Berry Sport and Recreation Centre
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Berry Sport and Recreation Centre caters for family, vacation and school camps as well as conference and facility hire . Berry Sport and Recreation Centre is managed by NSW Sport and Recreation
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within and out of the building during the day and to blend this massive and heavy farm – like building into the night sky at night in an order to integrate the structure onto the existing site.
The initial brief was to aim for a simple robust multipurpose recreation hall within a secure economic constraint, while allocating a safe and enclosed environment for children and adults.
The result after a deeper study of insight has led to solid and evidence material which is prefabricated concrete which has satisfy the qualities in term of programme and cost control as this brilliant idea has also eliminated over twenty steel
columns and 1.2 kilometres of roof
purlin from the design budget. In the same time, the sophisticated thin large scale concrete
wall of the building formed a distinctive and natural ventilation
system in summer and a heat plume
for insulation
in winter.
The penetration
and movement
of the sunlight
at different times within the building illustrated a regular animation
of the floor in term of intensity and colour throughout the day. While during the night where the light source as well as the skies is inverted, the building itself has becomes a set of illuminating starlight which blending with the night sky.
This is an innovative and creative building, changing drastically throughout the day while interacting with every single parts of its surrounding.
2008 Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) Award for Public Architecture
2009 World Architecture Festival (WAF) Winner in Sport Category
2009 Concrete Institute of Australia Award for Excellence in Concrete
NSW Sport and Recreation
NSW Sport and Recreation, an agency of the New South Wales Government, is a division within the Office of Communities, which is part of the Department of Education and Communities with responsibility for assisting the people of New South Wales to participate in sport and recreation, in order to...
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Building Info and Profile
| Architect | Allen Jack+Cottier |
| Year of Completion | 2007 |
| Project Team | Michael Heenan, John Whittingham, Kristina Neveriova, Kj Phua |
| Structural Engineer | Appleyard Forrest Consulting |
| Mechanical Engineer | Umow Lai Enginuity |
| Electrical | Umow Lai Enginuity |
| Hydraulic | J & M Group |
| Landscape | Mather & Associates |
| Builder | BATMAC Constructions Pty Limited |
| Location | Berry Berry The botanical definition of a berry is a fleshy fruit produced from a single ovary. Grapes are an example. The berry is the most common type of fleshy fruit in which the entire ovary wall ripens into an edible pericarp. They may have one or more carpels with a thin covering and fleshy interiors.... , South Coast of New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales... |
| Address | 660 Coolangatta Road, Berry NSW 2535 |
| Function | Multi-purpose recreation hall for indoor sports such as netball Netball Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ... , basketball Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules... , volleyball Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive... , rock climbing Rock climbing Rock climbing also lightly called 'The Gravity Game', is a sport in which participants climb up, down or across natural rock formations or artificial rock walls. The goal is to reach the summit of a formation or the endpoint of a pre-defined route without falling... as well as dance Dance Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting.... , film Film A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects... and theatre Theatre Theatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance... performances |
| Areas | 60 Hectares |
| Cost | $AUD 1.3 million |
Inspiration and Investigation
The Berry Sport and Recreation Centre is designed dominantly with the idea of simple investigation of capture and escape of lightLight
Light or visible light is electromagnetic radiation that is visible to the human eye, and is responsible for the sense of sight. Visible light has wavelength in a range from about 380 nanometres to about 740 nm, with a frequency range of about 405 THz to 790 THz...
within and out of the building during the day and to blend this massive and heavy farm – like building into the night sky at night in an order to integrate the structure onto the existing site.
The initial brief was to aim for a simple robust multipurpose recreation hall within a secure economic constraint, while allocating a safe and enclosed environment for children and adults.
The result after a deeper study of insight has led to solid and evidence material which is prefabricated concrete which has satisfy the qualities in term of programme and cost control as this brilliant idea has also eliminated over twenty steel
Steel
Steel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and has a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten...
columns and 1.2 kilometres of roof
Roof
A roof is the covering on the uppermost part of a building. A roof protects the building and its contents from the effects of weather. Structures that require roofs range from a letter box to a cathedral or stadium, dwellings being the most numerous....
purlin from the design budget. In the same time, the sophisticated thin large scale concrete
Concrete
Concrete is a composite construction material, composed of cement and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement, aggregate , water and chemical admixtures.The word concrete comes from the Latin word...
wall of the building formed a distinctive and natural ventilation
Ventilation
Ventilation is movement of air in and out of an enclosed space, including a body. It is used in the following contexts:* Ventilation * Ventilation * Ventilation * Ventilation * Ventilation...
system in summer and a heat plume
Plume
Plume may refer to:In science:* Plume , the form of effluent in water or emissions in air* Eruption column, or volcanic plume, a column of hot volcanic ash and gas emitted into the atmosphere during an explosive volcanic eruption...
for insulation
Insulation
Insulation means:* Building insulation, added to buildings for comfort and energy efficiency* Soundproofing, also known as acoustic insulation, any means of reducing the intensity of sound...
in winter.
Architectural Context
There are five hundred irregular starlight holes arrayed and perforated on the finished concrete walls, reflecting a joyful, lively and light filled space in which children will feel enchanted.The penetration
Penetration
Penetration may refer to:* Penetration depth of light or any electromagnetic radiation.* Penetrating trauma* Sexual penetration, a term which may mean**sexual intercourse in general or,...
and movement
Movement
-In society and the arts:* Social movement, a coordinated group action focused on a political or social issue* Political movement, a coordinated group action focused on a political issue* Art movement, a tendency or style in art followed by a group of artists...
of the sunlight
Sunlight
Sunlight, in the broad sense, is the total frequency spectrum of electromagnetic radiation given off by the Sun. On Earth, sunlight is filtered through the Earth's atmosphere, and solar radiation is obvious as daylight when the Sun is above the horizon.When the direct solar radiation is not blocked...
at different times within the building illustrated a regular animation
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
of the floor in term of intensity and colour throughout the day. While during the night where the light source as well as the skies is inverted, the building itself has becomes a set of illuminating starlight which blending with the night sky.
This is an innovative and creative building, changing drastically throughout the day while interacting with every single parts of its surrounding.
Awards
2008 Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) Blacket Prize for Regional Architecture2008 Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) Award for Public Architecture
2009 World Architecture Festival (WAF) Winner in Sport Category
2009 Concrete Institute of Australia Award for Excellence in Concrete