Pellikaan used a number of environmentally friendly materials, such as FRC-certified wood
New Training Hall for Dutch Olympians Pellikaan tasked with creating a venue with sustainability at its heart
Dutch Olympic Committee and the Dutch Sports Federation at the Olympic Training Park Papendal in Arnhem, Netherlands. The Arnhem Hall was designed by Hooper Architects and contains two large sports halls, a 130m sprint hall, an athletics hall (multi-event, discus-throwing, shot-put, high jump) and a dedicated martial arts hall. The cardio, strength and rehab areas are among the best in Europe in regards
P
ellikaan Construction built a high quality and highly sus- tainable training centre for the
and the latest technologies so optimum coaching is possible for every athlete. Sustainability was a key element
The inside space at the new Papendal facility
to quality of facilities and service. Par- ticular attention was paid to facilities for Paralympic athletes and the sports hall will have high speed cameras with GPS
in the development and resulted in material choices including FRC-certi- fied wood for the elevation, meaning hardly any maintenance will be re- quired. The insulation levels of the hall are extremely high and low-energy plant was installed including ground source heat storage. The ground source heat pump is used by the whole sports park. Even the heat from the kitchen is extracted and saved for future use.
Norseman keeping busy with UK projects
N
orseman Structures has completed a number of projects across the UK recently.
The company partnered with Charles
Lawrence Surfaces and Willmott Dixon on the construction of an indoor football and rugby facility at Oxford Academy in Oxford (pictured right). The spacious, naturally lit structure is 115’ wide x 195ft long (30m x 55m). In Northamptonshire, Norseman sup-
plied Spratton Hall School with a 64ft wide x 113ft long (19.8m x 34.7m) indoor sports facility – The Jubilee Dome. The facility, which includes a netball, ten- nis and volleyball court, as well as four badminton courts, provides a building
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The Oxford Academy uses natural light and was built in partnership with Willmott Dixon
solution that enables sports activities, lessons and after school clubs to con- tinue even in poor weather. In Newcastle upon Tyne, the com-
pany worked on Tennis@Churchill – a four court tennis facility at Churchill Community College in Wallsend. The 125ft wide x 212ft long (38.0m x 64.6m)
indoor tennis facility allows players to participate in sport year round, even in the most adverse weather conditions. Norseman has offices in the US,
Canada and the UK has also worked on sports centres, hockey and football com- plexes as well as multi-purpose health and fitness facilities.
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