SAMEN Tennis Court

Year : 2021

Location : Mashhad, Iran

Professional / Group Project

My Role: Feasibility Study, Conceptual development, Design and Technical drawing

There are two factors in tennis court design that have huge impact on service game : the orientation of court, and the sun and shadows cast on the court surface.

After conducting climate studies, we relaized that North and south orientation is mostly the answer. Because the earth doesn’t spin straight up and down on its axis, but instead at a 23.5 degree tilt, it does not to be true north and south. By arranging proposed tennis courts at 22 degrees from true north we maximize the usability of the tennis courts year round. As a result, players don’t have to face the sun directly and so that the court is not filled with intermittent shadows (produced by its surroundings).

Moreover, by properly orienting the tennis court and placing service facilities on both sides, we have concluded that the optimal design approach for this project is to integrate its functionality into the overall form and facade design. This means that the spectator stands and the main structure of the stadium should be visually incorporated into the design.