PROJECT
KINETIC COURTS
SPRING 2024
SPRING 2024
ADAPTIVE REUSE
Adobe Digital Edge Finalist (2024)
ARCH 302B
Inspired by stadiums, this bold adaptive reuse project’s design echo the iconic form of a basketball. By transforming a former big-box store into a dynamic community sport’s center, Kinetic Courts serves as a social hub aiming to motivate young athletes by creating a space that’s both familiar and aspirational.
Inspired by stadiums, this bold adaptive reuse project’s design echo the iconic form of a basketball. By transforming a former big-box store into a dynamic community sport’s center, Kinetic Courts serves as a social hub aiming to motivate young athletes by creating a space that’s both familiar and aspirational.
PROMPT
Big Box Adaptive Reuse; Community sports facilities, if carefully programmed and designed, can function as social condensers and draw participation from many segments of the populace. Students will be encouraged to reformulate and re-program portions of your project to serve identified community needs, suiting the social purposes of your individual project and evolving uses over time.
PROMPT
Big Box Adaptive Reuse; Community sports facilities, if carefully programmed and designed, can function as social condensers and draw participation from many segments of the populace. Students will be encouraged to reformulate and re-program portions of your project to serve identified community needs, suiting the social purposes of your individual project and evolving uses over time.
CONCEPT
I wanted the building to be a source of inspiration to young athletes by creating a space similar to that of a stadium. Ultimately it would motivate people to play in larger stadiums, with this building initiating that journey.
CONCEPT
I wanted the building to be a source of inspiration to young athletes by creating a space similar to that of a stadium. Ultimately it would motivate people to play in larger stadiums, with this building initiating that journey.
ADAPTIVE DESIGN
Its previous program was the typical commercial retail box store. Formerly, the building had no windows with CMU walls on all sides. To honor the goal of adaptive reuse, my approach was to preserve some of the walls and recycle the existing roof trusses.
In the end, a little more than half of the original building was preserved, mostly the walls and the trusses. The roof trusses were recycled to hold up the new roof as secondary structure, while the exterior walls became some of the interior walls for the program. Ultimately a shell surrounded the original box shape to transform it to the fluid and curved shape you see.
ADAPTIVE DESIGN
Its previous program was the typical commercial retail box store. Formerly, the building had no windows with CMU walls on all sides. To honor the goal of adaptive reuse, my approach was to preserve some of the walls and recycle the existing roof trusses.
In the end, a little more than half of the original building was preserved, mostly the walls and the trusses. The roof trusses were recycled to hold up the new roof as secondary structure, while the exterior walls became some of the interior walls for the program. Ultimately a shell surrounded the original box shape to transform it to the fluid and curved shape you see.
MATERIALS
The building’s design is derived from the shape of a basketball as seen around its curved exterior, this building features a facade that bands the building in a curved motion, allowing a contrast between the former boxy building, with a curved a fluid shape design. This section model showcases the relation of the facade and the building. Utilizing a disconnection approach, the facade allows the original building to remain untouched.
The facade also offers a unique design element, a metal clad exterior that contributes to the basketball design from afar, and an intricate timber diagrid structure underneath that offers a natural wood-glowing view from the interior.
MATERIALS
The building’s design is derived from the shape of a basketball as seen around its curved exterior, this building features a facade that bands the building in a curved motion, allowing a contrast between the former boxy building, with a curved a fluid shape design. This section model showcases the relation of the facade and the building. Utilizing a disconnection approach, the facade allows the original building to remain untouched.
The facade also offers a unique design element, a metal clad exterior that contributes to the basketball design from afar, and an intricate timber diagrid structure underneath that offers a natural wood-glowing view from the interior.
ON THE INSIDE
The general form of the building is heavily inspired by stadium design. Through adaptive reuse, the design was able to fully cover the original box form with a fluid and dynamic facade shape. The intent was to inspire youth to continue their athletic journey by depicting a space that resembles larger courts and arenas. By doing this, young members would be more encouraged to compete in bigger and grander stages.
ON THE INSIDE
The general form of the building is heavily inspired by stadium design. Through adaptive reuse, the design was able to fully cover the original box form with a fluid and dynamic facade shape. The intent was to inspire youth to continue their athletic journey by depicting a space that resembles larger courts and arenas. By doing this, young members would be more encouraged to compete in bigger and grander stages.
FROM THE LOBBY
Most of the building's amenities are visible from the moment you step inside. To the left are meeting rooms, in front are the basketball courts, down the hall are the gym and lockers, and to the right are a small café, the front desk, seating-equipped stairs, and a large lobby for socializing.
FROM THE LOBBY
Most of the building's amenities are visible from the moment you step inside. To the left are meeting rooms, in front are the basketball courts, down the hall are the gym and lockers, and to the right are a small café, the front desk, seating-equipped stairs, and a large lobby for socializing.
INTERIORS TO INSPIRE
Other than the fact that at a certain angle the building looks like a basketball, at certain hours of the day, the sun would beam underneath the facade to light up the wooden structure. The resulting warm glow acts as natural light that indirectly lights the space used by the members.
VIDEO TRAILER
Showcasing immersive renders and the amenities of Kinetic Courts. The intent of the video was to market the project as a new building as if it was a product commercial.
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