Would you play a match in a skyscraper of tennis courts?
Dec 15, 2020 鈥 2 min read
The project for the Tennis Tower was designed by Carlo Ratti Associati, an Italian architecture firm 漏 Carlo Ratti Associati
Have you ever imagined what a bunch of tennis courts would look like stacked on top of each other? Italian architecture firm Carlo Ratti Associati has just released its concept designs for a unique skyscraper that鈥檚 ready to answer that question.
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The proposed 鈥淧layscraper,鈥 also known as Tennis Tower, would consist of eight tennis courts on top of each other for a grand total of 5,500 square metres of playing space and 90 meters of height. It was developed by Carlo Ratti Associati with a team of engineers and technicians for RCS Sport.
The tennis courts of the Playscraper would be layered vertically to develop the building height-wise rather than width-wise thanks to 鈥渁n innovative technology based on lightweight stainless-steel sandwich structure, developed by the company Broad Sustainable Building鈥 as it reads in the project鈥檚 official description.
The shorter sides of each court would have transparent walls, offering panoramic views to anyone inside, while the two longer sides would feature electronic fa莽ades that would be able to broadcast the match happening inside of other digital content. 鈥淚n this way, the tower鈥檚 unique design engages not just the players on the court, but those in the surrounding area [as well]鈥.
鈥淸The project] experiments with a new type of public space,鈥 says Carlo Ratti, the founder of Carlo Ratti Associati, in describing the project. 鈥淭he tower is easy to install and dismantle and can be easily moved. This flexible approach fits the circular nature of today鈥檚 sports competitions, which move from location to location throughout the year鈥.
The Playscraper might be just an idea for now, but this is not the first time this architecture firm has worked with innovative technologies or unique materials. You can check out more about their work on their official website .
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