The inside story

Here are a few photos of the Lilian Ngoyi Community Sport Centre, also known as the Kwazakhele Community Sport Centre, from the inside.

The area of the Sport Centre is greater than the advised area of 800m² - 1200m² and for this reason I'm only using the multi-purpose sport hall that is approximately between 1200m² - 1300m².

This double volume space has concrete floors 

and brick walls with exposed steel trusses. 

A tiled passage way next to the 

indoor sport field that is used 

as storage space.

Concrete steps with timber slats 

serve as seating for spectators.

The ramp and the stairs that lead up to the 

multi-purpose sport hall.

Artificial lighting is used during day-time as the 

natural light that enters the building is not sufficient.  

The open-plan nature and the double volume of this space provide endless design opportunities! :)

Meet the new building

The new building that I will be using for my reuse proposal is the Lilian Ngoyi Community Sport Centre. This Sport Centre is situated in the Kwazakhele township of Port Elizabeth and provides facilities - indoor and outdoor - for soccer, netball, hockey, rugby, gym, squash, karate, judo and gymnastics. These facilities are used by the Kwazakhele township community.

                       The front facade of the Lillian Ngoyi Community Sport Centre.

 Boys from the Kwazakhele community supporting their friends at an indoor soccer match.