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Eselriet sports center

Front view of the Eselriet sports centre in the sunshine: flat concrete building with projecting roof on round supports, long glass façade with transparent sliding entrance doors, forecourt and ramp, trees in the background. Front view of the Eselriet sports centre in the sunshine: flat concrete building with projecting roof on round supports, long glass façade with transparent sliding entrance doors, forecourt and ramp, trees in the background.

Category
Public buildings
Year
2011
Type
Restoration
Brand
RWD Schlatter
Location
Effretikon, Switzerland
Architect
weberbrunner architekten AG
Building promoter
Stadt Illnau-Effretikon
Planner
weberbrunner architekten AG

Restoration and finishing work at the Eselriet sports center.
Modern infrastructure is being created for the new sports center.
The main building is being renovated and finished work is being carried out, as well as the construction of an all-weather pitch and an ice rink roof.


Gallery

Covered main entrance to the Eselriet sports centre: wide floor-to-ceiling glass façade with large glass doors/entrance doors, flat concrete canopy on slender, funnel-shaped supports, side railings, ramp and an outdoor rubbish bin; reflection of the landscape in the glass.
Interior balcony with floor-to-ceiling glass fronts and concrete supports; view of an outdoor ice rink with a few ice skaters, neighbouring sports fields, railings and bright sunshine.
Interior view of the Eselriet sports centre: covered multi-purpose hall with large playing area, visible steel trussed roof, concrete columns, surrounding glass façade and wide spectator walkway with railings.
Interior view of Eselriet sports centre: promenade walkway with concrete supports and metal railings, view of covered ice rink with ice surface, surrounding safety net, visible steel framework and plenty of daylight through glass façades.
Wide reception and passageway area of the Eselriet sports centre with dark floor, raw exposed concrete walls and ceiling, large floor-to-ceiling glass fronts to the left, mushroom-shaped supports, spherical hanging lamps and a bench; the right-hand wall area shows signage for the restaurant, club room and toilets.
Light-flooded interior of the Eselriet sports centre: long strip of floor-to-ceiling windows on the left, visible round concrete columns and concrete walls, wide level corridor, a blue pool table and several doors on the right-hand wall.
Interior: dark corridor with floor-to-ceiling windows and a central black glass door; behind it a light-coloured, roofed sports facility with concrete supports, steel girders, railings and stands; floor marking 'EISFELDER'.
Interior of the Eselriet sports centre: upper corridor/mezzanine with exposed concrete ceiling and metal railings. On the right, a continuous steel and glass façade with glass door/side entrance to the restaurant/club room. On the left, view into the bright sports hall below with textile roof structure; staircase exit and barrier-free paths recognisable.
View from a raised spectator gallery over a light-coloured ice rink: in the foreground a perforated metal parapet, below the ice surface, surrounded by large glass facades, visible steel girders, a textile tent roof and concrete edges with access and side doors.
View across a wide indoor gallery in the Eselriet sports centre: smooth concrete floor, several solid exposed concrete supports, metal railings with wire mesh; below, bright, roofed sports hall with white beams and large window fronts, evenly diffused daylight, no people in the picture.
View along a wide spectator gallery in the Eselriet sports centre: on the left the covered sports area with advertising boards, steel framework and canvas roof, on the right floor-to-ceiling glass front, concrete supports and metal balustrade.
Gallery view of the ice rink at the Eselriet sports centre: on the left, the empty ice rink with safety net and white half-timbered ceiling; on the right, a wide concrete corridor with pillars, metal railings and floor-to-ceiling glass windows and exterior doors, bright daylight.
View through protective netting onto an empty, covered ice rink: white ice surface with markings, surrounding advertising boards, large window fronts, visible steel girder roof, no people.
Open entrance area of a sports centre with exposed concrete walls; red sanitary area with three doors, large wheelchair symbol and "TOILETS" sign on the left, large window and bench on the right.
The facade of the sports centre photographed diagonally from below with large white lettering "SPORTZENTRUM" on concrete, wide reflective glass windows with curtains, blue sky and sun.

