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| Owner: |
Land Berlin, D |
| Architects: |
Chestnutt_Niess, Berlin, D, www.chestnutt-niess.de |
| Location: |
Otto-Ostrowski-Straße 9, Berlin, D |
| Product: |
DLW Sports, Linodur Sport, 6151-71 orange |
| Completion: |
2006 |
| Photos: |
Werner Huthmacher, Berlin, D |
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Sports Hall
Hausburgviertel Berlin
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Moving architecture:
the sports facility of the Hausburgviertel in Berlin
Physical education classes in the Berlin Hausburg Primary School now take place where cattle were once housed: in the cowshed
of the old abattoir in the Prenzlauer Berg district. The Berlin-based architects Chestnutt_Niess have converted the listed
brick hall into a modern and functional sports facility. And the richly contrasting interplay of old brick walls with the
facade consisting of 'fins' and the cool exposed concrete has created a truly moving piece of architecture. This achievement
recently won an IOC/IAKS Award in gold, an award that is coveted around the world. The IOC/IAKS Award is the only international
architecture competition for sports and leisure facilities and in 2009 it was awarded by the IAKS (International Association
for Sports and Leisure Facilities) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) only nine times throughout the world. Among
the winners were the Olympic Stadium (“bird’s nest”) in Beijing and the Beijing National Aquatics Centre, also known as the
'Water Cube'. The Olympic ski jump ramp in Garmisch-Partenkirchen also received an award. The award recognises outstanding
and particularly serviceable sports facilities.
A historic setting with a modern heart
The new hall incorporates the area and axiality of the existing building. Only the last of the grids in the direction of Otto-Ostrowski-Straße
remains undeveloped and is being designed as a courtyard. One-storey new builds made of exposed concrete are attached as functional
bars on both longitudinal sides of the old brick hall – they house changing rooms, shower rooms and equipment rooms. The new
roof in the form of a filigree, wooden construction suspended in the middle as well as the facade of fins made of larch wood
and glass quietly stand out from the existing building and produce an exciting play of light inside the hall.
Perfect conditions for sport, fun and games
The pupils at the Hausburg School as well as various clubs will have just under 1,5000 square metres at their disposal for
sport, fun and games in the new sports facility. The ideals conditions for this are created by the special flooring in the
new sports facility - Linodur Sport, 6151-71 orange, from DLW Sports.
Outstanding performance characteristics such as simple cleaning and care as well as the positive environmental balance speak
for DLW linoleum. It consists nearly entirely of renewable resources such as linseed oil, resin and cork and was awarded the
Blue Angel. Just as with other natural materials, linoleum also inhibits the growth of bacteria and is thus particularly hygienic.
Linodur is a classic, offering the best anti-skidding properties. It is also elastic and – thanks to its 4 mm thickness –
also extremely durable and long-lasting. That is why it is often used in school and leisure facilities. Linodur comes in a
lot of attractive colours to give you the freedom of giving your designs an individual touch. The matching camouflage welding
wires mean that the area covered by the linoleum appears to be almost seamless.
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Image description:
1 The massive annexes of exposed concrete – here the equipment rooms in the south – clearly stand out from the wooden louver
façade.
2 2 The historic gable walls of the existing building on the east and west side were conserved and are clearly discernible.
3 Towards the east, the sports hall is somewhat distanced from the existing gable wall and together with the new entrance
front of exposed concrete creates a protected courtyard.
4 Almost 1,500 square metres are now available to the students of the Hausburg school as well as to various clubs.
5 Secondary rooms for changing and showering were annexed to the conserved brick wall of the north façade.
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