Culture & Sports centre, Plankstadt (DE)
New building, Timber construction

Client: Municipality Plankstadt
Location: D-68739 Plankstadt, Jahnstraße
Architecture: Dietrich Untertrifaller with Johnny architecture
Competition: 2021
Constructiont: 2023 – 2024
Area: 6,000 m²
Programme: 2-field culture hall with stage facilities, 3-field sports hall, connecting foyer

Visualisation Dietrich Untertrifaller

Team
Nina Burri, Alina Jurkat, Roman Schleissner, Anna-Lena Schnell (Project management)

Text: Gerlinde Jüttner

Partners
Statics: Relling, Singen
Building services: IBV Defièbre, Heidelberg
Building physics: rw bauphysik, Schwäbisch Hall
Fire protection Halfkann + Kirchner, Frankfurt
Electrics: Tiede, Biblis
Acoustics: Müller BBM, Planegg

Where sport and culture meet

In Plankstadt, we are constructing a cultural centre with stage facilities and ancillary rooms as well as the replacement of a 3-court sports hall, which are all connected by a shared foyer. Together with the existing Bundesliga bowling hall and restaurant and the planned club centre, this will create the "Plankstadt Culture & Sports Centre".

The functions of the cultural and sports centre are spatially separated from the existing bowling hall and the future "Haus der Vereine“ (house of associations). Between the buildings, attractive public and semi-public open spaces and a new festival square will be created. The main entrance is on the west side.

The halls are positioned offset to each other. The triple sports hall with its extensive glazing forms the prelude to the north. It is followed by the entrance area with foyer. The adjoining culture hall can also be used as a double sports hall.

The topping-out ceremony for the three-field sports hall took place on 20 October 2023. With trusses up to 44 metres long, its cubature has been completed and the project can be visited for the first time. Partly – because the second section with the culture hall is still under construction.

Halls as lightweight timber construction

The halls are constructed as lightweight timber structures on the solid base and the stiffening staircase cores. This construction allows the large spans to be realised economically. Thanks to prefabrication, the building can be erected quickly and precisely without affecting neighbouring residents through noise and dirt.

The glulam trusses as the roof structure of the triple sports hall remain visible, while in the culture hall the trusses are clad with a suspended ceiling for acoustic reasons.