sports halls - design and layouts 2012
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DesignGuidance Note
Updated & Combined Guidance
Sports HallsDesign & Layouts
Creating sporting opportunities in every community
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Foreword
Sport England believes that good acilities areundamental to developing sporting opportunitiesor everyone, rom the youngest beginner to theinternational class athlete. The buildings whetherlarge or small can encourage civic pride andassist the process o revitalising deprivedneighbourhoods. Facilities that are well designedbuilt to last and well maintained are a pleasure touse and give an ample return on the time andmoney invested in their construction and day today use.
Good design needs to be based on a soundunderstanding o such issues as the current trends
and practices within individual sports, the widerleisure industry and the lessons to be learnt rompreviously built schemes.
Good design needs to be embraced within theearliest vision statement or a particular projectand enshrined in the initial brieing stage throughto the inal detailed speciications and operationalarrangements.
Sport England design guidance notes aim topromote a greater general understanding o overall
design concepts, an appreciation o technicalissues and the critical actors that need to beconsidered in reaching the appropriate solution ora particular project. They also advise where urtherinormation, advice and expertise may be oundand point to benchmark examples.
Increase awareness ogood design in sportsacilities
Help key buildingproessions, clients,user representatives
and other stakeholdersto ollow best practice
Encourage welldesigned sportsacilities that meet the
needs o sports and area pleasure to use.
Sport Englands designguidance notes aim to:
To be read inconjunction with
separate Sport Englandpublication Developingthe Right Sports Hall.
This interim update aligns with the new SportEngland publication Developing the Right SportsHall and the Sports Data Sheets.
Later in 2012, Sport England will be rehosting aully updated revision o Sports Halls Design andLayouts design guidance note to encompass the
latest round o developments and initiativescurrently under discussion.
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Contents
1.0 Introduction 3
General
National statistics and trends
Current challenges
Levels o play
Adjustments o space requirements
Modular approach to hall sizes
Speciications or multi-sport halls
Range o sports and local needs
Quality
2.0 Site selection and planning 10
Active design objectives
Location
External planning
External appearance
3.0 Scale o acility 13
4.0 Hall and centre planning 16
Main Entrance
Reception area and oce accommodation
Social and viewing areas
Spectator seating / viewing
Changing capacity
Changing areas
Clothes storage lockers
Showers
Equipment store
Mat store
Special events
Toilet accommodation
First aid room / physiotherapy room
Cleaners store
Sta acilities
Secondary areas
o Fitness equipment room
o Ancillary halls
5.0 Detailed design o the sports hall 26
General design
Access to and rom the sports hall
Structure
Sports foor
Internal walls
Exterior acades
Roo
Fittings
6.0 Environmental & sustainability issues 32
Energy eciency
Overall heating and ventilation requirements
Choice o systems
Comparison o heating / ventilation systems
Articial lighting
Daylighting
Acoustics
Reverberation times
Sound insulation
7.0 External sports acilities 37
Appendix 1 38
Standard multi-sport halls
o Four-court hall
o Five-court hall
o Six-court hall
o Larger hall congurations
Appendix 2 43
Court dimensions
o Badmintono Basketball
o Cricket practice / Indoor cricket
o Five-a-side
o Futsal
o Handball
o (Indoor) Hockey
o Korball
o Netball
o Volleyball
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General
This guidance note covers the design and planningo multi sports and specialist sports halls and theirattendant accommodation. These halls can be inthe orm o a single stand alone building withminimum support accommodation or as acomponent within a larger centre.
The building type can be traced back to thebeginning o the last century. Some early examplesbeing simple sports barns on school sites thatgave basic weather projection to outdoor playingareas. Others were part o larger community sports
centres that were developed rom the 1970s.Various development projects and programmes 1in the 1980s saw the evolution o standard compactand cost eective designs. Further developmentwork by Sport England led to the Optimum sportshall concept as an economically sustainable o thepeg design package 2 or the new millennium.
Various built examples around the country providean excellent range o benchmarks or welldesigned, eicient and attractive centres that usegood quality materials and achieve a high degreeo customer appeal.
1.0 Introduction
National statistics and trends
It is estimated3 that there are over 4,500 multi-sporthalls in England. This represents approximately2.7million m2 o loor space and the vast majority(83%) are small halls with 3-4 badminton courts.Almost hal o the halls are operated on a pay andplay basis (44%), whilst the remainder are splitbetween membership / club and private use.
Nearly all sports halls in England were built in thesecond hal o the twentieth century with one thirdbeing built since 1996 and hal since 1986.
During the period 1940s 1960s almost all newsports hall were built by the education sector. Inthe 1970s, Local Authority reorganisation triggereda signiicant increase o provision with a peak o453 new sports halls being built between 1971 and1975. From the mid 80s the number o localauthority sports halls declined whilst the numbero education sports halls increased up until the mid1990s. Since then this trend has been reversedwith an increase in the number o Local Authorityhalls and a decline in education owned hallsdespite the Building Schools or the Future (BSF)programme being an important contributor.
There has been a steady trend or the educationsector to outsource the management o their sportshalls as shown by the distribution diagram below:
Current challenges
With the potential or many secondary schools to
have their physical education (PE) and sportsprovision updated, it is important to ullyunderstand the value that lexible multi-sportindoor sports halls can oer. Stakeholders shouldbe challenged to consider the uture o teaching,learning and community participation and help toinspire uture acility development 4.
This should include strategic planning or school andcommunity sports acilities, and appropriate designspeciication or buildings and outside areas.
The investment in PE and school sport has neverbeen so good; yet many o the various capital andrevenue programmes supporting their
development are developed in isolation.
There are signiicant variations and imbalances inthe provision o sports halls within England and theextent that they meet local needs. For example,London, that has some 12.5% o the population oEngland, has 4% ewer sport halls than theaverage or the rest o the country.
SeeActive Places data base or the situation in aparticular location.
http://www.activeplaces.com/1
Technical Unit or Sport Development Project at Tamworthollowed by the Sport England Standard Approach to SportsHalls (SASH) design and building programme.
2 Later updated to the Optimum Package.3
Active Places Data (January 2011) halls with 3 or morebadminton courts.
England: Sports halls by management provider
Well designed SPORTSHALLS can accommodatean extensive range oschool PE and sportsactivities that can benetthe whole community.
4For the key design issues in designing or sport on school sites:
http://www.partnershipsorschools.org.uk/documents/library/
BSF-archive/PS_Factsheet_DesignGuidance_PESport.pd
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Acoustic dividing screen integrated into the design
International This category relates to the lowest
level o International play 7.
Premier This category relates to a Premier /National League Club competing in
regional or inter county competitions.
Club This category relates to a localclub competing in District andCounty League competitions.
Community This category relates to school andcommunity use where there is noormal competitive structure / nospeciic need or space or oicialsor spectator accommodation.
6See Appendix 4 o Sport England publication Developingthe Right Sports Hall or more inormation.
7For higher levels o international competition, such as majorchampionships, the relevant NGB should be consulted at avery early stage as the requirements vary considerably.
Levels o play
The space requirements in sports halls should relateto the level o play categories or the particularactivities. Generally, the higher the level o play, themore space that is required or the saety zones andother margins around the playing area. For manycompetition events, an extra zone is also requiredor team benches and oicials tables. An additionalsecurity zone between teams and spectators mayalso be required or major events. Adding thesemargins around the playing area produces thecritical overall space i.e. the minimum sae areaor a particular level o play.
For some sports such as Badminton 5, Volleyball
and trampoline the clear internal height above thecourt to any downward projection such as lightittings, roo mounted equipment and tracking ornetting is also important.
Levels o play can be generally categorised asInternational, Premier, Club and Community 6 andan overview o what can be accommodated invarious sizes o hall is shown on page 6.
See separate SportEngland publications:
Developing the RightSports Hall
Comparative Sizes oSports Pitches and Courts.
5See Sport England design guidance note Badminton.
Adjustments o space requirements
Adjustments to the nominal sizes o sports hallsmay also be required or a number o business andprograming reasons. In addition, there may be arange o technical issues in the detailed design andconstruction processes. These might include:
Space or division nets / screens / barriers
Space or addional viewing / spectators /oicials
Adjustment in position o court line marking toavoid conlicts
Structural grid requirements
Mechanical and electrical installations
The support o ixed sports equipment onthe walls and roo
Location o light ittings in relationship to thecourt markings.
