Case Study 4
Premiership Football Club Training Academy
Project Objectives
To design and build a structure capable of being easily and quickly removed during the summer months, and re-erected for the football season on an annual basis.
Challenges
• The time frame was tight: handover within 20 weeks from design brief to build.
• The relocatable structure had to cover an existing artificial football pitch without damaging the surrounding fence, and had to comply with the FIFA recommendation for indoor football centres.
The Solution
• An air supported building spanning 7,700 sq metres (approx 81,000 sq feet) which is both temporary and permanent; built to a permanent building specification to allow the structure to remain in-situ 12 months of the year, but with the flexibility and engineering to enable rapid dismantling and rebuild as and when required.
• The building took approximately two weeks to erect including the installation of lighting, and approximately four days to dismantle. This short time frame minimised disruption to the training ground.
• Using a ground anchor system, foundations were kept to a minimum, saving both time and money.
The Result
Because of the flexible nature of the structure, the club have the option to relocate or it will be sold realising the residual value in the asset. The buildings simple foundation strategy allows it to be used at almost any other location.
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