Design
An athletic facility precedent showcasing an indoor rowing tank housed within an exposed steel and timber industrial interior.
- What we like about this project
- The central wooden training platform splits the water channel to allow crew testing under realistic conditions.
Materials
- steel
- timber
- glass
- water
- concrete
Visual identifiers
- rowing-tank
- exposed-steel-structure
- linear-pendant-lighting
- timber-walkways
Style tags
- industrial
- utilitarian
- athletic
Visual tags
- athletic-facility
- industrial-aesthetic
- indoor-pool
- high-ceiling
- longitudinal-perspective
- Geometry
- Long rectangular training hall dominated by a central indoor water tank flanked by raised timber walkways and structural steel frames.
- Facade system
- Internal walls feature operable dark-framed louvered wood-and-glass partitions.
- Structural guess
- Exposed steel portal frames supporting a metal-deck roof system.
- Spatial scale
- Large-scale single-volume training hall accommodating an entire rowing crew and wide water channel.
- Lighting
- Bright artificial linear pendant lighting mounted to the ceiling structure, supplemented by diffused daylight entering through the large end window.
- Atmosphere
- Active, rigorous, and bright with the kinetic motion of water and athletes under crisp linear lighting.
- Environmental context
- Indoor specialized athletic training facility, likely with daylight views to an exterior landscape at the far end.
- Spatial experience
- The expansive longitudinal volume emphasizes linear motion, with controlled overhead lighting drawing the eye down the length of the rowing tank.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating steel structural bays and linear overhead fixtures create a strong rhythmic perspective pull toward the rear window.
- Style reading
- Industrial utilitarian athletic architecture
- Program
- Indoor rowing tank and crew training center
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- architecture
- Materials
- steel, timber, glass, water, concrete
- Visual identifiers
- rowing-tank, exposed-steel-structure, linear-pendant-lighting, timber-walkways
- Style tags
- industrial, utilitarian, athletic
- Visual tags
- athletic-facility, industrial-aesthetic, indoor-pool, high-ceiling, longitudinal-perspective
- Geometry
- Long rectangular training hall dominated by a central indoor water tank flanked by raised timber walkways and structural steel frames.
- Facade system
- Internal walls feature operable dark-framed louvered wood-and-glass partitions.
- Structural guess
- Exposed steel portal frames supporting a metal-deck roof system.
- Spatial scale
- Large-scale single-volume training hall accommodating an entire rowing crew and wide water channel.
- Lighting
- Bright artificial linear pendant lighting mounted to the ceiling structure, supplemented by diffused daylight entering through the large end window.
- Atmosphere
- Active, rigorous, and bright with the kinetic motion of water and athletes under crisp linear lighting.
- Environmental context
- Indoor specialized athletic training facility, likely with daylight views to an exterior landscape at the far end.
- Spatial experience
- The expansive longitudinal volume emphasizes linear motion, with controlled overhead lighting drawing the eye down the length of the rowing tank.
- Composition rhythm
- Repeating steel structural bays and linear overhead fixtures create a strong rhythmic perspective pull toward the rear window.
- Style reading
- Industrial utilitarian athletic architecture
- Program
- Indoor rowing tank and crew training center
- Perspective
- Interior Spatial
- Discipline
- architecture