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MLZD adds subterranean sports hall to school in a former monastery

May 8, 2019 Alyn Griffiths 0
DTW by MLZD in Switzerland

Architecture office MLZD built the sports hall with a sculptural concrete wall below ground level to preserve views of a heritage-listed converted monastery in Wettingen, Switzerland. Swiss firm MLZD designed the sunken sports facility for a site within the grounds of Wettingen Abbey, a Cistercian monastery founded in 1227 that was converted into a school in 1976. The monastery

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Ministry of Design completes futuristic sports store in Singapore Airport

April 26, 2019 Ali Morris 0
Ministry of Design Durasport Jewel Changi airport

Architecture and interiors firm Ministry of Design has completed an immersive ultra-performance Durasport store within Singapore’s recently completed Jewel Changi Airport. Designed to resemble a futuristic research and development lab environment, the store is tailored to sports enthusiasts who want to try out sportswear and equipment in simulated environments before buying them. Singapore studio Ministry of

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Winter Architecture creates community-focused cricket pavilion in Melbourne

April 8, 2019 Ali Morris 0
Kinley cricket club by Winter Architecture and Zunica Interior Architecture

Winter Architecture has teamed with Zunica Interior Architecture to transform a historic Melbourne cricket pavilion into a flexible community hub. Mindful of the history of club, which was established in the 19th century, Winter Architecture has created a flexible space that could serve a variety of functions, while also enhancing its relationship with the cricket oval and

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Populous completes “best stadium in the world” for Tottenham Hotspur

April 3, 2019 Tom Ravenscroft 0
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London by Populous

The long-awaited Tottenham Hotspur Stadium has opened in north London, featuring a retractable pitch that can host both Premier League football matches and American football. Built on the site of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club’s former home White Hart Lane, the 62,062-seater stadium designed by Populous will host its first Premier League match tonight. Along with being the home

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3XN designs ice hockey and basketball arena in Munich’s Olympic park

February 19, 2019 India Block 0
3XN designs arena for Munich Red Bulls and FC Bayern Munich in city's Olympic park

3XN has unveiled its design for a multipurpose sports arena with a green roof that will merge into the landscape of Munich’s Olympic park. Danish architecture office 3XN is working with German landscape and urban planning firm Latz + Partner to design the 11,500-seater arena, which will become home to the city’s basketball and ice hockey teams. A

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Atelier Let’s enlivens basketball courts in Taiwan with shipping-container pavilion

February 12, 2019 Jon Astbury 0
Cool Cool Seaside by Atelier Let in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

Cool Cool Seaside is a pavilion made from three raised shipping containers, which provides shelter for two basketball courts in a square near the docks of Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. The structure designed by Atelier Let’s, along with works to the surrounding square, was commissioned by the city’s Urban Projects Bureau to “revitalise” the square bordered on one

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Kevin Daly Architects builds crinkled complex for UCLA’s basketball teams

January 6, 2019 Bridget Cogley 0
UCLA Basketball Facility by Kevin Daly Architects
UCLA Basketball Facility by Kevin Daly Architects

California-based firm Kevin Daly Architects has designed a sports complex for UCLA’s basketball teams with fin-like panels and a wavy roofline with numerous skylights. The Mo Ostin Basketball Center is a joint basketball facility for the women’s and men’s teams of University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), both of which are currently in the top five

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