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Gentofte Sports Park

Shimmering black braids

"It is a fantastic sports hall that gives us and the other clubs and sports in the municipality completely new opportunities both in terms of training and combat. At the same time, it is a building where the demands and needs of the athletes have been at the center throughout the construction process."

Ulrik Hesse, president of Gentofte Volley, is very excited about the new hall.

In 1936, renowned Danish architect Arne Jacobsen won the architectural competition to build Gentofte’s new stadium. Since then, new buildings have been added, most recently Gentofte Sports Hall. With its black, aluminium panel façade, the sports facility design creates a strong sculptural landmark for all the daily users and clubs and associations in the municipality. The interwoven aluminium is folded up and outwards to create a covered entrance area. Inside the building consist of two large halls that each has three basketball pitches, large doors create an open connection between the two halls whose support functions are situated along the sides. The building has been embedded four metres into the ground to blend in with the surrounding landscape. The existing football pitch has been turned 90 degrees, and a new outdoor grandstand has been added as well as a training hall and a competition hall that can house 1,500 spectators. The new hall and outdoor areas transforms Gentofte Sports Park into a dynamic centre for amateur and elite sport, open to the public.

Sustainable ambitions in the sports facility design

In the project we have worked with issues related to the Sustainable Development Goals. However, the project was not designed to address the global goals, as it was created before the goals were adopted by the UN. We have worked with issues related to: SDG 3: Good Health and well-being, SDG 4: Quality education, SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth, SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities and SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals.

Client
Gentofte Municipality
Area
7250 m²
Year
2015
Location
Gentofte, DK
Collaborators
Nord Architect,s Kragh & Berglund Landscape, Balslev, Oluf Jørgensen
Images
Adam Mørk, Bo Bolther