Gräfelfing Swimming & sports hall, Lochham (DE)
New building,
Timber construction
Client: Municipality Gräfelfing
Location: D-82166 Gräfelfing, Adalbert-Stifter-Straße
Architecture: Dietrich Untertrifaller
Competition: 2018, 1. prize
Construction: 2020 – 2026
Area: 6,730 m²
Programme: 6-lane swimming pool, 40 m² exercise pool, three-court sports hall, bouldering wall, 60 m sprint tunnel, gymnastics room
Visualisation: Dietrich Untertrifaller
Team
Lena Baumeister, Fredi Botz, Benjamin Figueroa Henseler, Max Groos, Lothar Hennig (Project management), Johannes Krüger, Jessica Lindner, Andreas Miorini , Franziska Müller, Christina Österle, Sina Rup, Robert Schall, Dominique Steidle, Larissa Stützle, Sebastian Wilwers
Text: Gerlinde Jüttner
Partners
Statics: Suess Staller Schmitt, Gräfelfing
Building services: Wach, Baldham
Building physics: IB Hausladen, Kirchheim
Electrics: Geyer & Fels, Huglfing
Swimming pool: Wach, Baldham
Fire protection: DI Steinlehner, München
Landscape: Adler & Olesch, Nürnberg
Construction management: Wenzel + Wenzel, Karlsruhe
Distinctive, kinked silhouette
A swimming pool with a 25-metre and practice pool as well as a three-court sports hall including a bouldering wall, sprint tunnel and spacious ancillary rooms - the construction project of the municipality of Gräfelfing at the Lochham school campus involves a lot of volume. We considered how this volume could be organised in the most compatible way for the surroundings and in the most functional way for the users.
The result is a single-storey, two-part building with a green flat roof, whose striking, kinked silhouette blends harmoniously yet confidently into the surroundings. The indoor swimming pool and lowered sports hall are arranged at an acute angle to each other and connected by a triangular, shared access area.
The asymmetrically cantilevered roof emphasizes the entrances and guides visitors into the hall. Narrow vertical slats accentuate the timber façade and act as privacy and sun protection in front of the generous glazing.
Communicative foyer
The two-storey foyer not only serves to provide access, but can also be used for events. The robust, high-quality design is characterised by exposed concrete, lots of light-coloured wood and glass. Generous skylights allow daylight into the centre of the building. Attractive views in and out across the floors, a buffet and seating characterise the communicative atmosphere of the foyer. A bouldering wall and a sprint tunnel enliven the basement.
The new swimming and sports hall replaces the building that had become too small and will in future be available not only to schools but also to club sports. The sports centre will therefore be an important contribution to the social life of the community.