Early consideration o such actors will help toensure a well integrated design solution and help
to avoid compromise to the minimum saetyrequirements and the successul operation o thesports hall.
However, it should be noted that other categoriesand terms are used by a number o SportsGoverning Bodies and sports promoters or
particular events and programmes. For example:Top divisions
Local league
Lower divisions
Sports Governing Bodies also have their ownspeciications and classiication system or sportacilities.
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8In the past, Building Bulletin 98 reerred to a minimum size
o 18 x 33 x 7.6m. This size is now considered by SportEngland and the NGBs to be unsuitable as it does not allowthe recommended court sizes and limits teaching / coachingand lexibility o use.
Modular approach to hall sizes
Badminton is oten the sport which has the mostinluence over the design o sports halls. It isrequently a popular activity and has a convenientspace requirement or adopting a modularapproach to the sizing o halls. It can also inluencea number o building elements such as the roostructure, lighting, background colours and airvelocities. These issues are discussed in moredetail in Sections 5 and 6.
A single badminton court space is regarded as thesmallest practical multi-sport space. See SportEngland design guidance note Community andVillage Halls.
The number o Badminton courtsis used as an easy reerence orthe size o a sports hall.
(i.e. 4 or 12 court hall)See table on page 7 or nominalhall sizes and the range o sportsthat can be accommodated.
Two or three badminton court halls are also seen
as valuable acilities, but a our court conigurationis required or many sports that need to be playedalong the length o the space. However additionallength and width is likely to be required to obtainthe best value or money.
For school projects aminimum size o 34.5 x 20.0x 7.5 m is recommended8.
Speciications or multi-sport halls
A hall based on a 4 badminton court module canbe successully designed to accommodate arange o sports, but careul attention should begiven to the proposed level o play category oreach sport, the critical dimensions or the principalplaying area and run o spaces and the choiceo sports loor.
The Sport England publication Developing theRight Sports Hall sets out a 7 step process thatincludes decisions about establishing which sportsare considered as priority and secondary withina hall. In multi-sports projects, the individual spatialrequirements o sports such as netball, handball,hockey and korball that exceed the minimumrequirements or 4 badminton courts are critical -extra space will be required both on the width andthe length.
This has led to the updated 4 court hall modulewith nominal dimensions o 34.5 x 20.0 x 7.5 mand a larger 5 court hall module with nominaldimensions o 40.6 x 21.35 x 7.5 m being theminimum sizes or multi-sport projects, dependingon the range o sports to be accommodated. Seethe table on page 7 or the sports, level o playcategories and court numbers that can beaccommodated within a range o typical nominalhall sizes based on these modules.
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Acoustic dividing screen at the centre point o a 6-court hall on a school site allows the space to be divided into two teaching spaces
The updated sizes or the4 and 5 badminton courtmodules give advantagesor the individual sportswhich include:
Volleyball
2 training courts that can be separatedby netting
Space on side or oicials tables orcentral court
Basketball
Space or saety zones to NGBsstandards
Space on side or oicials tables
Netball
Space or increased size o court andsaety zones (but still less than NGB
recommendation unless the width isincreased to 21.35 m)
Handball
Additional length or court (1m short)*
Cricket
Additional length or bowlers run upend
Others
Added general lexibility or teachingnets.
See pages 38 - 41 or details.
*i Handball is a priority then additional lengthwould be recommended.
Modular sports hall approach
0m
0m
0m
0m
0m
18m
18m
34.5m
40.0m20.0m 60.0m
42.7m 64.05m21.35m
51.75m0m
0m
17m
40.6m
27m
34.5m
The 4 and 5 court hallsprovide additional spaceor teaching school PE
and coaching
(particularly when the hall is
sub-divided into two sections).
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Overview o numbers o courts* / levels o play or nominal hall sizes
Sport andlevel o play category** 4
Co
urthall
(34.5
x20.0x
7.5m
)
5Co
urthall
(40.6
x21.3
5
x7.5
m)
8Co
urthall
(40.0
x34.5x
8.3m
)
10C
ourthall
(40.6
x42.7x
9.0m
)
12C
ourthall
(60.0
x34.5x
9.0m
)
15C
ourthall
(64.0
5x40.6
x9.0
m)
Badminton(with 1 dividing net per 4 or 5 court module)
International 1 42+3 42 82 8 12 12 1 Excludes ocials zone.2 Requires a clear height o 9.0 m.3 It is assumed that division nets are excluded.
Premier 1 42 52 82 10 12 15
Club 1 4 5 8 10 12 15
Community 1 4 5 8 10 12 15
BasketballInternational - - 1 1 2 2
Premier - - 1 1 2 2
Club 1 1 2 2 3 3
Community 4 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 Excludes team / oicials zone.
Reduced court size 5 2 2 4 4 6 6 5 Excludes team / ocials zone.
Cricket practice / Indoor cricket
Community 6 4 4 8 8 12 126 Includes allowance or a central 3.4 m wide (minimum) clear zone or
basketball goals within each 4 or 5 court module.
GymnasticsInternational - - - O P P
The new hall sizes provide more space or all the gymnasticsdisciplines.
Premier P P 1 1/2P 1/3P 1/3P
Club P 1 1 1/2P 1/3P 1/3P
Community 1 1 2 2 3 3
Five-a-side ootball / FutsalInternational - - P P 1 1
The new hall sizes provide more space or Five-a-side ootball /Futsal.
Premier P P 1 1 3 3
Club 1 1 2 2 3 3
Community 1 1 2 2 3 3
Handball
International - - - 1 1 1
The new hall sizes provide more space or Handball.Premier - 1 1 2 1 3
Club - 1 1 2 1 3
Community 1 1 2 2 3 3
Indoor hockey
International - - - 1 1 1
The new hall sizes provide more space or Indoor Hockey.Premier - P P 1 1 1
Club - P P 1 1 1
Community 1 Unihoc 1 Unihoc 1 Unihoc 2 1 2
KorballInternational - - - - 1 1
The new hall sizes provide more space or Korball.Premier - - 1 1 1 2
Club - - 1 1 1 2
Community 1 1 2 2 3 3
Netball
International 7 / 8 0 0 1 1 1 1
7A practice area will be required close to the international competition court.8For International and Super League consult with England Netballon space required or tv equipment and anticipated club specicspectator requirements.
Premier 0 19 1 29 1 310
9The hall / module width needs to be increased to 23.35 m to allow ora 2.0 m wide team / ocials zone which cannot be accommodated inthe standard size hall.
10Excludes team / ocials zone which must be accommodated
by increasing the hall size and/or by sharing team/ocial zonesbetween multiple courts.11Where netball is not the primary sport, by agreement, England Netball
will allow club netball to be played in this size hall, with reduced run-os and no team and ocial zones.
Club 111 19 210 29 311 310
Community 1 1 2 2 3 3
Sports hall athletics
International - - - P 1P 1P
The new hall sizes provide more space or all the athleticsdisciplines.
Premier P P 2P 2P 3P 3P
Club P P 2P 2P 3P 3P
Community P P 2P 2P 3P 3P
Volleyball
International 0 0 1 1 2 2
Premier 1 1 2 2 3 3
Club 1 1 2 2 3 3
Community 4 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 Excludes team / oicials zone.
Training courts 4 2P 2P 4P 4P 6P 6P 4 Excludes team / oicials zone.
General notes:
Unless noted otherwise all sizes include or team / oicialszones but DO NOT include or any spectator provision.
The number o courts noted or each hall size does not take intoaccount the additional option o inclusion o Show Court overlays.
Indicative court numbers are an update of the previous revision and should be checked against the space requirements for the individual sports to be accommodated.
See Appendix 4 of Developing the Right Sports Hall for guidance on the level of play category for each sport.
P = Below space standard for competition play recommended by the governing body, but suitable for practice and training.
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Decisions on the size othe sports hall and support
accommodation should bebased on:
All sports hall projects shoulduse the 7 step process to
develop the project brie.
Range o sports and local need
The local need or each sports hall project, or bothnew and reurbishment schemes, may varyconsiderably and needs to be established beoreany designs are developed. Sport England and theNGBs have worked together to produce a standardmethodology or all sports hall projects to enablea clear vision and project brie to be established.Detailed guidance on the methodology and whocan help is available in Sport Englands publicationDeveloping the Right Sports Hall. A summary othe 7 steps in the methodology is set out below.
