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Amanda Levete unveils design for stackable football pitches to be erected on vacant sites of London

United Kingdom Architecture News - Dec 05, 2016 - 23:22   23559 views

Amanda Levete unveils design for stackable football pitches to be erected on vacant sites of London

Amanda Levete's firm AL_A has unveiled new Pitch/Pitch concept design for stackable football pitches to be erected on derelict or temporarily vacant sites across London. AL_A's new concept  focuses on inner-city sites to promote sense of community and healthy living. 

Titled Pitch/Pitch, the sustainable, movable concept is developed with Arup and based on a modular system using a lightweight carbon-fibre structure. ''London suffers from a chronic lack of space for sport. Children no longer play in the streets as they once did and adults who want an informal game after work are frustrated by a lack of spaces and by high costs for what is available,'' said the designers of AL_A.

Amanda Levete unveils design for stackable football pitches to be erected on vacant sites of London

Pitch/Pitch is a series of stackable 5-a-side football pitches to be erected on derelict or temporarily vacant sites across London. 

Pitch/Pitch is designed to be a temporary installation. Fast and easy to erect, it could last for a fortnight to coincide with a World Cup tournament or last for a year while a site lies dormant.

Amanda Levete unveils design for stackable football pitches to be erected on vacant sites of London
It encourages the theatre of the game, with spectators and would-be players drawn in as Pitch/Pitch animates the cityscape. 

Pitch/Pitch allows the game to retain an urban flavour, adapting to the number of players, from 3-a-side upwards, and awkward shaped sites. And it could also host other activities such as dance classes for children and adults during the day.

Amanda Levete unveils design for stackable football pitches to be erected on vacant sites of London

AL_A is now working with partners with a view to financing and implementing the scheme across London. AL_A has recently opened MAAT Museum in Lisbon, which was dedicated to art, architecture and technology and attracted 15,000 visitors to its opening. 

British architect Amanda Levete is one of the most successful women architects practicing in London. AL_A is also currently working on the transformation of Galeries Lafayette Haussmann in Paris and new mosque in Abu Dhabi. 

All images courtesy of AL_A

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