The municipality of Contern wishes to extend the sports complex on the "Um Ewent" school campus and add a new sports hall. It will be used for school physical education, extracurricular sports clubs and various sporting events.
The new sports hall, adjacent to the existing one, will house a double sports field, changing rooms and grandstands, two multi-purpose sports halls and their changing rooms, as well as the school campus' janitorial facilities.
The architecture of the new building is designed to optimize the use of natural light according to the purpose of each room. The new hall is located to the south-west of the existing building, and is connected by a common main entrance.
A wooden beam structure allows the roof to span the entire width of the building without intermediate columns. The roof is designed with three saw-tooth roofs with north-facing windows, to maximize natural lighting and reduce glare in the sports hall. The slope of the saw-tooth roof is covered with solar panels, which are optimally oriented to the south-east, without the need for a substructure for the panels.
The first floor comprises two areas: the janitor's quarters and the multi-purpose sports rooms. This floor has independent access.
Located on the second floor, the large sports field can be divided into two smaller fields by a double curtain to enable parallel training sessions. Equipped with stands for 150 spectators on the second floor, this field is also suitable for sporting events open to the public.
A shared foyer with cash desks links the two buildings with the public entrance. The main corridor leads directly to the changing rooms, which are linked by direct accesses to the sports field, so as to avoid crossing paths.
People with reduced mobility can enter via the sports access on the first floor and use the elevator to access all areas of the building.