Most popular sports hall activities taken rom a Surveyo Sports Halls and Swimming Pools in England - SportEngland (1999)
Other activities that can be accommodated insports halls include:
Archery
Boxing
Children play
Dodgeball
Fencing
Handball
Indoor gol
Korball
Roller hockey
Tchoukball.
Activity Hall visits (%)
Badminton 24.4
Keep it / aerobics / step / yoga 23.6
Indoor ive-a-side ootball / Futsal 18.3
Martial arts 6.3
Carpet / mat / short bowls 6.1
Gymnastics 3.6
Basketball 2.3
Netball 2.1
Table tennis 1.9
Dance 1.8
Trampolining 1.8
Indoor hockey 1.6
Tennis / short tennis 1.5
Roller skating / roller blading 1.2
Indoor cricket 1.0
Multi-sports session 0.7
Racquetball 0.6
Volleyball 0.6
Others 0.6
1
4
6
2
5
7
3
SUPPLY AND DEMAND ISSUES
HOW MUCH USE
THE BUSINESS CASE
STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS
DEVELOPING THE PROJECT BRIEF
THE DECISION
TYPE OF ACTIVITY / LEVEL OF PLAYCATEGORY
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Imaginative design can invite attention and ocus to thebuilding entrance
Quality
Sports halls are open or long hours, seven days aweek and take heavy wear as a result. It is thereoreimportant to design durable and high qualitybuildings with good, attractive and easilymaintained inishes.
For overall participation igures see Active People
Survey download (or Sport By Sport Fact Sheet)available rom the Sport England website.
With careul management and use o division curtains anumber o activities can be programmed simultaneously
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2.0 Site selection and planning
Active design objectives
Plans or the location o new sports halls shouldconsider the objectives set out in the SportEngland publication Active Design 9. It containsguidance and inormation on how sport andopportunities or people to be physically active canbe integrated into planning and developmentprojects. The range o physical and managementmeasures to promote active design objectivesinclude:
Improved accessibility
Enhanced amenity
Increased awareness.
Key issues in the site selection process will include:
The opportunities or co-location with othercommunity ocus points in order to share carparking, access and reception acilities
The prioritisation o pedestrian, cycle andpublic transport routes
The prominence o the location and
opportunities or visual communication /signage to encourage use o the acility.
9 See Sport England publication Active Design.
Location:
The shape and contours o the available site willobviously inluence the siting o the sports hall andany important ancillary acilities, such as artiicialgrass pitches (AGP) or a group o tennis courts.However, in most instances the proximity o anexisting access road and/or the necessary mainservices will be the main actor aecting itslocation, i unnecessary and expensive sitedevelopment costs are to be avoided. It is essentialthat the site provides:
Suicient space or the proposed acility aswell as space or uture expansion
Adequate car parking provision, including thepotential or overspill parking
Access or service and emergency vehicles.
External planning
Provision should be made or:
Car and coach parking closely related to themain entrance
Disabled parking bays with ramped curbs
Drop o point adjacent to the entrance
Appropriate bench seating along pathways.
The entrance should be easy to access, eel sae to all users and be an attractive part o the public realm
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Access and adequate turning provision orservice vehicles
Secure cycle standing located within sight othe oice or reception
Ramps, i there are changes in ground level,and additional handrailing
Well-lit car parks and ootpaths or sae accessater dark
Pedestrian routes planned away rom areas opotential concealment.
The location o the building on the site shouldallow space or uture expansion when the
opportunity exists. The popularity o speciicsports and the need or social accommodationmay change over the lie o the building and pastexperience shows that sports dimensional andsaety requirements can increase along with userexpectations or better equipped and morecomortable support accommodation.
A planting scheme can assist in linking the sportshall building to its surroundings and particularly inurban projects can help to create a morewelcoming entrance. Suitably selected shrubplanting will provide a barrier to the building aceand help to deter vandalism and give more privacy
to glazed accommodation. All new planting willneed initial barrier protection.
See Sport England design guidance note CarParking and Landscape Design.
Key design eatures:
Clearly identiied entrance
Well articulated structure
Prominent signage
Crisp detailing
High quality roo and wallcladding.
External appearance
Sports halls oten use industrial buildingcomponents and, unless careully designed, can alltoo easily look just like another actory orwarehouse, an impression that should be avoided.
By necessity they are large buildings with ewwindows and require considerable skill in theselection o materials, use o colour and thegeneral design so that they look attractive andinviting by day and night.
In some locations such as on existing school andcollege sites, it may be appropriate to use brickcladding, but this can oten lead to a heavy andoppressive character.
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Set down point
N
School Entrance
CommunityEntrance
Potential futureexpansion
Main entrance givenvisual emphasis andprotection by canopy
Well lit car parkwith simple
vehicle circulation Coachparking
Seat
Bicycles
Assistance dog
rest areaSeat
Articial Pitch
Exit for use at
peak times
Bus stop
Bus stop
Pedestraincrossing
Optimum / block plan
Prominentlypositioned sign
indicating name
of centre,
facilities provided
and other
information
Main entrance
visible from main
road / site
boundary
Low planting
allowing car
parking to be
clearly visible
Clear direct
pedestrian
footpaths with
clearly dened
cross-over
points wherevehicle and
pedestrian
routes intersect
roadMain
Exit for use at
peak times
Notional site layout
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3.0 Scale o acility
The scale o the acility and supportaccommodation will depend upon the size o thesports hall and the extent o other activities to beincluded as part o the acility. For instance sportshalls may be combined with swimming pools, icerinks, etc. as part o a larger sports and leisureacility.
Each project will have its own requirements, butevery reestanding sports hall should have:
Foyer and reception
Rereshment area
Changing and toilet accommodation
Facilities or disabled people
Oice accommodation
Integral equipment storage
Hall viewing with seating
Provision or irst aid
Plant room
Cleaners store.
This is oten expanded to include the ollowingmodel range o accommodation whichcomplements sports halls o all sizes:
Crche 10
Pram store
Club meeting room
Fitness and exercise studio/areas
Multi-purpose secondary hall
Staroom
Physiotherapy treatment room
Licensed lounge
All-weather external playing area.
Sports halls should be planned to provide:
A simple, economical and spacious circulationsystem that is clearly intelligible to the userand permits easy supervision
The elimination o long, narrow corridors thatmight conuse visitors and impart aninstitutional image
Sae and secure access achieved by designand not by reliance on a closed circuittelevision system (CCTV).
The circulation pattern should enorce a sequentialprogression through the building:
The entrance oyer and reception
Linked to a social rereshment area
Leading on to changing and toilets
Leading to activity spaces.
The need to backtrack should be avoided exceptwhere a conscious decision has been made torearrange accommodation or a speciic purpose,such as grouping glazed activity space around thesocial hub o a centre to allow spectator viewing.
Servicing and plant room access should be remoterom the main entrance or arranged on an adjoiningelevation with an internal service route direct tokitchen store or bar cellar or into anyaccommodation that needs to be provisioned orsocial unctions. Plant rooms should be located asclose as possible to the most heavily servicedspaces, usually the changing rooms or the deepend o a pool in a wet and dry centre. First aidrooms must have direct or easy access to thebuilding exterior and an ambulance bay should beprovided, remote rom the main entrance.
10 Crches national standards or under 8s day care andchildminding, Surestart DE and DWP.
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Note: All dimensions are in millimetres
Main and learner pools, an eight court hall andother accommodation planned off a mezzanine
circulation spine
Block plans illustrating different scales and mixesof accommodation
Six court hall with fitnessand dance studios
Four court hallwithminimumancillaryaccommodation
Minimum corridor width of
1500 in non-sportschair areas
In Sportschair areas maintain
a minimum preferred clear width
of 2500 to allow two sports
chairs to pass
Doors that need to swing
out into main corridors
should be 'protected' by
being set into a recess
2500
2500
2500
1500
1500
Splayed walls at changes
in direction will benet
wheelchair users and
visually impaired people
Minimum 870 effective clear width
Minimum 1200 effective clear width
1500 turning circle
to be maintained
throughout the facility
B
B
C
B
C
Where space is tight the circulation
can be reduced to 2000 with 2500
passing places at max 5m apart
Key Dimensions
A
Radiator, hose reels and
so on set into recesses to
maintain corridor width
Doors across corridors must have viewing panels
Where double doors of unequal wid th are used,
the wider doors should all be on the same side of the
corridor and meet the minimum clear wid th requirement
A2000
5000 max 2500
Where the unobstructed width of a corridor is less than1.8m, they must have passing places at least 1.8m long
and with an unobstructed width of at least 1.8m to
allow wheelchair users to pass each other
Internal circulation diagram
25 m pool, our court hall with social areas andsecondary sports space on two levels
All levels must be capable o beingaccessed by users with disabilitiesvia a lit as even the smallest sportshall with a minimum amount osupport accommodation will havea loor area o at least 700m2.Larger centres will require 2 lits.