All Images

  • Front view of the Eselriet sports centre in the sunshine: flat concrete building with projecting roof on round supports, long glass façade with transparent sliding entrance doors, forecourt and ramp, trees in the background.
    Front view of the Eselriet sports centre in the sunshine: flat concrete building with projecting roof on round supports, long glass façade with transparent sliding entrance doors, forecourt and ramp, trees in the background.
  • Covered main entrance to the Eselriet sports centre: wide floor-to-ceiling glass façade with large glass doors/entrance doors, flat concrete canopy on slender, funnel-shaped supports, side railings, ramp and an outdoor rubbish bin; reflection of the landscape in the glass.
    Covered main entrance to the Eselriet sports centre: wide floor-to-ceiling glass façade with large glass doors/entrance doors, flat concrete canopy on slender, funnel-shaped supports, side railings, ramp and an outdoor rubbish bin; reflection of the landscape in the glass.
  • Interior balcony with floor-to-ceiling glass fronts and concrete supports; view of an outdoor ice rink with a few ice skaters, neighbouring sports fields, railings and bright sunshine.
    Interior balcony with floor-to-ceiling glass fronts and concrete supports; view of an outdoor ice rink with a few ice skaters, neighbouring sports fields, railings and bright sunshine.
  • Interior view of the Eselriet sports centre: covered multi-purpose hall with large playing area, visible steel trussed roof, concrete columns, surrounding glass façade and wide spectator walkway with railings.
    Interior view of the Eselriet sports centre: covered multi-purpose hall with large playing area, visible steel trussed roof, concrete columns, surrounding glass façade and wide spectator walkway with railings.
  • Interior view of Eselriet sports centre: promenade walkway with concrete supports and metal railings, view of covered ice rink with ice surface, surrounding safety net, visible steel framework and plenty of daylight through glass façades.
    Interior view of Eselriet sports centre: promenade walkway with concrete supports and metal railings, view of covered ice rink with ice surface, surrounding safety net, visible steel framework and plenty of daylight through glass façades.
  • View along a wide spectator gallery in the Eselriet sports centre: on the left the covered sports area with advertising boards, steel framework and canvas roof, on the right floor-to-ceiling glass front, concrete supports and metal balustrade.
    View along a wide spectator gallery in the Eselriet sports centre: on the left the covered sports area with advertising boards, steel framework and canvas roof, on the right floor-to-ceiling glass front, concrete supports and metal balustrade.
  • View through protective netting onto an empty, covered ice rink: white ice surface with markings, surrounding advertising boards, large window fronts, visible steel girder roof, no people.
    View through protective netting onto an empty, covered ice rink: white ice surface with markings, surrounding advertising boards, large window fronts, visible steel girder roof, no people.
  • Light-flooded interior of the Eselriet sports centre: long strip of floor-to-ceiling windows on the left, visible round concrete columns and concrete walls, wide level corridor, a blue pool table and several doors on the right-hand wall.
    Light-flooded interior of the Eselriet sports centre: long strip of floor-to-ceiling windows on the left, visible round concrete columns and concrete walls, wide level corridor, a blue pool table and several doors on the right-hand wall.
  • Interior: dark corridor with floor-to-ceiling windows and a central black glass door; behind it a light-coloured, roofed sports facility with concrete supports, steel girders, railings and stands; floor marking 'EISFELDER'.
    Interior: dark corridor with floor-to-ceiling windows and a central black glass door; behind it a light-coloured, roofed sports facility with concrete supports, steel girders, railings and stands; floor marking 'EISFELDER'.
  • Wide reception and passageway area of the Eselriet sports centre with dark floor, raw exposed concrete walls and ceiling, large floor-to-ceiling glass fronts to the left, mushroom-shaped supports, spherical hanging lamps and a bench; the right-hand wall area shows signage for the restaurant, club room and toilets.
    Wide reception and passageway area of the Eselriet sports centre with dark floor, raw exposed concrete walls and ceiling, large floor-to-ceiling glass fronts to the left, mushroom-shaped supports, spherical hanging lamps and a bench; the right-hand wall area shows signage for the restaurant, club room and toilets.
  • Open entrance area of a sports centre with exposed concrete walls; red sanitary area with three doors, large wheelchair symbol and "TOILETS" sign on the left, large window and bench on the right.
    Open entrance area of a sports centre with exposed concrete walls; red sanitary area with three doors, large wheelchair symbol and "TOILETS" sign on the left, large window and bench on the right.
  • View from a raised spectator gallery over a light-coloured ice rink: in the foreground a perforated metal parapet, below the ice surface, surrounded by large glass facades, visible steel girders, a textile tent roof and concrete edges with access and side doors.
    View from a raised spectator gallery over a light-coloured ice rink: in the foreground a perforated metal parapet, below the ice surface, surrounded by large glass facades, visible steel girders, a textile tent roof and concrete edges with access and side doors.
  • Gallery view of the ice rink at the Eselriet sports centre: on the left, the empty ice rink with safety net and white half-timbered ceiling; on the right, a wide concrete corridor with pillars, metal railings and floor-to-ceiling glass windows and exterior doors, bright daylight.
    Gallery view of the ice rink at the Eselriet sports centre: on the left, the empty ice rink with safety net and white half-timbered ceiling; on the right, a wide concrete corridor with pillars, metal railings and floor-to-ceiling glass windows and exterior doors, bright daylight.
  • The facade of the sports centre photographed diagonally from below with large white lettering "SPORTZENTRUM" on concrete, wide reflective glass windows with curtains, blue sky and sun.
    The facade of the sports centre photographed diagonally from below with large white lettering "SPORTZENTRUM" on concrete, wide reflective glass windows with curtains, blue sky and sun.
  • View across a wide indoor gallery in the Eselriet sports centre: smooth concrete floor, several solid exposed concrete supports, metal railings with wire mesh; below, bright, roofed sports hall with white beams and large window fronts, evenly diffused daylight, no people in the picture.
    View across a wide indoor gallery in the Eselriet sports centre: smooth concrete floor, several solid exposed concrete supports, metal railings with wire mesh; below, bright, roofed sports hall with white beams and large window fronts, evenly diffused daylight, no people in the picture.
  • Interior of the Eselriet sports centre: upper corridor/mezzanine with exposed concrete ceiling and metal railings. On the right, a continuous steel and glass façade with glass door/side entrance to the restaurant/club room. On the left, view into the bright sports hall below with textile roof structure; staircase exit and barrier-free paths recognisable.
    Interior of the Eselriet sports centre: upper corridor/mezzanine with exposed concrete ceiling and metal railings. On the right, a continuous steel and glass façade with glass door/side entrance to the restaurant/club room. On the left, view into the bright sports hall below with textile roof structure; staircase exit and barrier-free paths recognisable.

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