Deakin University Specialised Indoor Exercise and Sport Science Teaching Building, Australian Architecture, Images
Deakin University Indoor Exercise Building in Victoria
17 Mar 2022
Design: DS Architects
Location: Burwood, Victoria, Australia

Photos: Michelle Williams
Deakin University Indoor Exercise Building, Australia
Deakin University?s Exercise and Sports Science Teaching Building is a spectacular facility inspired by the dynamic forms of movement, presenting a new vision that disrupts the traditional model for university sports facilities.

In collaboration with staff and utilising immersive virtual reality imagery, the new building is a four-floor facility under one roof comprising a mix of indoor and outdoor activities within a sustainable and controlled environment, offering research and teaching amenity to accommodate Deakin University?s world-leading exercise and sports science programme.
The central concept of the building expresses the different ways the human body moves, woven through a contemporary design using aesthetic forms that make a statement balanced with the facility?s state-of-the-art functions. Our design vision is also underpinned by critical thinking about who this building caters for ? all bodies, all ages and all abilities.

Taking its cue from athletes in starting blocks, a spilt bag of balls in a gym, and a starship jumping into hyperspace, the exterior of the building challenges current sport science university models with a fresh approa...