enota: podcetrtek sports hall

‘podčetrtek sports hall’ by enota in podčetrtek, slovenia all images courtesy enota photographer: miran kambič

slovenia-based architecture firm enota has completed ‘podčetrtek sports hall’, a municipal facility located adjacent to the small town’s main road. featuring scooped-out, faceted approach finished in a bold shade of red, the project aims to have a playful and dramatic presence as the city’s only local indoor venue.

street elevation

connecting two driveways on polar points of the site is the angular walkway that defines the front facade of the monolithic structure. shielding the entrance from the road’s visual and acoustic disturbances, the spatially-designed path is incised into the building’s form itself, pushing and pulling the interior floor plan. the staggered approach expands in front of the entrance doors to generate a public square-like space.

side elevation

the facade of the design is wrapped in a dark cladding which features a punctured floral pattern on its surface. during the night, the light from the gym and interior distinctly defines the pattern, giving the structure a visual identity for locals and visitors. 

(left) walkway to the parking lot (right) detail of perforation

gym

mezzanine overlooking the gym

interior stairs

night view

lit up floral pattern

floor plan / level -1

floor plan / level 0

space frames

cross section

longitudinal section

north elevation

south elevation

east elevation

west elevation

project info:

client: municipality of podčetrtek size: 3,570 m2 project team: dean lah, milan tomac, maruša zupančič, polona ruparčič, anna kravcova, zana starovič, tomi maslovarić, dean jukić, darja zubac, sabina sakelšek, nuša završnik silec, marko volf, esta matković, andrej oblak

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