Sports wheelchairs require widerdoors, careul consideration isneeded during the design stage toallow sports chairs to access allappropriate areas o the building,including changing rooms, toiletsand social areas.
See Sport England design guidance
note Accessible Sports Facilities.
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A 34.5 x 20.0 m sports hall with a typical range o accommodation. Alternatively, the club-meeting room space could bedeveloped as a crche, sot play or exercise studio
Sports hall
Plant
7.5mm
inclearheight
Store
Changing
Natural lighting to
ancillary areas
Equipment
store
Sports hall
School
Community
34.5 x 20m
Changing for 30
Changing for16
Changing for16
Changing for 30
StoreStCl
Mat
Sports
chair store
store
S
taffroom
(&FirstAid) Plant
FoyerClub/meeting
room
Store OfceOfce
Fitness
Store
0 10m5
(& First Aid)
See pages 38-39 for arange of court layouts
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4.0 Hall and centre planning
Main entrance
The design o the entrance should be warm andwelcoming. The entrance oyer is the hub o thebuilding and should have suicient space andvolume or people to circulate, view notices or waitor riends in comortable surroundings. Design toprovide:
Views towards the sport hall and other mainelements o the building
Convenient and secure store or pushchairsoverlooked rom reception
Draught lobby to the main entrance doors
Automatic operation o the main doors whichis particularly helpul to wheelchair users andpeople with young children
Space or the inclusion o security barriers.
The management strategy will dictate oyerplanning. Options or oyer design include:
reception close to the point o entry withsuicient space or queuing
an inormal hotel type arrangement.
The irst has the advantage o close control overthose entering the centre, the second provides ora more relaxed and welcoming style o operation.In either case the oyer and its associated spaces,
which can include seating, viewing andrereshment areas, should be designed to be asopen and transparent as possible. Natural lighting,most probably rom a roo source, will help createa pleasant atmosphere. The volume o the entranceis important in creating a comortable arrivalspace. A higher ceiling can also help relate to thelarger volume o the sports hall.
In dual-use centres it is preerable to separate themain community entrance rom the schoolentrance, so that one is approached directly romthe main car park, and the other directly rom theschool premises. This can reduce excessive usageo the entrance and social areas and minimisewear and tear on speciied inishes.
Reception and oice accommodation
The reception desk should:
Be prominently sited
Be o an open design with a dropped level orwheelchair users and children, but with
sensitively designed security eatures asappropriate
Incorporate storage or lost property and itemsor sale or hire
Make provision or the monitoring o ire andsecurity systems
Allow or the integration o CCTV, PA and otheressential equipment (retroitting such equipmentwhen space is tight can be diicult).
Only in dual-use schemes where club programming
predominates is it appropriate or the openreception counter to be replaced with a glazedscreen and counter to the sta oice.
Dual use projects can haveimplications or the overallbuilding specication.
Check requirements or:
Heating and ventilation strategy
Escape routes
Examination requirements
Acoustics
Public entertainment.
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Reception and social areasshould be designed orlexibility to allow or dierent
management styles andchanging local circumstances.
The reception desk and oice accommodationshould be closely linked. An island receptioncounter may be used or larger centres to controlsports hall, pool, ice rink or spectator access.Isolated reception counters should be providedwith an integral secure cash oice.
Whenever possible oices should be located onan external wall or day lighting and views over the
approach to the building.
A small school / community sports hall might havea minimum administration area consisting o anoice or one person with some storage.
Generally, a our-court hall would have a managersoice with meeting space and a general oice,unless some administrative unctions take placeo-site.
Larger centres may include a separate cateringmanagers oice, other specialist accommodationsuch as a rest room and male and emale stachanging.
Open reception desk with lower height sections orwheelchair users and children
Reception area and ofce accommodation
ColumnSaeguard lowheadroom
Lit
Dened space or waiting
and manoeuvring in ronto lit 1500 x 1500mmminimum
Recess eatures suchas vending machinesand radiators
Telephone recesslocated away romnoisy areas
Logicalunobstructedroutes; clearsignage
Low counter reception adequate space in rontand behind with inductionloop or sta and visitors
Flush and rm mattingto entire lobby
Lighting levelsin lobby providea transitionbetween insideand outside
Brackets or columns tocanopies or lights kept
clear o circulation routes
Obvious entrance withclear views in helps
orientation
Seating areas shouldincorporate loose seats
with armrests
Waiting area well litwith a quietenvironment balancebetween acousticallyhard and sot areas
Seating area withindened area andlocated o the main
circulation route toavoid visually impairedpeople colliding withurniture. In additionprovide integratedspaces or wheelchairusers
Where they areunavoidable, obstaclesshould be highlightedusing colour and lightingto assist way nding andto minimise the risk oaccidental collision
Protect door swings
Locate visual and tactileinormation in obvious
and convenient positions
Consider assistancedog rest area
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Social and viewing areas
Where possible sports halls should be capable obeing viewed rom social accommodation andevery hall with public use, including those onschool sites, should have some social andrereshment accommodation. The simplest answeris to extend the oyer to include a seating areaoverlooking the hall through saety glazing ittedwith blinds or a curtain to avoid distractingbadminton players or other user groups. Two orthree vending machines with adjacent storage areoten suicient or small halls but an alternative isto extend the reception counter or sta to servedrinks and snacks.
I a cae area is included it should be:
Located in or close to the entrance oyer toenhance the welcoming ambience and toenable the centre to beneit rom customersecondary spend
Designed to ensure that standards o decormatch successul high street equivalents.
In large centres social and viewing areas can begrouped together and may include:
A bar and lounge
Viewing into the hall and other areas.
Where it is not possible to accommodate theseacilities at ground loor level, the social areasshould be visible rom the oyer and linked to itwith a prominent staircase set in a generous well.It is important that this relationship is emphasisedand that the social content is not tucked away ina remote corner o the building. Supportaccommodation will include:
Storage and servery areas serviced rom anearby vehicle delivery point
Proper reuse storage and containment withdirect access
I there is a licensed area separate cellaragewill be needed and a physical orm osegregation may be required.
Viewing o sports halls and other activity areasprovides added interest to the social content andassists in breaking down the cellular characteristicscommon to many older sports buildings. Thesebeneits have to be reconciled with the privacyneeds o some occupants so open galleries shouldbe capable o being shut o and glazed screensmust be itted with curtains or blinds.
Viewing o sports halls andother activity areas providesadded interest and shouldbe designed to benet allusers - see AccessibleSports Facilities design
guidance note.
Check with operators thatthere is adequate spaceor vending machines (anduture expansion).
Views rom entrance / reception o climbing wall andother sports activity spaces beyond
A well urnished and suitably equipped rereshmentsarea: an attractive image or the leisure environment
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Spectator seating / viewing
In larger halls, bleacher seating can be integratedinto the wall and linked up to a irst loor accessroute. In smaller halls smaller temporary seatingunits may be kept in the sports hall store. In allcases, the space requirements need to be
considered in relationship to the court markings.
single sex activities such as keep it oraerobics
For small itness equipment rooms changingspaces are oten provided or each item oequipment (based on 5 m2 o loor area) but orlarger acilities this can be discounted by25-30%
Aerobics studios and other ancillary hallsrequire one space per 5-10 m2 and anallowance or overlap11
Squash courts require our spaces per court
The need to accommodate varying ratios o
males/emales with buer or individualchanging units as required
Changing areas need to be ully accessible ordisabled users
Ideally, provide a proportion o cubicles ormale and emale customers who may preerprivacy
Have entrances that screen o views romcirculation areas eg. privacy screening orlobbies.
The design should allow a minimum o 1.6 m2 per
person with a 0.5 m bench run or an accessibleopen group changing area and shower areas.More space will be required where cubicles areprovided or where dedicated disabled provision isincorporated in the general area.
