Paignton Community and Sports College
Torbay, Devon, UK
The 42m x 69m BVE sports building, with 7.5m sidewalls, can cater for a wide variety of sports including badminton, netball, basketball, tennis, football, trampolining and hockey. It can be converted to accommodate 12 badminton courts, eight basketball courts, three five-a-side pitches, eight volleyball courts or four tennis courts. The layout is interchangeable.
Special features include steel clad sidewalls for added security, sidewall gutters for surface water drainage, a ventilation system which provides three-and-a-half air changes per hour, and in a first for the company, an internal lift shaft accessible via a bridge from the car park.
The translucent roof provides a natural light and airy atmosphere and the sports hall also boasts Rubb's signature hot dip galvanised steel frame and PVDF coated fabric membrane.
- Type: BVL
- Width: 42m
- Overall Length: 69m
- Clear area: 2898sq m
- Eaves Height: 7.5m
- Overall Height: 14.6m
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