INDIVIDUAL WORK 1
Title:Basketball Court Design
A: Introduction
I would like to design the basketball court as more interactive, make use of the whole place and attract more people to come.
I would like to design the basketball court as more interactive, make use of the whole place and attract more people to come.
B: PROCESS
B1(a): Site Analysis
Map of the basketball court
Location: Woodlands ave 7, Dr 70 (opposite of the Admiralty MRT)
☆Basketball court
This is the sketch of the surroundings of the basketball court.
The pattern of the basketball is rectangle, and lawn is surrounding this basketball court.
Neighborhood of the basketball court:
There are HDB blocks near to the basketball court, from blk 701 to blk 717. (It take 1~3minutes walking time to the basketball court.)
There is one Admiralty Primary school nearby. (It takes less than 5minutes walking time to the basketball court.)
The overhead bridge has many shops like Bubble tea shop, Mama shop, Fast food shop, Starhub, Driving center and Cake shop (It take less than 5minutes walking time to the basketball court)
Neighborhood of the basketball court:
There are HDB blocks near to the basketball court, from blk 701 to blk 717. (It take 1~3minutes walking time to the basketball court.)
There is one Admiralty Primary school nearby. (It takes less than 5minutes walking time to the basketball court.)
The overhead bridge has many shops like Bubble tea shop, Mama shop, Fast food shop, Starhub, Driving center and Cake shop (It take less than 5minutes walking time to the basketball court)
Full view of the basketball court.
Whole area of the basketball court + grassland = 100m*37.5m (estimate)
Basketball court = 65m*32m (estimate)
Area of a standard basketball court = 28m*15m
Here are the view of the surrounding environment of the basketball court.
There is no vending machines, no water coolers and no toilets around the basketball court.
No one using the circled area as shown below, a big space wasted.
Players only using the rectangled area as shown in the below and circled area is wasted because no one using it.
There are lawn surround the whole basketball court.
Basketball stands installed randomly. I had mentioned that there is a huge area wasted but the distance between the two basketball stands install very near. And sometimes, players will easily get hit by others' ball. This corner squeeze a lot of players, but at the middle of the basketball court is empty.
There are staircases but only at one side of the basketball court. So people will either step on the grass to come to the basketball court or walk more to take these staircases.
B1(b):Journey From Admiralty Mrt To Basketball Court.
B2(a):User research
People who use this basketball court:
•Who live around
-Woodlands ave 7
-Woodlands Dr 70
-Woodlands circle
-Block 701-717
-Admiralty Primary school students(after their lessons)
-Residents who like to do physical exercise(living near to the basketball court)
-Teenagers/youngsters who living near to this basketball court and like to play basketball(Majority population that using this basketball court)
Photo taken at 5pm on Saturday.
The players sitting on the floor, because there are lack of the seats and the seats are far away from the basketball stand.
They just put their stuffs on the floor, they have no place to put/lock their stuffs.
No nets for this basketball court, sometimes the ball will drop to the road, it will dangerous for them to pick up.
•Who live around
-Woodlands ave 7
-Woodlands Dr 70
-Woodlands circle
-Block 701-717
-Admiralty Primary school students(after their lessons)
-Residents who like to do physical exercise(living near to the basketball court)
-Teenagers/youngsters who living near to this basketball court and like to play basketball(Majority population that using this basketball court)
Photo taken at 5pm on Saturday.
The players sitting on the floor, because there are lack of the seats and the seats are far away from the basketball stand.
They just put their stuffs on the floor, they have no place to put/lock their stuffs.
No nets for this basketball court, sometimes the ball will drop to the road, it will dangerous for them to pick up.
B2(b):Survey
1.What time you will go to this basketball court for playing basketball?
(Findings: Majority most of the people choose to go to basketball court in the afternoon. Because they can meet more players to play together.)
Survey Feedback:
"I can meet more people to play together"
"My friends like to play basketball in the afternoon"
2. Do you going to indoor or outdoor basketball court?
(Findings: Majority most of the people choose to go to outdoor basketball court.)
Survey Feedback:
"Can easily find"
"There are not much indoor basketball courts in Singapore"
3. Why you choose to go to indoor basketball court or outdoor basketball court and why?
(Findings: Majority most of the people choose to go to outdoor basketball court.
Reason to ask this question: Because sometimes they go to indoor or outdoor basketball court, it is not they want, maybe there is a limitation to let them choose whether they can go indoor or outdoor basketball court. Because some of the indoor basketball court need to pay, so some of they have to choose go to outdoor basketball court as it is free; Maybe some of the people want to go outdoor basketball court, but their house is near to indoor basketball court then they will choose to go indoor basketball court. So if given them a choice, are they still chose to go indoor or outdoor basketball court?!)
Survey Feedback:
Indoor:"Avoid environmental influences" "It's nearer to the place i live" "Because it is much cooler than outdoor" |
Survey Feedback:
Outdoor:"Air fresh" "More outdoor courts that i can choose" "No need to book and can meet more basketball players" "There's not a lot of indoor basketball courts around" "Sweat more and can suntan" "Easy to access" |
4. Do you prefer indoor or outdoor basketball court and why?
(Findings: In my survey, half of the people prefer indoor basketball court and half of the people prefer outdoor basketball court.)
Survey Feedback:
Indoor:"Feel more safe" "Even during bad weather, I still can carry on with my game" "It seems more professional and no weather condition" "Not feel hot" "Air con and less friction" "Won't get sunburn" |
Survey Feedback:
Outdoor:"The air is fresh and the courts are free" "I like the feeling of free-spirited and sweat that outdoor court can show better" "Feel nature" "There is so much space for me to play, and no need fight the basketball stands with others" |
B2(c):Interview
(AHMAD IBRAHIM Sec Sch SEC 4 students/Nanyang polytechnic year 1 student)
•What time you come for playing basketball?
