SPORTS CENTER IN SAINT PETERSBURG PARAHOVOI

Mission

Located in the projected residential quarter in the ex-industrial territory, Parahavoi, a sports complex, aimed to become the new neighborhood’s center of sports life and promote connecting the community through the sport. The functional program of the complex includes such activities as the hockey arena, sports school, the gym, restaurants, and commercial areas. Due to the use of the glass as the border between functional zones instead of the solid walls, visitors of the restaurants, for instance, have an opportunity, to watch people doing karate in the sports school or training on the hockey in the rink, what should motivate people in doing sport.

Design

1 Transparency Using glass instead the walls helps to create an effect of a single space and the presence of people who is different activities in one room. In this way, it will be possible to strengthen the local community though the sport.

2 Uper natural lighting Considering the large dimension of the complex, the upper natural light should become the main light source for the most crowded part of the building where the gym and commercial areas were hosted.

3 Centric layout This traditional kind of space makes navigation inside the building easier for visitors and sportsmen.