See Sport England design guidance noteAccessible Sports Facilities.
I there is enough capacity the internal changingcan also serve external pitches with an artiicialplaying surace, subject to a suitable access routewith hard paving and entrance matting. However,grass pitches must have separate provision with
direct access to and rom the ield and bootcleaning acilities.
See Sport England design guidance note Pavilionsand Clubhouses.
Management eedbackshows that split school andcommunity changing workswell, subject to supervision
and programming.
Changing capacity
Changing capacity should be provided to copewith the normal maximum occupancy level andpattern o use. Calculations should take intoaccount:
The number o badminton courts (4 players) x2 or changeover. This number can be
exceeded where there is school use and aneed to provide or two or more classes. Extrachanging spaces will also be required or
Bleacher seating integrated into the side wall and accessgallery above
11See Sport England design guidance note Fitness andExercise Studios.
Screen panels itted to irst loor viewing to give privacy
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Clothes storage lockers
The decision on the location o lockers is otendependant on the local situation and user proile.Lockers in the main corridor can be easilysupervised by sta and might help to deter
vandalism, whilst lockers in the changing room aremore convenient or users. In many centres amixture o both are provided.
Allow 2.5 times the assessed occupancylevels or changing
Locate lockers in changing rooms to oermaximum convenience or users
Typically, manuacturers supply locker unitsthat are 0.5 m deep, 0.3 m wide and arrangedin 1.8 m high columns. These can containeither two individual hal height lockers or a
single ull height locker. There should be aproportion o both to suit the likely use o thecentre. Some should be wider (say 0.4 m x1.8 m) to accommodate larger sports bags,childrens buggies and mobility aids 12.
Behind bench lockers save space but areinconvenient at times o peak use.
Showers
Allow one shower point to every six changingspaces. Provide a separate dry o area andinclude a proportion o cubicle showers 13.
Customer eedback conirmsthat underloor heating is likedor changing areas.
Changing areas
Changing areas oten attract criticism in acilitiesthat would otherwise be well received.
Always use high quality, robust and easilycleaned materials to give an immediate andlasting impression o hygiene and cleanliness
Ceramic tiles need to be used on all wallsuraces in showers and changing rooms, withslip-resistant ceramic tiles on the loors
Whenever possible changing areas should beequipped with high ceilings and roolighting.Note that clerestory windows and suspended
ceilings are vulnerable to vandalism.
Showers
Family/Acc
essiblecubicles/2personchanging
Cubiclesandbenches
Opposedbenchesin'U'plan
layouts:4spacesarelost
Benchandlockers
Note: a 600mm
bench depth is
required for
wheelchair
Chang
ingroomsandshowers:somekeyminimumd
imensions.
1500min
1500min
clear
1500min
clear
1500min
clear
Vanity area with appropri-
ately located fittings to give
access for wheelchair users
1500
Vanityarea
Circulation
Circulation/lockers
Maincirculation
Showerarea
1500 minclear
500
600
450min
500
preferrred
1500 minclear
Door size in accordance with
Table 5 of Accessibile Sports
Facilities DGN
Entrance
A range of locker sizes
must be provided to
accomodate aids
Folding changingbench with curtain
1900 min
1800
775
375folded
By providing a dropdown seat with the
appropriate fixed rails,the main shower areacan be made more accessible. All shower
areas should incorporate these facilities
1000 min
clear (int)
1100min
clear(int)
1500 minclear
1500min
clear
Maincirculation
2000
1500
clear (int)
clear (int)
2000
clear(int)
1500 minclear
1000 min
clear
Privacycurtain
Privacycurtain
transfer
1000 minclear
1100min
clear(int)
Changing rooms and showers: some key minimumdimensions
Note: All dimensions are in millimetres
13 Above the BS 6465-1 recommendations.
12 See Sport England design guidance note AccessibleSports Facilities and approvedwww.inclusiveitness.org
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Hardwood (lightcoloured) or solid
grade laminate
slatted bench.
Wall-supportedheat source,protectedbeneath bench
Cast aluminiumor galvanisedsteel bracket
.
,
Floor channels with bucket gullies and lit-o grilles giveeective drainage in shower and other wet areas. Theyrequire regular cleaning
Strong colours add to a bright and clean appearance
An arrangement o similar capacity incorporating lockable buer rooms orlexibility. Generally, this is the more economical approach in terms o overallloor area and is more easily supervised.
Individual units allocated as required to provide flexibility. Each unit can incorporate toilets i the centres main acilitiesare not adjacent.
Cantilevered benching and wall-hung heating source allow loorsuraces to be easily cleaned
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Shower outlets should be at 0.75 m centreswith 0.45-0.5 m between end ittings and sidewalls. Fittings carried around an internal cornershould be to an increased space standard toallow or wheelchair access.
Showers on opposing walls should be spaced2.5 m apart to permit a central circulation routeand will require a separate dry o area to one end.
See separate guidance note Accessible SportsFacilities or space requirements or showering.
Equipment store
Adequate storage space o suitable proportions,
sited in the correct location, is essential or theeicient operation o multi-sports halls.
A total o 12.5% o the hall loor area is requiredas a minimum or sports equipment. Communityuse school halls and large events halls mayrequire more or urniture and specialised ittings
Locate storage on the long side o our courthalls or, where this cannot be achieved, splitstores into two areas according to the patterno hall use
In larger halls locate storage where it can
eiciently serve subdivided play areas
Stores should have easy access rom the hallwith wide door openings and at least 2.5 m clearheight to allow or storing small trampolines
Up-and-over, sliding, olding and side-hungdoors can be considered but must be detailedto resist impact damage and to be ree romprojections that can injure users upon impact
Wide-lea, side-hung panels usually require asteel rame
A store depth o 5.0 m is preerred or end-onstorage o goals but excessive depth restrictsentry and increases handling diiculty
A separate racked store may be required orroller skate hire. It should be located next tothe sports hall entrance
Provision or loor socket type posts orbadminton / netball / volleyball to be storedvertically (i this type o post system is used).
The location o the equipment store should allow easyaccess to various subdivisions o the hall
Access doors to the store should be wide to allow easyaccess
Mat storage
Mats can be a potential ire risk and considerationshould be given to a separate one-hour ire-ratedenclosure vented to the external air and equippedwith a smoke detection system. Early discussionswith the ire oicer are advisable. Maximum usecan be made o the available space by storing themats on a purpose-made trolley, which can bepulled out or sae and easy access. Mats usuallymeasure 2.0 x 1.0 m.
Shelving and wall xingsshould be considered to help
use the ull volume oequipment storage areas.
Alternative
Store
Store
Store
Alternative
Store
Allow ample space in the equipment store or all theactivities that are likely to occur in the sports hall
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located in wall recesses so as to retain a lushrebound surace.
For larger halls a suitable adjustment should bemade or the additional number o courts and theproposed programme o activities.
Toilet accommodation
Toilets can be planned to share a common accesslobby with changing rooms. This is an economical,proven arrangement that concentrates servicesand aords convenient access to sports, socialand oice areas.
Special events
Extra large external doors will be required oradditional large items o sports equipment, and
mobile seating and so on or competitions andexhibitions. Bleacher old-out seating should beconsidered or halls with six or more courts,
Typical schedule o loose equipment or a our-court hall(dependant on sport priorities or the particular project)
Accessible changing and toilet provision or sports halls
Badminton 4 sets o posts, 4 nets,
2 spare nets
Basketball Scoring equipment
Oicials table / chairs
Team benches
Portable baskets (i no ixed
goals)
Bowls 4 short mat carpets, rolled,
each 1.83 long x up to 0.5 m
diameter
Cricket Roll out mats (to ECB
standards or the particular
sports hall)
Five-a-side 1 pair portable goals with
ootball / anchor points, each
Futsal 3.66 / 4.99 x 1.20 m
Handball 1 pair goals, each 3 x 2 m
Hockey 1 pair goals, each 3 x 2m
Gymnastics * Range o apparatus with
anchorage points andfloor mats
Judo/karate Mats, each 2 x 1m (ull 14 x 14 m
matted area with an 8 x 8 m
combat area requires 98 mats)
Netball 1 pair adjustable posts, each
3.05 m high
Table tennis 6 tables, olded, each 1.855 x
1.830 x 0.65 m, nets and
supports
Team benches 2
Trampoline * 2 olding trampolines, each
4.60 / 5.20 m x 2.75 / 3.05 m x
2.25 / 2.00 m high when olded
Volleyball Posts*and nets / oicials table /chairs
4-6courthall
8-12courthall
Accessible changing provision
Unisex accessible changing room with WC 2 2*
In addition, provide an accessible changingcubicle within the main changing area
m l
Changing room large enough or wheelchair teams l l
In addition, provide a unisex Changing Placeschanging room
m l
Accessible toilet provision
Dedicated unisex Accessible WC compartmenton each loor (in addition to any provision withinunisex accessible changing above)*
2 2*
Provide a minimum o one cubicle each withinthe general male and emale toilets suitable
or an ambulant disabled person
l l
In addition, provide an accessible WCcompartment located within the Sports ChairZone to serve people using large sports chairs
m m
Changing Places provision: include as indicatedunder Accessible Changing Provision above
Key: lRequired mRecommendedNotes:
See Accessible Sports Facilities or details o the layoutsor the above acilities.
