The Pulsen Community Center unites an array of exiting facilities under one roof. With a combination of baths, fitness areas, doctor offices and a community gathering spaces the design creates a unique new building typology, which aims at promoting interaction and creativity for all the inhabitants of Balling.
Pulsen Community Center is designed around a central space that allows for entry from two main access points, uniting the existing pedestrian routes in the area. This central area serves as an informal living room for the city and connects directly to all the new building facilities, providing easy access to all the buildings program elements.
By utilizing geothermal heating, green roof technology, water recycling, solar collectors and strategically shading the building with local trees and plants, the community center is designed to be fully self sustainable.
A new sports park area surrounds and interacts with the new building offering a wide array of fitness and sports activities for both winter and summer making the Pulsen Community Center the new pivot point for activities and interaction in the city of Balling.
With Pulsen Community Center we propose a building that in its components mimics the idea of the traditional town square. A central gathering space that connects to all aspects of the building maximizing interaction between people, ideas and activity.
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