project profile
Moving around the model in VR has become a vital engagement tool that enables the client to interact with the design. The use of VR has been intrinsic in the design process, enabling the design team and client to work collaboratively on key details to ensure all stakeholders truly engage with the design. Virtual reality has also enabled the college to showcase the building, with engagement sessions to gain support and funding. “St George’s is delighted to be in at the beginning of such an exploitation of this technology. The ability to ‘enter’ a building and walk around is transformative from a client perspective, as it brings to life things which we, as non-specialists, often miss when poring over plans and diagrams. Really importantly, it helps those in the client group who would love to be on the design team but can’t for some reason, to get involved quickly and intuitively,” says Greg Cole, Bursar, St Georges College. “In seconds, they can orientate to the
building and see how they will interact with it, with valuable insights and comments able to be incorporated much more quickly and easily. Furthermore, it will keep wider staff groups feeling engaged, consulted and valued, and will trigger ideas and highlight issues earlier
than they would have surfaced previously.”
parametric modelling The site of the Activity Centre lies within designated greenbelt so the proposed bulk, scale and massing needed to have minimal impact on the surrounding landscape. Sports such as badminton, volleyball and trampolining have an inherent requirement for tall, clear height spaces, so Scott Brownrigg nestled much of the building into the landscape, reducing the overall height impact. Using adaptive computer modelling Scott Brownrigg were able to ‘drape’ a roof surface over the activity spaces and employ Parametric software to push and pull key points up and down to optimize the roof and create a flowing ‘roof-scape’ that blends with the surrounding landscape. This freeform Glulam roof structure is supported by ‘tree like’ columns and from the inside creates a cathedral like space, which echoes the vaulted ceilings at Wells.
sprung glass sports floor The floor is arguably the most important part of a sports hall. A specialist floor is the critical element in providing a comfortable and safe place to play sport. The floor in the Main Hall of
the Activity Centre, sized for indoor premiership level hockey, features the world’s most advanced flooring system, a glass sprung sports surface, designed by German company ASB GlassFloor. At the touch of a button the line marking of a professional level court lights up below the laminated glass panels. This eliminates the chaotic overlaid sports court line markings normally found in multisport facilities. This project will be the largest installation of
its kind in the UK and whilst the innovative floor fulfils all the technical requirements of a modern sports floor, it offers a greater resistance to damage, eliminates line confusion and is quicker to repair, and offers a world-class facility.
activity and wellbeing The Activity Centre also features a state-of-the- art Mental Performance Zone (MPZ). Designed as a flexible teaching space the MPZ will facilitate a programme focused on mental performance and wellbeing. The programme will raise awareness and focus on preparing students for the future, to perform at their best across exams, sport, their careers and personal lives.
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