* The above igures are the minimum and should beincreased i necessary to relect the anticipated amount ouse and the relationship to the individual acilities. Unisex
accessible changing acilites must be located whereverthere is general changing provision.
The total toilet provision should be calculated onthe likely maximum occupancy o the building inaccordance with BS 6465-1: 2006.
Notes:
* Floor socket required
Male:
Female:
One WC, one washbasin,
one urinal per 15-20 usersOne WC per 7-10 users,
one washbasin per 15 users.
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As a minimum there should be at least one unisexaccessible toilet at locations where there is publictoilet provision. See BS 8300. It is unreasonableto expect disabled users to travel urther thanother members o the public. Where single sexchanging acilities are provided, an additionalunisex accessible toilet easily accessed rom themain circulation area should be provided, therebyenabling a disabled user to be assisted by peopleo either sex. Additionally, disabled users needscan be met within the general changing areas byprovision o:
Open bench changing or double sized cubicles
Showers itted with old down seats.
See Sport England design guidance noteAccessible Sports Facilities.
Cleaners store
Even in a small hall separate provision or thestorage o cleaning equipment and materials must
be made. Locate the store close to the changingaccommodation and include a Belast sink.
Sta acilities
BS 6465 recommends separate sta acilities orschool situations. The Workplace (health, saetyand welare) regulations 1992 require that thereshould be a suitable seating area or use duringbreaks. It needs to be clean and located whereood cannot get contaminated.
Larger centres require more dispersedaccommodation which can include separate
toilets or sta.
Stretcher trolley/couch
Full height
Equipment
cupboard
Direct access to
emergency vehicle
1100 clear min
Chair
600 clear access zonearound trolley/ bed
Accessible toilet
2200 x 1500 min
Wheelchair turning
zone 1500 min
1000 min Fridge
Sink, drainer, base
unit and locakble
wall cupboards
Chair
Desk & Phone
EasyChair
First aid or a medium sized centre. Small centres canincorporate irst aid within a sta area subject tosuicient space being available
Note: All dimensions are in millimetres
Independent panelling systems protect pipework and simpliysurace cleaning
First aid / physiotherapy room
The most basic provision is shared use with anoice or sta restroom containing a sink orwashbasin , a secure irst aid cabinet and accessor a stretcher. A clear space o 2.0 x 1.6 m isrecommended as a minimum. A supply o drinking
water should be available and there should be anadjacent WC compartment with a hand basin.
Based on the provision or school table 7 in BS 6465-1:2006
Where a dedicated irst aid room is to be provided,an increase in dimensions may accommodate aphysio treatment room, and/or a drug testingacility.
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Larger centres might devote considerably morespace to itness training, oten combined with anexercise studio, integral oice / reception, cubiclechanging, sauna, spa pool and lounge. Separateguidance notes deal with these subjects in moredetail.
See Sport England Fitness and Exercise Spacesdesign guidance note.
Fitness rooms beneit enormously rom havingwindows or roo-lights but or ground loorlocations it is advisable to provide externalscreening or privacy. These spaces also beneitrom increased volume. Mechanical ventilation orair-conditioning is always required. Glazed panels
to social or circulation space help to open up andpromote these activities but all glazing, externaland internal, must be itted with blinds or curtains.
Ancillary halls
Ancillary halls can range upwards rom a size o10.0 x 10.0 x 3.5 m high or a range o physical andsocial activities. These may be o lowerspeciication than the main hall, and be suitableor activities such as training, practice, exhibitionsand wet weather social events that require lessheight than the main sports hall. The potential orsocial use will be enhanced by ease o servicing
which can result in adjoining catering or bar space.Equipment storage should be a minimum o 10%o the hall area.
Dance and exercise studios all within this categorywith minimum recommended dimensions o 15.0x 12.0-15.0 x 4.5 m high. Windows should be athigh level and admit only north light. Flexible useo space can be achieved by including two or moresquash courts with sliding division walls.
Fitness equipment room should be bright and attractive.The internal design can oten be enhanced with the use onatural lighting and careully considered external views.
Secondary areas
Valuablecomplementaryacilities include:
Ancillary halls
Dance
Exercise
Martial Arts
Social
Fitness equipment areas
Fitness equipment room
A itness equipment area can be a valuablecomplementary space to a sports hall. It allows arange o general itness and conditioning activitiesto take place on a more casual basis than the mainsports activities that are usual on a programmedbasis or the sports hall. It allows users to increasetheir own personal strength and itness and toobtain increased attainment in their chosen sport.
The minimum practical loor area is 25.0 m2 and80.0-100.0 m2 is the norm or small sports centres,with a preerred ceiling height o 3.5-4.0 m.
Secondary halls have similar looring requirements tomain halls and beneit rom increased height. Naturallighting contributes to the success o these spaces butmust be able to be blacked out.
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5.0 Detailed design o the sports hall
General design
The hall is a unctional space with stipulated courtand saety margin dimensions and withunobstructed clear height requirements.
Suraces should be lush and o consistentcolour. Applied design eatures should beavoided. A successul interior should rely on acareul selection o materials, colours andlighting.
Natural lighting invariably contributes to thehalls ambience but a suitable system will be
expensive and diicult to reconcile with sportslighting requirements, particularly those obadminton. See Section 6 or more details.
Access to and rom the Sports Hall
The number, width, height and location o accessdoors to the sports hall will depend on the overallbuilding layout, the ire strategy, proposals or thedelivery o large equipment, and the requiredevacuation time. Sports hall access doors shouldopen outwards to avoid creating a hazard to theusers within. Additional doors may be required togive direct access to sections o the hall that can
be divided into separate sections.
Structure
Columns and beams should be laid out so thatthey run between the badminton courts inorder to avoid conlict with the overhead lightittings and the hanging o division netting.See recommendations or badmintonand the Sport England design guidance noteBadminton.
Columns can be wholly or partly withinexternal walls or outside the building envelope.
They should never project into the hall.
Additional structure may be required tosupport speciic items o ixed equipmentsuch as basket ball goals.
Purlins should be avoided when possible inavour o a structural deck spanning betweenthe main beams. When Z-purlins are used theymust be painted white to blend with the roodecking.
Sports loor
A specialist sports loor is the critical element inproviding a comortable and sae place in which toplay sport. Halls may also be used or some non
sports purposes but the primary unction o saetyrequirements should not be compromised.
A range o materials can provide good multi-sportsloors including various timbers such as beech,maple or oak, either solid or veneer, and variouscomposition and synthetic materials. Key requiredeatures can be summarised as ollows:
The sports loor should conorm with theappropriate perormance standards or thepriority range o sports to be accommodated(or example an area elastic loor complyingwith BSEN 14904 or a speciic NationalGoverning Body standard).
The structural loading must accommodatespecial eatures such as bleacher seating orroller skating.
The positions o ixed and portable sportsequipment and their loor sockets should beintegrated into the design.
The loor colour should be considered in orderto create an integrated design with wallrelectance and lighting scheme. (The wallsshould have a 40-50% light relectance).
Mats should be provided or sports that cannot
be accommodated on the chosen sports loor(Note that cricket mats can only be eectiveor speciic loors. See ECB perormancespeciication).
