date
2019
place
Cracow, Lipska Street
surface
13 175 m²
investor
Sports Infrastructure Board in Krakow
team
Wojciech Sumlet
Anna Czyż
Maciej Pitek
Małgorzata Stachoń
cooperation
Przemysław Markiewicz-Zahorski
Małgorzata Fedorczak-Cisak
phase
conceptual design
type
#commercial
#public space
The All-year Winter Sports Center located in the area of Lipska and Myśliwska Streets in Cracow, designed on an undeveloped meadow, by the urban axis forming between the Mały Płaszów tram terminus and the existing football pitch Orlik.
The entrance to the building is from the west about halfway through its length. In front of the entrance, a piazza with a triangular shape was designed, extending to the south and surrounding the southern facade up to the border of the church grounds. The piazza fills the space between the building and the existing greenery complex from Lipska Street.
The designed sports program is a supplement and extension of the existing one. At present, there is a football pitch, basketball court, skate park and playground in the vicinity of the planned complex. (Infrastructure marked with gray icons).
The designed building includes a skating rink, curling hall and two pools (25 m long and a pool for jumping from trampolines). In the area, a 3 m wide paved trail was also designed to be used for cross-country skiing in the winter season, or for skating, roller-skiing or running. The route is 700 m long.
(Infrastructure marked with black icons).
At the back of the building – on the north side, there is a designed ski-sledge hill intended for people starting their adventure with winter sports such as skiing, snowboarding and sledging. The route is about 100 m long, 30 m wide and has a two-stage slope from 10 to 20% equipped with a linear conveyor and lighting.
Part of the hill is created by creating an artificial embankment, the other elements of the structure cover the existing football pitch, which is under the part of the planned hill. Thanks to the use of special finishing materials, the hill can be used all year round – even in the summer season.
The piazza from the south has a cozy character and resembles a classic square. The existing greenery was incorporated into it, around which greenery and benches directed towards the building were formed.
Just like in front of the main entrance to the building, designed as a space adapted to skateboarding / rollerblading and other recreational equipment.
The glazing visible here shows us the pool hall.
The form of the building is compact but varied. The majority of the ground floor has glazing offering interesting panoramas from the inside and encouraging passers-by to enter the interior.
The bottom façade strip is mostly designed using wood. The block above the ground floor line was designed using white clinker bricks. Brick in selected places is laid in a characteristic open craftwork to make the facade more attractive.
Inside the facility there are various sports spaces: swimming pools, ice rink, curling hall, spaces for rent designed for fitness. In addition, complementary functions are designed.
On the top floor, a restaurant with a terrace on the roof part and a cafe with a view of the curling hall, combined with stands for curling fans, are being designed.
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