Olympic Park Community Facility - Collingwood Football Club
Australia
Office
Wall to wall carpets
The Glasshouse community and function centre for Collingwood Football Club provides elite player facilities, event spaces for the public and the club and encourages community participation within the sports precinct in Melbourne, Australia.
The building is wedged between an Olympic Swimming Pool and a full-size community oval on an elongated triangular site. The footprint of the site is the protagonist for the design, the geometric shape a constant within the exterior and interior of the zinc brick building. The interior reflects the architecture and features fine contemporary furniture, and a bespoke carpet designed for the function spaces, all set against the backdrop of raw cement walls. Throughout the interior and exterior subtle references to the Collingwood Football Club abound. The palette of black, white, beige and grey reinforces club colours and the shape of the building echoes the span of a bird’s wing – in this case, the Australian magpie since the club’s nickname is the Magpies.