Court marking lines are painted on most sportsloors. PVC tape is not usually used, except ortemporary courts, whilst inlaid lines are an option or
Recommended court marking line colours & widths
Sport Line colour Width
Hockey Blue or Other 50mm
Netball Red 50mm
Volleyball Green or Other 50mm
Five-a-side ootball Other 80mm
Basketball Black 50mm
Tennis Yellow 50mm
Badminton/
Short TennisWhite 40mm
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Tracking to run beneath
structure and other xtures
Lighting to BSEN
12193: 2007
Space for air ducts - heating
ducts to be away from netting
Space for
basketball ttings.
Basketball net inlowered postition
Note:
Alternative volleyball post
socket ttings with
reduced depth requirements
are provided by somemanufacturers for retrotting
or situations where thickening
of the slab is not feasible.
Cricket net bags above
5-a-side line
Thickening of
oor slab at
socket locations
Cleats forspotting rig
above 2m
2000
1200
Clear height
(7.5m - 9.0m) to
lowest projection
in roof
Heating and
lighting above
track for netting
3050
Sports oor to
BSEN 14904:2006
Avoid
servicing
in oor
Volleyball Post
Socket
Typical coordination issues
A combined elastic floor, walls o the right reflectance value and compact fluorescent lights between badminton courtsprovide an excellent sports hall environment.
a limited number o sports loor products. Mostsports require white lines or major competitionsalthough yellow is used or handball and sometimeshockey and basketball. For multi-sports halls a
range o colours is required to avoid conusion.
See Sport England design guidance note Floors forIndoor Sports.
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14 For cricket a lighter coloured end wall (reflectance value>0.7) will be required behind the bowler end and additionallighting for cricket nets. See ECB recommendation for cluband school cricket. BSF Cricket Data Sheet England andWales Cricket Board (ECB).
See Sport England Badminton design guidance note forrequirements for badminton in dedicated and multi-usesports centres.
Typical sports hall wall colours rom the ICI Dulux Range.
For dedicated badminton centres, colours withlower light relectance values (LRV) are preerred,whilst in constrast or a multi sports hall, a higherLRV will help give a greater spread o light withinthe space. Where cricket nets are installed lightercoloured end walls or curtains are preerred to helpplayers see the cricket ball.
See Sport England design guidance noteBadminton and TS3 - Indoor sports halls withcricket provisions available rom the ECB website.
Internal walls
The internal walls should be lush-aced andimpact resistant. Options include:
plywood
air aced brick
painted block work
rameless or lush-ramed glazed panels.
Whatever material is selected, it is preerrable i itruns ull height and with a consistent colour ashorizontal changes in material cause visual
obstruction to badminton players and can result ina stepped back surace.
A diaphragm wall construction can be used inall masonry solutions.
The relectance value should be generallyaround 40-50% to give suicient contrast to awhite shuttlecock but not so dark as to result inan oppressive interior14. See Section 5, page 26.
The wall colour should contrast with the loorand be uniorm across the wall plane.
Include a 0.15 m skirting designed or easyreplacement i roller skating will take place inthe hall.
Doors and door rames should be lush withthe internal suraces, and should openoutwards away rom the sports hall. Escapedoors require panelling above and below thecrash bar (See diagrams on p29.)
Flush glazed panel and access door to give viewing romthe locker area into the sports hall
Standard proprietary flush door with a flush viewingpanel, opening outwards away rom the sports hall
Flush doors, especiallythose with panic bolt
mechanisms, are otendicult to get right andconsideration should
be given to using metalrames and procuring as
a single source supply
item (like an engineeredwindow).
Colour Code *
Blue 86 BG 43/321
Green 30 GG 40/290
Blue green 53 GG 50/360
87 GG 51/291
10 GG 48/366
Notes:
* ICI colour code (Dulux) where the central numberrepresents the surace relectance. i.e. 86 BG 43/321 is acolour with a 43 % light relectance value (LRV).
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Sports hall walls should be detailed or saety and withouthazardous projections. Flush suraces should extend to2.0 m minimum, preerably to 2.7 m above floor.
Store doors should be flush detailed, and unless they canonly be opened by operators and otherwise kept locked,they should not open out into the sports hall Doors mayneed to perorm as rebound panels and thereore theirconstruction needs to be robust and sae or users. Netbags should have no projecting fttings/eatures thatcould create a hazard and be high enough to notcompromise the fve-a-side rebound zone (1.21 m).
External escape doors must be panelled out to line throughwith the wall surace. The lower section can then orm parto the fve-a-side ootball rebound zone (1.21m high alongwalls) and a flush acing is essential or overall saety.
Internal doors must be panelled out to line through withthe wall surace, including vision panels which musthave suitable impact resistance as part o the reboundzone.
Note:
Note on adjacent
diagram regardingmodifying standardproprietary doors
applies
8-950approx
1050max
2
50app
Rebound panelsush with
surrounding wallface
All edges of the
recess should beradiused to minimise
risk of impact injury
Recessed panicbolt bar set at
height to conformto Building RegsPart M, British
Standards andAccessible Sports
Facilitiesrequirements
Flush secondary glazingwith suitable impact
resistance rating (to actas a rebound panel) andpositioning to conform to
Building Regs Part M,British Standards and
Accessible Sports
Facilities requirementsincluding minimum
zones of visibility
Note:
Modifying a standardproprietary door (asindicated) can be a cost
effective alternative to aspecialist manufacturer
supplied door (see
example shown on page28). However, issues
such as the addedweight of construction /
certication using thisapproach must becarefully considered.
Rebound panelsush withsurrounding wall
face
Door openings
should bedesigned for
the movementof the largestpieces of
sportsequipment
Vision panelsupplied with
standardProprietary
door to meetgeneral re
/impact
resistanceregulation
requirements
Note: All dimensions are in millimetres
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Climbing walls should not be located in asports hall. For saety and operational reasonsthey require a separate dedicated space.
Exterior acades
When selecting materials or exterior acadesconsider the ollowing points:
Successul external claddings can includecolour-coated steel. Where proiled metal isused this looks better when run horizontally.
Cedar boarding can be appropriate as it ischeaper than metal cladding and i properlyspeciied requires minimal maintenance.
Metal cladding used above brickwork at alower level invariably gives a very industrialappearance and should be avoided.
External windows and door rames must be inpowder-coated aluminium or galvanised steel,
PVCu or hardwood.
Roo
The roo soit and structure should:
Be uniorm, preerably white with more than90% relectance value
Make provision or acoustic absorbency.Reverberation time should not exceed twoseconds at mid-requency 15
15See later section on acoustics
Wall colour should have a reflectance value o around50%. Only halls specialising in table tennis or dedicatedbadminton centres will beneft rom a darkerbackground.
The roo decking should span the main beamsto achieve minimum visual obstruction
Where unavoidable, internal linings orsuspended ceilings must be impact-resistant
Suspended ceilings are generallyinappropriate or sports halls. Mill-inishstanding seam aluminium roo inish is likelyto provide the best value or money or mostsports buildings and can be curved, avoidinginterruption o the ridge.
Where the location demands a slate or tile roothe better quality pressed steel sheet productscan provide a convincing appearance or
buildings o this scale without the weight penaltyo the genuine product.
Fittings
Early consultation isrecommended withspecialist equipmentcompanies to ensurecoordination o clear
heights, court markings,foor ttings and saety
requirements.
The hall should be equipped with a range o ixedequipment depending on the chosen prioritysports. Typically this might be:
Wall- or roo structure -mounted basketballgoals with additional practice goals ixeddirectly to the wall
Roo structure-mounted spotting rig orgymnastic (wall itting to be above 2.0 m high)and tracked division netting
Cricket nets
Floor and possibly wall sockets with lushitted cover plates will be required or speciicitems o equipment
Pulley-mounted net bags.
Care should be taken to ensure that there are nodimensional conlicts with the court markings and
the saety requirements.
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Foyer
WC
Handrail
Skate store
Matting
to slow skatersBoot
change/
sitting
out
Sports hall
Demountable 1.2m
high barrier
Ramped thresholds
See Sport England publication Developing the Right Sports Hallor sports activities and business plan considerationswhen developing a project brie. Roller skating might be popular or some sports halls but requires an appropriatespeciication or the loor, skirtings, music equipment and storage.
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6.0 Environmental and
sustainability issuesHeating, lighting and ventilation services canaccount or a signiicant proportion o constructioncosts. It has been estimated that energy canaccount or between 24-30% o the overalloperating cost o a dry sports acility. It is oten thenext largest item to sta cost. The ull environmentalimpact o a sports hall building through its lie cycleshould be careully considered and it isrecommended that the BREEAM assessmentmethod be considered 16.
