Padel Powers Smíchov

The design of the extensive sports facilities and padel courts is based on the atmosphere of the existing environment, which is a prefabricated production hall from the 1970s. This spatially magnificent building is made up of rational structures with an acknowledged materiality and a color scheme derived from it. Concrete and steel elements in blue-green and yellow play a leading role. The aim of the project is to preserve and support the atmosphere of an authentic industrial building.
The design places 8 courts and one two-story facility building in the modules of the existing structure, which is equal in size to the padel court (10x20 m). The design of the building is generated by the same logic as the existing structure - i.e. in its spirit. We design a modular steel structure with acknowledged joints placed on a new reinforced concrete slab with a latticed surface. We fill this modular structure with solid or transparent surfaces, i.e. cembrite slabs or tempered glass in anodized profiles. The other materials used are also admittedly industrially processed - the suspended ceiling is made of Heraclitus, for acoustic comfort, the bar is made of fiberglass and terrazzo, the furniture is made of plywood. The atmosphere is completed by the original - refurbished industrial lighting, galvanized interior doors, a rectangular concrete staircase with a mirror and a spiral steel staircase. For less attentive visitors, the line between new and original is often blurred.
The sports field area is made of blue carpets with an artificial surface and a gray perimeter structure, all complemented by seating furniture made of waste structures intended for transporting courts.