圣玛丽学校是拉杰科特重要的教育机构之一，拥有60多年的丰富历史。该校拥有一个19000平方米的露天场地，专门用于学生的娱乐活动。他们的新篮球场选址在现有的篮球场附近，这样就可以同时进行训练课程。这个位置位于学校空地的东南角，东边有一排郁郁葱葱的树木点缀其中。该场地在西边向广阔的地面开放，而现有的篮球场则在北边。

St. Mary’s School is one of the important educational institutions of Rajkot with a rich history spanning 60+ years. The school enjoys the luxury of an open ground of 19000 SQM dedicated purely to the students’ recreational activities. The location for their new basketball court was selected close to the already existing one so that simultaneous training sessions can be carried out. This location is at the southeast corner of the School’s open ground, with a line of lush trees dotting the eastern edge. The site opens to the vast ground on the western edge while the existing basketball court is on the northern edge.

方案很简单，就是一个带有周边座位的露天篮球场。在研究了环境之后，人们发现这个设施不应该成为空地上的一个孤立的岛屿。我们建议这个新设施通过在三面设置外围座位，并向露天场地开放，来体现多功能场地的特点和活动。

The program was straightforward, an open-air basketball court with peripheral seating. After studying the context, it was observed that this facility should not act as an isolated island in the open ground. It was proposed that this new facility embraces the multipurpose ground’s character and activities, by having its peripheral seating only on three sides and opening itself to the open ground.

在这一思路的基础上，外围的座位被设计成从地面逐渐上升的方式。座位的台阶以一种有趣的方式放置，从3000×600×300毫米的单一台阶开始，导致七个台阶交错形成，高度增加。然后，这个模块被镜像，并与第一个模块垂直放置，这些模块的交界处被雕刻出来，以创造一个动态的入口点。现在的L形模块被镜像到球场的另一侧，从而在三面包围了球场。

Taking this chain of thought further; the peripheral seating is devised in a way that it gradually rises from the ground. The seating steps are placed in a playful way starting from a single step of 3000 x 600 x 300 MM, leading to a staggered formation of seven steps increasing in height. This module is then mirrored and placed perpendicular to the first module, and the junction of these modules is carved out to create a dynamic entry point. The now combined L-shaped module is then mirrored to the other side of the court, thereby enveloping the court on three sides.

每个模块都被分配了一个主色调，基于学校四个院子的颜色。这些颜色也遵循与形式相同的逻辑；第一个台阶被分配到最浅的色调，随着高度的增加，它变得更深，最高的台阶是纯原色。主球场是两种棕色的组合，以区分比赛区域，但也与空地上的尘土棕色色调相匹配和融合。主球场周围的外围空间被保留为裸露的混凝土，使其成为棕色和原色之间的一个中性区分带。

Each module is assigned a primary color, based on the colors of the School’s four Houses. These colors also follow the same logic as the form; the first step is assigned the lightest shade, and as the height increases, it gets darker, with the highest step being the pure prime color. The main court is a combination of two shades of brown, to differentiate the playing zones, but also to match and merge with the dusty brown hue of the open ground. The peripheral space around the main court is left as exposed concrete, allowing it to act as a neutral differentiating belt between the browns and primary colors.

这种俏皮而简单的装配确保了这个新的平台被所有人使用；在上午的课间休息时，学生们用它来坐、玩和爬；而在晚上，家长们用它来坐着等待他们的孩子完成训练。它还被用作院际比赛的非正式露天剧场，以及板球和足球比赛的凉亭。除了作为篮球场外，它还真正融入了多功能场地的开放特性。
This playful yet simple assembly ensures that this new platform is frequented by all; during the mid-morning recess break, students use it to sit, play and climb; while in the evenings, parents use it to sit while waiting for their children to finish training. It is also used as an informal amphitheater for inter-House competitions and as a pavilion for cricket and football matches. It has truly amalgamated itself to the open character of the multipurpose ground, apart from serving just as a basketball court.

Architects: playball studio
Area : 890 m²
Year : 2022
Photographs :Dhrupad Shukla
Manufacturers : Sika, Asian Paints
Lead Architects : Ronak Gangdev, Celia Fernandez Duque, Yash Vaghasia, Anmol Perke
Contractor : Coreline Consultant
Structural Engineer : Varun Suchak
City : Rajkot
Country : India