City Sport Hall

Concept proposes the distribution of three volumes following differentiated programs. Hall volumes, openings, proportions as well as the colours are derived from the analysis of Neo Rauch's paintings. Neo Rauch, the painter of an established Lipsko painting school, re-interprets his experience of living in the former socialist country. An interpretation of his paintings in the context of this site allows for the connection between the past and the future of this post-socialist area.

There are the entrance, cafeteria and service spaces situated in this twostorey building, as well as squashcourts, climbing wall, fitness centre, gym and polyfunctional main hall of various sports. Structural system consists of a steel frame in a sports hall and steelconcrete system on concrete columns. Walls are sandwich panels, with alluminium opening fills. Linoleum floors are combined with a sport floors with a floor heating system. The dynamic figure of the audience part of the building is the response to the distribution of the corner dedans above the play ground and above the TV cameras that usually block the view. Spaces under the dedans are used as a storage rooms and as the suction chamber of the ventilation system. Organization of the window openings follows prevalent vectors of player's movement during the games and matches. Tall windows indicate the high of onestorey space. The window fill is of an antidazzling Lexan.

Investor of the City Sports Hall is a public institution. This building was not build by private local or international consortium or any other strong investing group. Nitra City has iniciated and built this sport building for it's citizens and visitors with the less investment but the finer care for the development of this city public spaces than any private development initiatives in this city by now. The City Sports Hall was nominated for Slovak architectural awards CE.ZA.AR in 2008 and The Journal ARCH Prize in 2008. General contractor: Konzorcium HF steel, s.r.o./ Inpek, s.r.o. Project designers: Ing. Marek Šumichrast, Ing. Zuzana Drinková Collaboration on the project: Ing. Arch. Lívia Dulíková Structural analysis / Statics: Ing. Alojz Bojda