Designed by: Hana Azmi
Location: Alexandria, Egypt.
Type: Sports Buildings.
College Subject: Bachelor Graduation Project.
Grade: A+ (Top of Class)
Year: 2018.
Design Duration: 1 Semester.
Programs used: Rhino, Grasshopper, SketchUp, V-Ray, Photoshop & AutoCAD.
SIGNIFICANCE: Skateboarding has just been added for the first time to the Olympic Games 2020 in Tokyo.
PROBLEM: In Egypt, we are lacking skateparks and professional skateboarders that can compete on the international level.
AIM: Therefore, having an indoor skatepark is going to promote the sports across the nation. It can also, be a starting point for any beginner who wants to try it. It will also contain a café specially for skaters who can enjoy their session with healthy food and beverages. On site, there is also an outdoor skatepark and a shop that will sell original skateboarding merchandise and soft goods. It will also offer sponsorships to promote the sport furthermore.
I chose this project because I am extremely passionate about sports as I am an active skateboarder and MMA/Kickboxer. I wanted to design a sports building that has all the missing and extremely needed new/urban sports in Egypt together. Some of them are: MMA, Skateboarding, Climbing, Trampoline Park, Parkour and many more together.
I wanted to challenge myself even further by designing Architecture, Interior and Furniture design together to make a holistic design.
I focused on the interior design of the Mixed Martial Arts Training Facility and Interior Skatepark with its Café. I also supplemented my design with the “Furniture Silhoutte” of the reception area.
Designed on different levels, it has multiple foam pits to provide safety. Also, it has different platforms for different obstacles; ramps, pyramids, rails, stairs, half-pipe, manual pads and ect. Which are connected to give an smooth transition to the skaters to have non-stop skate experience.
Located underground, it provides natural lights through the English court and big windows on each side. There are many landscape element contrasting the concrete floor. Also, the ceiling is inspired by the motion of skaters on ramps to have a homogeneous design.
This was the Interior Skatepark & Café design of my graduation project. Check out the other parts of the whole project!