South Waterfront Sports Complex
Community & Civic Design | 2022
M.Arch | Prof. Maged Guerguis
Community & Civic Design | 2022
M.Arch | Prof. Maged Guerguis
The South Waterfront Sports Complex is located on the southern waterfront of the Tennessee River, in Knoxville, Tennessee. The space is meant to activate and enhance the current residential and communal gathering developments taking place all along the south waterfront. The intention of this space is to also bring together multiple sporting cultures onto one singular site and act as a beacon for community and sporting interaction.
The space is meant to activate and enhance the current residential and communal gathering developments taking place all along the south waterfront. The intention of this space is to also bring together multiple sporting cultures onto one singular site and act as a beacon for community and sporting interaction.
The outdoor spaces consist of a skate park, basketball court along the north facade, a plaza for gathering, a landscape seating area along the river that seamlessly meshes into a walkable roofscape and finally a rooftop seating area that faces the river for viewing the downtown area and the basketball court below.
The space is meant to activate and enhance the current residential and communal gathering developments taking place all along the south waterfront. The intention of this space is to also bring together multiple sporting cultures onto one singular site and act as a beacon for community and sporting interaction.
The outdoor spaces consist of a skate park, basketball court along the north facade, a plaza for gathering, a landscape seating area along the river that seamlessly meshes into a walkable roofscape and finally a rooftop seating area that faces the river for viewing the downtown area and the basketball court below.
Process & Conceptual Framework:
The process for form finding consisted of prototyping and 3D printing custom “lego” building pieces that work within the current ArchKit 360 architectural building set. The Twisted Louver Kit was designed with two custom pieces, a roof panel and a wall panel. The wall panel is a series of parametrically modeled, twisted louvers that allow for light and shadow to be cast into the built space in a dynamic way. The roof panel also allows for these qualities of light and shadow to enter the space but at a larger scale.
The overall formal approach and design of the sports complex is derived from the oversized roof panel. It creates opportunity for the interior space to be just as dynamic and fluid as the sports being played both inside and outside.
The process for form finding consisted of prototyping and 3D printing custom “lego” building pieces that work within the current ArchKit 360 architectural building set. The Twisted Louver Kit was designed with two custom pieces, a roof panel and a wall panel. The wall panel is a series of parametrically modeled, twisted louvers that allow for light and shadow to be cast into the built space in a dynamic way. The roof panel also allows for these qualities of light and shadow to enter the space but at a larger scale.
The overall formal approach and design of the sports complex is derived from the oversized roof panel. It creates opportunity for the interior space to be just as dynamic and fluid as the sports being played both inside and outside.
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