Kaltensteinhalle, Vaihingen (DE)
New building,
Timber construction
Client: City of Vaihingen an der Enz
Location: D-71665 Vaihingen an der Enz, Alter Postweg
Architecture: Dietrich Untertrifaller
Competition: 2017, 1. prize
Construction: 2019 – 2021
Area: 3,400 m²
Programme: Three-field sports hall with spectator area, three-storey functional area, multi-purpose wing with foyer. Visitor capacity max. 1,260, grandstand seating 560
Photos: David Matthiessen
Team
Vera Bilgeri, Georg Haizmann, Andreas Miorini (Project management), Björn Osmann, Isabella Pfeiffer, Johanna Maria Priebe, Thomas Weyrich, Ferdinand Zeune
Text: Gerlinde Jüttner
Partners
Statics: Knippers Helbig, Stuttgart
Building services, electrics: pbs Ingenieure, Köngen
Building physics: Müller BBM, Planegg
Fire protection: mhd-Brandschutz, Konstanz
Landscape: Setup Landschaftsarchitektur, Leonberg
Construction management: Wenzel+Wenzel, Stuttgart
Between transparency and unity
The new sports hall on Alter Postweg (the old postal route) in Vaihingen an der Enz was built as a compact, functional and very economical hall construction using timber elements. Only the parts in contact with the ground are made of reinforced concrete. The building is divided into a three-court sports hall with spectator area, a three-storey functional area and a multi-purpose wing with foyer.
All functional areas are united under one roof. We utilised the sloping terrain and built a large part of the hall into the slope. This meant that the functions could be spread over several levels, while the hall remained suitably low on the street level.
The flat façade made of perforated and black-brown anodised aluminium meander sheet runs across the entire building and protects the areas behind it from view and sunlight. The interplay with the large window areas creates an exciting contrast between transparency and openness, which also supports the functionality of the building.
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