Energy eiciency
Installations should be designed or simplicity andserviceability to achieve the required environmentalconditions and energy saving criteria. Goodinsulation and air sealing o the building envelopeshould be achieved together with careul selectionand operation o the optimum temperature andventilation rates or the occupied space.
Simple energy conservation techniques, such asheat recovery and eicient thermal and timecontrols will also be beneicial. The way sports hallsare used make them particularly suitable oroccupancy sensors or presence detectors to
automatically control heating, lighting and/orventilation systems, in order to avoid wasteulconditioning o spaces when they are unoccupied.Unlike other building types, sports halls generallyneed to exclude solar penetration and are less ableto beneit rom solar gain as a contributor to energyeiciency.
Overall heating and ventilation requirements
The heating and ventilation o a sports hall will berequired throughout the year.
The main active sports are likely to be badminton,
basketball, and ive-a-side ootball / utsal and aheating system that gives an overall minimumtemperature range o 12 to 16 C will satisy mostusers. However, temperatures o up to 20 C maybe required or less physically intensive sportssuch as short-mat bowls and or other sports,coaching and training where participants may bestatic or periods o time. In practice,sports hallsmay oten require low levels o heating but dobeneit rom systems that have ast response timesin order to be adaptable to the needs o dierentuser groups.
Subject to the introduction o adequate resh air tomeet the requirements o occupants (minimum20%), the air in the sports hall can be re-circulatedin order to minimise the energy needed to heat upthe incoming air. Such a system can have automaticcontrols and carbon dioxide or other types odetectors to achieve acceptable air quality.
The resh air requirement will generally depend onthe number o occupants, unless dependant onthe cooling needs. The CIBSE Guide does notdeine a value or sporting activities but a value o8-12 l/s o resh air per person is appropriate inmost circumstances. A ventilation rate o approx1.5 air changes per hour is adequate or most 4court sports halls o between 7.0-8.0 m highassuming heat gain or large occupancies are notan issue and that there is good air distribution.
Air velocities should generally be kept below 0.1m/s with the sports activity volume. This isparticularly important or badminton where the
light o the shuttle cocks is likely to be up to6.0-7.0 m over the court.
In the interests o sustainability, considerationshould be given to providing separate controls orheating and ventilation so that the space can bemaintained at a comortable temperature ready oruse, and the ventilation is linked to occupancy andair quality. Such an approach can provide resh airat the required rate and save on an power andheating energy.
Common complaints insports hall H & V systems:
Overheated / stuy in warmsummer periods (openingthe escape doors canexacerbate the problem)
Too cold / draughty in winter
Smells rom the heatingsystems when started upater being dormant in thesummer (school sites).16 The Building Research Establishment Environmental
Assessment Method (BREEAM) includes leisure buildings.http://www.breeam.org/podpage.jsp?id=388
The use o presencedetectors and temperaturesensors should beconsidered or all systems.
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Choice o systems
The ollowing systems are oten seen as the mostappropriate or sports halls:
Radiant heating ceiling panels with a separateventilation system
Combined ducted warm air and ventilationdelivering through air handling units (AHU).
A ducted warm air system has generally been seenas the preerred method o integrating heating andventilation. It can give a good degree o control oair quality throughout the year and achieve gooddistribution and eiciency.
In some instances an convectors and unit heaterswith outside air provision can provide a limitedamount o ventilation, but this is generally not verysubstantial or eective.
High-level extract ans in the roo or walls togetherwith appropriate means o outside air supply canoten be used as a separate ventilationsystem andcan be eective, subject to air velocities notaecting shuttlecocks and large volumes o coldair causing high heating loads or discomort. Thenoise caused by wind acting on the externaldamper can also be an issue.
Natural ventilation systems such as ventilationtowers that utilise wind energy can also beconsidered. However, these will need some ormo supplementary system to deal with warmwindless days and some means o tempering thecold incoming air during cold winter periods. Therisk o unwanted air movements needs also to beconsidered. Some natural ventilation productsutilise solar panels to activate an auxiliaryventilation an on warm windless days.
Where the hall is part o a larger centre, the choiceo system may be inluenced by the needs o otherareas. Even in the smallest project there are likely
Natural ventilation towers in roo to give controlledventilation and compensate or the heat loads rom
occupants, artiicial lighting and solar gain, and anti-glareroo-lights to supplement the artiicial lighting
to be changing rooms and entrances that will needto be heated and ventilated and might beintegrated with the hall system and give scope orshared uel source and plant room space.
See Sport England design guidance note Floorsfor indoor Sports or concerns about potentialproblems with the thermal stability andperormance o loors with under loor heatingsystems. The coordination o the exact locationso loor sockets or sports equipments needs tobe considered. Oten loor sockets are installed
ater the building construction is completed andunder loor heating system may limit uturelexibility. The response time o under loor heatingsystems to cope with varying programme needsmay also be a consideration.
Light fttings suspended rom main beams located
between the badminton courts. Additional lighting orcricket nets. Clear height requirement taken to thelowest point. Drop down basket ball nets to old up tomaintain clear height requirements
See Sport England design guidance note Floors forIndoor Sports.
The type o heating systemshould be identied early tocoordinate with the clear
height / space requirementand xing o sports
equipment (See diagram onpage 27). Examples are:
Radiant heating systems shouldnot be too close to netting
Air distribution ducts shouldnot impact upon clear heightsand sports use within the hall
Floor socket conlicts withunder loor heating (including
uture installations).
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Artiicial lighting
Adequate artiicial lighting is an essential elemento the sports hall and should be integrated into thedesign rom the outset, rather than be added inlater.
The sporting activities oten demand critical visualtasks, with ast moving objects and players. It isimportant that the whole volume o the space isconsidered and that the quality o illumination isconsidered along with the colour and texture omaterials. See Section 5 page 26 or relectancelevels o walls, loors and ceilings.
A good lighting system should provide adequateluminance, suitable brightness, contrast, uniormityo light distribution and satisactory control oglare. It will also have a major inluence on theoverall ambiance o the hall.
Uniormity ratio (Emin/Eave) the ratio ominimum to average illuminance over theplaying area
Colour rendering (Ra) an indication o thequality /distortion when compared to naturallight.
It is vitally important thatthe roo / ceiling enclosure,
lighting system and thelayout o the courtmarkings in a hall aredesigned together.
For 34.5 x 20 m and 40.6x 21.35 m sports halls:
A 500 lux lighting systemthat caters well or
Badminton, with courtsrunning across the hall, willbe adequate or mostsports that are played alongthe length o the hall.
However a switchable system
should be considered:
to improve the suitability orbadminton, basketball andvolleyball
to increase to 750 lux averageand uniormity min / averageo 0.8 over cricket nets.
See separate Sport England guidance or variationsbetween technical advice (such as BSEN12193:2007 and CIBSE LG4) and requirements oNational Governing Bodies or the priority sports ina particular project.
Daylighting
Any proposed use o daylight in a sports hall needsvery careul consideration. There are likely to betechnical issues that need to be weighed againstthe perceived beneits. These include:
Controlling glare
Stable and uniorm levels o lighting
Heat gain
Local cooling.
The capital cost o incorporating daylight can be2-3 times that o a plain wall or roo, andmaintenance costs are likely to be increased. The
Many sports halls have to cater or a range oactivities and some simultaneously where thesports hall can be divided into sections. There mayalso be a need to achieve adequate visualconditions or spectators. Non-sporting use mayalso be a requirement, or example on a school sitethe hall may be used or examinations and schoolplays. Where substantial variations in luminanceare required, additional switching o supplementarylighting could be considered.
It is generally recommended that or multi sportshalls, the lighting design is based on the
requirements o the priority activities, whilstensuring that, as ar as practicable, all otherpotential activities are catered or. In most situationsin England a lighting design that caters well orbadminton, with courts running across the hall willbe more than adequate or the sports that areplayed along the length o the hall. However acommon enhancement is to provide an additionallighting system or cricket that can be controlledseparately.
The key issues or lighting design can besummarised as:
Illumination value ( Eave) minimum maintainedaverage. The system should be designed with ahigher initial value and or planned replacemento lamps when output alls below the Eave level
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Light fttings suspended rom main beams locatedbetween the badminton courts. Additional lighting orcricket nets.
inclusion o daylight is diicult to justiy solely oneconomic grounds and amenity beneits