ARM architecture: wanangkura stadium, australia
the new multi-use recreational facility contains interior and exterior athletic and social programs to host a range of events for the community.
prefer designboom on google‘wanangkura stadium’ by ARM architecture, hedlend, western australiaimage © peter bennettsall images courtesy of ARM architecture
meaning ‘whirlwind’ in the local kariyarra language, the ‘wanangkura stadium’ in hedlend by australian practice ARM architecture provides a 4,500 m2 facility complete with indoor and outdoor athletic venues and event spaces. the project is located in ‘kevin scott oval’, an appropriately-named suburban neighborhood typically reached by air, surrounded by vibrant red soil and extreme cyclonic climatic conditions. the massive recreational facility features a colored cube construction with toned pixels that boast the local team’s colors and create a strong contrast to the naturally orange landscape. the roof in this case was also considered another facade, as many of the visitors arrive by plane than by land. from a distance, the facade texture creates a mirage-like effect and an iconic symbol for the small town. the main building contains indoor basketball, badminton, volleyball, soccer/football and squash courts, a gym, club rooms for local teams, multi-function halls, and retractable seating for 400 people, with outdoor arenas for netball and basketball adjacent to the structure. on the side facing the oval, a spectator’s stand changing rooms and suites service the players visitors during game-play.
the building rests on a concrete pad and steel frame system with highly insulated walls that maintain comfortable temperatures during extremeweather conditions, which also lightens the load on grid energy. the modular vitreous facade panels are easily fabricated and replaced, with integratedLED lights in the eastern entrance facade for night-time illumination. economical ply wall panels are stained to desired colors and make up the interior material, with a ventilated cavity behind assuring quality air control.
corner of the circular fragment footprintimage © peter bennetts
entry cove and landscaped sidewalkimage © peter bennetts
image © peter bennetts
pixelated entrywayimage © peter bennetts
entry spaceimage © peter bennetts
court interiorimage © peter bennetts
image © peter bennetts
image © peter bennetts
illuminated facade at nightimage © peter bennetts
aerial viewimage © peter bennetts
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floor plan / level 1
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project info:
project name: wanangkura stadiumarchitecture practice: arm architecturedate of completion: july/2012category: public buildings ‐ sportingtotal project cost: $35 milliongross floor area (m2): 4,500m2type of building contract: lump‐sum contract
project address: hamilton rd; south hedland, wa 6721owner/client: town of port hedlandpractice team: howard raggatt, andrew lilleyman, sophie cleland, rhonda mitchell, tim pyke, sarah lake, jenny watsonconsultant/ construction team role: name:landscape architecture: oculusstructural & services: aureconquantity surveyor: davis langdon / rider levett bucknellbuilding surveyor: john massey groupbuilder: doric group
