Sports Centre, Zaanstad Zuid Building Development, Dutch Health Facility, Architecture Images
Sports Centre Building in Zaanstad Zuid, Holland
16 Mar 2020
Zaanstad Sports Centre
Design: UArchitects
Location: Zaanstad, the Netherlands

The city of Zaanstad in The Netherlands does have high ambitions in the field of sports. Playing sports should be possible for people of all ages, cultures and religions. Although it would be easier to realize the new sports centre on the outskirts of the town, the municipality has chosen to implement the new sports centre in the heart of the district. Sport is thus prominently among the other public facilities.

With the architecture of the Zaanstad Sports Centre we wanted to reinforce the importance of sport in society. We connected the building with the existing and new routes in the urban field to create a strong social interaction. The building is inviting, accessible, and the best is that the sports centre is used almost 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The sports centre as a social hub.
The new Zaanstad-Zuid sports centre building has been built in the Poelenburg district next to the street De Weer. The urban development between the green area on De Weer street and the water alongside the M.L. Kingweg alternates between enclosed blocks of houses and businesses and a more open arrangement of school buildings and a religious centre.

The sports centre has been built within the same building block as the adjacent colleges, Pasca...