CAMELBACK VILLAGE RACQUET & HEALTH CLUB
PHOENIX ARIZONA
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CAMELBACK VILLAGE RACQUET & HEALTH CLUB
PHOENIX ARIZONA
kendledesign.com
Located at the base of Camelback Mountain, across from the beloved Chase Bank on 44th and Camelback roads with its whimsical organic motif, sat a tired Mexican restaurant and an equally tired racquet and health club tucked behind it. Barely visible from the main road, the health club was in serious need of updating and expanding its services to compete in an ever challenging, increasingly competitive, marketplace. The resulting design includes a dynamic roof from reaching towards the Mountain View, resting upon a monumental feature wall that stitches the old facility to the new. This feature wall extends through the interior of the club, projecting out towards the street, defining a welcoming front entry plaza and establishing a strong sense of entry.
A curved wall carves through the site and building like the swing of a racquet, embracing the stadium tennis court and accompanying club members into the light-filled entry hall. Above floats a dynamic roof form reaching towards the near mountain views.
The ambitious scope faced by the design-build team included repurposing an existing restaurant, melding it with an existing health club, relocating offices and a day spa, expanding its health and wellness venues, enlarging existing locker room facilities, bringing order to a somewhat chaotic group of existing function spaces, re-imaging the entire property and establishing a visual presence along the well-traveled Camelback Corridor.
A varying rhythm of wall openings, based on the acceleration of a racquet as it swings through a ball, provides glimpses to the outside activities and mountain views beyond. A palette of brilliant colors, contrasting textures, and natural materials reinforce the high-energy mission of this facility.
Great projects are created by great teams with a common vision. I would like to especially thank our creative collaborators who made this project possible. Village Health Clubs & Spas DMB Sports Clubs City Spaces Ryan Companies GBtwo Landscape Architecture Form Design Studio Bill Timmerman Photography
6115 N CATTLETRACK
SCOTTSDALE ARIZONA
602.951.8558
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