 Signgrass........................ 66 Stargum.......................... 66 Trofil............................... 66 Weinberger..................... 67

AST................................ 60 ENGO............................. 62 GfKK.............................. 62 Ice-World Ice-Business.... 63 Novoter.......................... 64 Züko............................... 67

ACO............................... 60 ANRIN............................ 60 CCSC...............................61 EuroSportsTurf................ 62 Hauraton........................ 63 heiler.............................. 62 INTERGREEN................... 62 ISP.................................. 63 IST.................................. 63 Kernig............................. 63 Kutter............................. 63 Labarre........................... 63 LNDSKT.......................... 64 Melos............................. 64 Novoter.......................... 64 Polytan............................65 Porplastic.........................65 Schmitz Foam................. 66 Signgrass........................ 66 SMC2............................. 66 SMG............................... 66 STRABAG........................ 66

Neptunus........................ 64 PM Engineering................65 SMC2............................. 66

ROOFING SYSTEMS PM Engineering................65 SMC2............................. 66 waagner biro.................. 67

SANITARY, HEATING, AIR CONDITION­ING, ENERGY RECOVERY GfKK.............................. 62 Kernig............................. 63 Novoter.......................... 64 SEW................................ 66

PERIMETER BOARDS, NETTING AKT................................ 60 AST................................ 60 ENGO............................. 62 Trenomat........................ 66 Universal Sport............... 67

PLANNING AND DESIGN ArenaProjekt................... 60 Bright Buildings................61 Brinkmann + Deppen.......61 Calles - De Brabant..........61 DSGN concepts................61 geo3............................... 62 Kernig............................. 63 LNDSKT.......................... 64 M3 Architectes............... 64 Pätzold + Snowadsky.......65 RAUMKUNST...................65 STRABAG........................ 66

POOL CONSTRUCTION, CERAMICS Agrob Buchtal................. 60

POOL CONSTRUCTION, STAINLESS STEEL Berndorf..........................61 hsb................................. 63 Zeller.............................. 67

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SECURITY SYSTEMS, FENCING Benz............................... 60 INTERGREEN................... 63

SPORTS AND PLAY EQUIPMENT, SPORTS GOODS Anti Wave....................... 60 Benz............................... 60 CCSC...............................61 Eiden & Wagner...............61 Eurotramp....................... 62 Gütegemeinschaft........... 62 INTERGREEN................... 63 Playparc...........................65 Spieth............................. 66 STRABAG........................ 66 Universal Sport............... 67

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ANRIN............................ 60 Benz............................... 60 Eiden & Wagner...............61 Gütegemeinschaft........... 62 INTERGREEN................... 63 Novoter.......................... 64 Polytan............................65 Porplastic.........................65 Signgrass........................ 66 SMG............................... 66 STRABAG........................ 66 Universal Sport............... 67

TESTING, QUALITY ASSURANCE AKT................................ 60 BFGW..............................61 DSGN concepts................61 Gütegemeinschaft........... 62 ISP.................................. 63 IST.................................. 63 Labosport....................... 64

TICKETING, ACCESS SYSTEMS eccos pro.........................61

TURNKEY CONSTRUCTION hsb................................. 63 Neptunus........................ 64 Nüssli.............................. 64 Pellikaan......................... 64

SPORTS HALL DIVIDERS. AKT................................ 60 Trenomat........................ 66 waagner biro.................. 67

STANDS, SEATING ENGO............................. 62 INTERGREEN................... 63 Nüssli.............................. 64 Trenomat........................ 66 waagner biro.................. 67 Weinberger..................... 67

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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 6/2018

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 6/2018

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 6003 Luzern, Switzerland Phone +41 41 228 92 92 info@alveosport.com www.alveosport.com

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

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

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 6/2018

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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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