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Sportime John McEnroe Tennis Academy

Architect
Ricardo Zurita Architecture and Planning, P.C. (RZAPS)

Dates

Constructed, 2010

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The Sportime/John McEnroe Tennis Academy is the largest public tennis facility built in New York City in half a century. The project is a key component of the redevelopment of Randall's Island into a city wide destination for sports and active recreation. Built on a six acre site, the design includes a 20-court complex with five permanently enclosed and fifteen seasonal indoor/outdoor courts, a 16,000 SF clubhouse, stadium seating for 1,200 spectators which expands to 2,500 during tournament events, and plazas. The large building, clad in metal panels in blue and bright green, contains five courts, clubhouse and stadium. Fifteen courts are covered seasonally with air-supported membrane structures. The design incorporates numerous environmental strategies, including a unique ventilation system for the 5 enclosed courts. Abundant natural light is brought into both ends of the courts in the metal building by the slight rotation of the clubhouse.

Ricardo Zurita is an architect based in New York City and principal of Ricardo Zurita Architecture and Planning, P.C. (RZAPS). The firm has produced a wide variety of projects of all scales including master planning and designs for new buildings, renovations and historic preservation. RZAPS has become widely recognized for their long term involvement as lead architects for the redevelopment of Randall’s Island - the largest public park project in New York City in over a half century where they have designed a number of highly praised additions to the island including Icahn Stadium and Sportime/ John McEnroe Tennis Center. The firm’s portfolio includes projects with significant public impact and a surprisingly wide spectrum of scale and type including master planning and the design of buildings, outdoor spaces, interiors, even public art. The firm has steered projects through complex processes of rigorous review and public scrutiny, building consensus between groups of stakeholders each with his/her own set of values, responsibilities and expectations, effectively guiding projects to successful conclusions. For clients renovating existing private spaces or creating new ones, the collaborative approach of the firm works particularly well, as architects, trades and crafts experts, and clients come together to create personal and durable environments that are simultaneously innovative and timeless.

Sportime John McEnroe Tennis Academy - Ricardo Zurita

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Location

One Randalls Island
1 Randalls Is Rd
New York, NY 10035
United States

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