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The Gungahlin Oval Grandstand plays host to a range of community and sporting activities through a multi-purpose design. The grandstand set a new benchmark for district sports facilities within the territory.
The Gungahlin Oval Grandstand plays host to a range of community and sporting activities through a multi-purpose design. The grandstand set a new benchmark for district sports facilities within the territory.
Location
Gungahlin
State
ACT
Country
Ngunnawal
Client
ACT Territory and Municipal Services
Expertise
Urban Design, Sport
Year
2015
Collaborators
Harris Hobbs Landscapes
Photography
Tom Roe
Video
Tom Roe
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Brief
The grandstand required seating for 1000+ spectators. The venue has a seating capacity of 1,150 people and an overall capacity of 5,000. The pavilion buildings required ease of access and circulation with house facilities such as player change rooms, public toilets, function room, canteen, first aid and other supportive uses.
The grandstand required seating for 1000+ spectators. The venue has a seating capacity of 1,150 people and an overall capacity of 5,000. The pavilion buildings required ease of access and circulation with house facilities such as player change rooms, public toilets, function room, canteen, first aid and other supportive uses.
Design
The grandstand is an expression of economy and structural simplicity.
The building frames the Crinigan Circuit streetscape and is a distinct landmark within the Gungahlin landscape with its strong wedge-shaped form rising up from the sport ground. Visitors filter into the ground by passing through the openings formed by structural modules of the pavilion roof.
The thin grandstand roof hovers above the spectator bleacher seating. The weighty concrete architecture is punctured with louvres to provide filtered light and natural ventilation into the change rooms and supportive spaces housed under the seating.
The grandstand is an expression of economy and structural simplicity.
The building frames the Crinigan Circuit streetscape and is a distinct landmark within the Gungahlin landscape with its strong wedge-shaped form rising up from the sport ground. Visitors filter into the ground by passing through the openings formed by structural modules of the pavilion roof.
The thin grandstand roof hovers above the spectator bleacher seating. The weighty concrete architecture is punctured with louvres to provide filtered light and natural ventilation into the change rooms and supportive spaces housed under the seating.
Impact
Gungahlin Oval is the home ground for home ground for Gungahlin United, Gungahlin Jets, Gungahlin Bulls and Gungahlin Eagles. This facility accommodate a myriad of uses including; athletics, baseball, cricket, football and rugby to name a few, as well as hosting school sporting events.
Gungahlin Oval is the home ground for home ground for Gungahlin United, Gungahlin Jets, Gungahlin Bulls and Gungahlin Eagles. This facility accommodate a myriad of uses including; athletics, baseball, cricket, football and rugby to name a few, as well as hosting school sporting events.
