OLYMPIC INDOOR SPORTS CENTER IN THE OLYMPIC ATHLETIC CENTER OF ATHENS “SPIROS LOUIS”

LOCATION: Kalogreza – Athens – GREECE

CLIENT: MEAS LTD

DESIGN PHASE: Detailed Design

COMMENCEMENT: 1988

COMPLETION: 1991

SHORT DESCRIPTION:

The design included the E/M installations for the Indoor Basketball Arena together with the indoor training hall.

The Indoor Basketball Arena is constructed in six levels and includes:

• 40X70m competition area
• 25.5X44.5m central court floor
• Capacity: 18,500 spectator seats (of which 2,000 are folding) and 300 media seats
• 4 electronic boards:

2 scoreboards

1 statistics board

1 audiovisual reproduction board

• 54 spectator gates, 2 team entrances, 1 VIP entrance and 1 media entrance
• 2 19X9m indoor gyms
• Medical center (operational at games time)
• Doping control room
• 12 dressing rooms with shower, toilet and massage areas
• 2 saunas
• Press center (500m2 main room, 100m2 press conference room, 2 offices)
• 18 snack bars for spectators, 1 for VIP and 1 for media
• Closed circuit TV
• 6 dark rooms
• All gates of the middle landing are accessible
• Parking lot for 750 spectator vehicles and 40 VIP vehicles

Indoor Training Hall includes 4 34X22m training rooms and also Auxiliary areas: toilets, storage rooms