Berry Sport and Recreation Centre
Berry Sport and Recreation Centre caters for family, vacation and school camps as well as conference and facility hire.[1] Berry Sport and Recreation Centre is managed by NSW Sport and Recreation.
Recreation Hall
Berry Sport and Recreation centre has an award winning recreation hall.
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, South Coast of New South Wales |
| Address | 660 Coolangatta Road, Berry NSW 2535 |
| Function | Multi-purpose recreation hall for indoor sports such as netball, basketball, volleyball, rock climbing as well as dance, film and theatre 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 light 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 order to integrate the structure into 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 prefabricatedconcrete which has satisfy the qualities in term of programme and cost control as this brilliant idea has also eliminated over twenty steelcolumns and 1.2 kilometres of roofpurlin from the design budget. At 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.
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 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.
Awards
2008 Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) Blacket Prize for Regional Architecture
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
External links
- Allen Jack + Cottier Official Website
- Berry Sport Recreation Hall Review
- Concrete
- Berry Hall and Recreation Centre Location