Geometric timber roofs cover Diamond Domes tennis courts in Switzerland
Swiss timber company Neue Holzbau has created a pair of geometric cross-laminated timber roofs for two indoor tennis courts by Rüssli Architekten in Bürgenstock, Switzerland.
Called Diamond Domes, the tennis courts stand 874 metres above sea level and are part of the Bürgenstock Resort in the Swiss Alps.
An outdoor court sits between the two tennis halls
Perched atop concrete foundations in the mountains, the two indoor tennis courts with undulating roofs face each other across a central outdoor court. In winter, the outdoor tennis court is turned into an ice rink for winter sports such as skating and curling.
Using spruce wood that is native to Switzerland, Neue Holzbau designed and built the roof for Lucerne-based architecture firm Rüssli Architekten. Harder ash wood was used for certain support beams. The outside court becomes an ice rink in winter
"The form and the indoor profiles were given to us by the architects. We then developed and designed the whole construction, the connections and all the details," Neue Holzbau director Bruno Abplanal told Dezeen.
Rüssli Architekten said the diamond-pattern created by the faceted roof is meant to be reminiscent of crystal formations in rocks.
The roofs are made from CLT
Diamond Domes' roof plates are made from spruce cross-laminated timber (CLT), made by layering and glueing slices of wood together to create a strong and light building material.
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