International project
The Couch
a part of the community like piece of street furniture. The club house is a long
open volume with services on either side such as dressing rooms, a kitchen,
storage and toilets. The main space is multifunctional, so it can be used for the
club’s many events. The roof dips down towards the south side and is raised
towards the north up to a height of seven metres, creating an informal tribune for
the club. The wide glass front to the north side allows extensive natural lighting
and provides a view out over the waters of the IJ-lake.
ROJECT TEAM
Inside the club house, the concrete construction is clad with FSC-certified wood,
with the outside fully sealed with an EPDM polymer hotspray in the same colour
and texture as the clay tennis courts. The reduced glass surface to the south helps
to cool the building. The thermal mass characteristics of the materialisation
in concrete and wood are used to reach a high degree of energy efficiency. The
building will be heated with district heating made efficient by a heat exchange
system. In summer there will be natural ventilation, adding to the ambitious
sustainability profile of the structure. AD
ARCHITECTS: MVRDV
DESIGN TEAM: Winy Maas, Jacob van Rijs & Nathalie de
Vries with Renske van der Stoep, Pepijn Bakker, Arjen Ketting,
Sanne van der Burgh, Cristina Gonzalo & Rosa Rogina
CO- ARCHITECTS: Studio Bouwhaven
AREA: 322m2 tennis club and viewing platform
PHOTOGRAPHERS: Daria Scagliola & Stijn Brakkee