An extension to the three existing halls (gymnastics, ball sports and tennis) has been built in the grounds of the Regional College of Physical Education in St. Pölten. The three buildings form a straight line and are being extended along their axis to the north.
Within the basic design of all the sections, delivery areas are laid out in the form of elongated buildings in front of and along the length of each of the three large halls.
Following on from this, a flat-roofed wing will also be built along the long front wall of the ice rink, providing all the changing rooms for the players.
This frontage is in line with the adjoining tennis hall and opens up there, at the start of the line of buildings, with a large glass facade which marks out the brightly lit entrance.
Vehicular access to the grounds of the Regional College of Physical Education is via the Bimbo-Binder-Allee and leads directly to the ice rink.The car park immediately next door to the rink,
with its glass façade, offers visitors a first glimpse into the interior as they park their cars. The one-way system leads alongside the other halls, thereby enabling a connection between all the facilities.
The main visitor entrance is located on the side facing the outdoor pitches and the centre court to the south-east.Passing beneath a cantilevered porch, visitors enter the foyer through a glass facade.
Here they find the Zamboni operator, the public cloakrooms with a buffet and the entrance to the supporters’ shop. At this pivotal point, the longitudinal wing with the players’ changing rooms begins on
the right and the technical department in the extension to the foyer. The main staircase leads from the Zamboni operator’s desk to the stands above the changing rooms, the VIP lounge and the gym over the
technical department. A lift is also available to the upper floor.
The whole of the rink itself can be seen directly from the foyer.This zone is in effect the body of the hall, which at 13m towers above all the other sections of the building.Particular demands were made on
the hall roof construction by the requirements of the rules of the game for a completely free height of 7m above the 30 x 60m ice surface and the brief for the view from the stand to be unobscured by pillars.
This construction consists of reinforced concrete pillars surmounted by 12 lenticular roof girders made of glued and laminated timber in different designs with different openings and profiles.The hall roof covers both the playing area and spectator stands and is used to control the noise level.
The body of the hall is of timber construction. The walls and roof consist of elements made of two layers of timber with insulation material sandwiched between. The façade is created using aluminium sandwich panels. The service sections (changing rooms and technology) in front are built of solid reinforced concrete. Here the outer surface is formed by the use of a thermal insulation composite system. At suitable points panes of glass and glass facades allow light into the hall, at night appearing from the outside like orientation areas. For the glazing, particular attention was paid to the sensitivity of the ice surface to sunlight.
Technical data:
External Dimensions: 85x50m, Höhe 13m
Built-up Area: 4.194 m2 (Eishalle inkl. Nebengebäuden)
Net Floor Area: 4.516m2
Architectural Volume: 39.175m3 (Eishalle inkl. Nebengebäuden)
Fotos: Bruno Klomfar, Hertha Hurnaus