Sports hall, Niederglatt

Sports hall

NIEDERGLATT (CH) - This summer the new sports hall extension to the existing Eichi Centre was finalized and opened, following a little over two years of planning and construction. Located in a small town in northern Switzerland, the project involves an expansion of the existing centre, which was originally constructed in 1985 to a design by architect Walter Schindler. L3P Architects had previously been engaged in the completion of a new schoolhouse annex at the centre, in 2007, and maintains continuity in this latest addition by employing the same facade materials and a similarly bright colour concept, both inside and out.

The multifunctional double sports hall appears externally as a compact structure, though the interior holds a two-storey foyer with an ample glass facade, changing rooms and showers, a spectator gallery, equipment rooms and a stage, in addition to the sports halls themselves. Partitions can be installed to divide the space for various events, for instance as dressing rooms with direct proximity to the stage area for theatrical performers, giving the suggested multifunctional aspect of the extension a wide flexibility.