GAME Streetmekka

JAJA Architects

Copenhagen, Denmark

ABOUT

A former laboratory building, situated at Eternitten, has undergone a huge transformation into becoming GAME Streetmekka Aalborg. The production building from 1963 is a legacy of industrial history. With its raw and distinct character, it almost demanded to be inhabited by urban street culture.

The informal nature of street culture has been merged into the existing laboratory building, creating spatial 'experiments' that inspire new connections between the building’s many activities. Rather than separating them, an urban melting pot was created that encourages spontaneous activity and surprising events.

Inspired by the beauty of the existing building, we preserved the raw, industrial magic and created an environment which invites users to experiment with new forms of movement, social gatherings, and spontaneous happenings.

ROLE

Architect

CLIENT

Aalborg Kommune

PROGRAM

Street Culture and Sports Hall

LOCATION

Aalborg, Denmark

STATUS

Completed

YEAR

2016 - 2018

AWARDS

1st Prize Competition

Gif

The former eternit lab in Aalborg has been transformed into Streetmekka – a laboratory for street ball, movement and art. The new activities are weaved into the existing structure.
Big spaces and small spaces, sculptures for climbing, jumping, running and hanging out have replaced the machines in the machine hall.

Axo

New street machines have taken over the old machine hall: asphalt tracks for street basket and soccer. The open staircase, the boulder cliff and the parkour maze are for swinging, climbing, jumping, passing over, passing through, and hanging out…

Interior

Workshops for dance, sound studio, street kitchen, lounge, entrance and office spaces are all placed in the Lab Wing.

Plan

Spaces for play and hang-out go together. It makes it easy to check in and out of activities, take a break, or get inspired by other activities.

Interior View

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