sports hall ka hiel by dmvA architects
photo by frederik vercruysse

belgian architectural firm dmvA have developed a sports hall for the school of KA hiel.
situated in an urban area in brussels the campus land varies in height and is connected
by attached buildings and apartments.

the new sports hall is implanted as an autonomous object. the new hall shows a harmonious
transition between the main building and the small-scaled nursery-school. the entrance of the
sports hall is through a natural incision in the sloping terrain.

the sports hall is an active building, where the internal playing-field has been transferred
to the outside walls. on the concrete volumes colored sports field lines are applied and used
as a tennis wall, a soccer wall and a climbing wall.



the exterior of the sports hall
photo by frederik vercruysse



the exterior of the sports hall
photo by frederik vercruysse



the tunnel which connects the hall to existing buildings
photo by frederik vercruysse



inside the sports hall
photo by frederik vercruysse



the tunnel which connects the existing building
photo by frederik vercruysse



the sports hall looking over the playing field
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the parking area
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construction of the sports hall
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construction of the sports hall
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construction of the sports hall
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construction of the sports hall
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ground floor plan
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first floor plan
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second floor plan



section view
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site plan
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project info:
design : dmva   
principal :scholengroep brussel
team :david driesen, tom verschueren, lindsay rinckhout, sofie buggenhout       
location :schaarbeek - brussel               
general contractor :v vanderstraeten - execon
constructional engineer :bas dirk jaspaert
technical engineer:boydens
built area :1425 m2
completion :2009
photography /visuals :dmva