Sec4 student: Usually afternoon like 4~5pm, Saturday or Sunday.
NYP student:7pm to 9.30pm
•Why you choose to come this basketball court?
Sec4 student: I like play basketball and this basketball court near to my house. And then I can meet others to play together also.
NYP student: Friend's influence.
•Do you like this basketball court?
Sec4 student: Hmm, ya. Quite ok as long as near to my house.
NYP student: I don’t like that basketball court, because some of the time that place its use to host big event like moon cake celebration.
•What areas that you like about this basketball court?
Sec4 student: Have four basketball stands to use, because normally basketball court only have two basketball stands. And around 4~5pm, there are a lot of people come to play basketball then we can play together
NYP student: It has many stands, about 4 stands there so usually we got chance to play with our own people and don’t need fight the basketball stand with others
•What areas that you don’t like about this basketball?
Sec4 student: Too hot, no vending machines around, if rainy I also cannot play here.
NYP student: Sometimes the rings all without nets, I always get slum dunk by people
*The NYP student also suggests me:if lets say improvement to be make for the court is that they should install nets for all stands
•What time you come for playing basketball?
Sec4 student: Usually afternoon like 4~5pm, Saturday or Sunday.
NYP student:7pm to 9.30pm
•Why you choose to come this basketball court?
Sec4 student: I like play basketball and this basketball court near to my house. And then I can meet others to play together also.
NYP student: Friend's influence.
•Do you like this basketball court?
Sec4 student: Hmm, ya. Quite ok as long as near to my house.
NYP student: I don’t like that basketball court, because some of the time that place its use to host big event like moon cake celebration.
•What areas that you like about this basketball court?
Sec4 student: Have four basketball stands to use, because normally basketball court only have two basketball stands. And around 4~5pm, there are a lot of people come to play basketball then we can play together
NYP student: It has many stands, about 4 stands there so usually we got chance to play with our own people and don’t need fight the basketball stand with others
•What areas that you don’t like about this basketball?
Sec4 student: Too hot, no vending machines around, if rainy I also cannot play here.
NYP student: Sometimes the rings all without nets, I always get slum dunk by people
*The NYP student also suggests me:if lets say improvement to be make for the court is that they should install nets for all stands
B3:Site Design
Base on my previous ideas and survey/interview from others, i have come out with my final idea. Make the basketball court into 2-storey!
First floor: Indoor basketball court.
Second floor:Outdoor basketball court.
This is to meet everyone's needs. Because after i did survey and interview from others, there are half users prefer indoor and another half users prefer outdoor basketball court.
And also, Singapore has a big population but land limitation, so this is a high-dense design. I am fully make use the place that i design.
This 2-storey basketball court can able to let more people to come and play.
Indoor basketball can held match also and there are always communication activities held in this basketball court and now they can choose they want to held in the indoor basketball court or outdoor basketball court. So they do not need to worry about the weather issues.
First floor: Indoor basketball court.
Second floor:Outdoor basketball court.
This is to meet everyone's needs. Because after i did survey and interview from others, there are half users prefer indoor and another half users prefer outdoor basketball court.
And also, Singapore has a big population but land limitation, so this is a high-dense design. I am fully make use the place that i design.
This 2-storey basketball court can able to let more people to come and play.
Indoor basketball can held match also and there are always communication activities held in this basketball court and now they can choose they want to held in the indoor basketball court or outdoor basketball court. So they do not need to worry about the weather issues.
Top view of basketball court.
Design:
There are basketball shapes design on the wall. So when people pass by here, they know there is a basketball court. There are shelters for the outdoor basketball court. So if it is rainy, players have place to be sheltered.
First level: Indoor basketball court
Second level: Outdoor basketball
Full view of the basketball court:
At night, the colour of the basketball will changing.
The shelters for the second level is orange colour because normally basketball colour is orange.
There are 8 paths provided. I make every two path into one pair, one is for entry one is for exit so that people would not knock down each other. Because players are quite tall and strong, there are also kids going there, this is ensure the safety to everyone.
Side view of the basketball court.
This is one side of the basketball court view.
Inspirations 1: I get the inspirations from the water cube, because at night, the wall of the water cube will have different colours, very attractive and nice. Though it is night, there are will visitors, locals to take picture there.
Inspirations 2: I want to use basketball's colour to use as shelter's colour. In short, the basketball court's appear is basketball theme. So when people passby this area, they know this is a basketball court.
Inspirations 2: I want to use basketball's colour to use as shelter's colour. In short, the basketball court's appear is basketball theme. So when people passby this area, they know this is a basketball court.
Further development:
This is how the basketball court looks like for level 1.
Beside the two fixed basketball stands, i will put some movable basketball stands there to let more people use and practice. So does level 2.
This is how level 2 loos like because original basketball court's area is quite big, it can contain two standard basketball court.
As i mentioned in the site analysis, original basketball court's area is not fully used by players. So i believe this design can fully make use of the place and it is very standard. Players will feel more professional when they playing here instead of original one, the basketball stands are install randomly.
As i mentioned in the site analysis, original basketball court's area is not fully used by players. So i believe this design can fully make use of the place and it is very standard. Players will feel more professional when they playing here instead of original one, the basketball stands are install randomly.
C: Final Work
This is the full view of the basketball court.
There is staircase for people to go to the second level. Another side is the ramp connect to the second level.This is for handicapped users and in case there is heavy things need to bring to the second level so that people can use the ramp.
At the side there are toilets.
At the side there are toilets.
Top view of the basketball court.
This is the interior of the first level of the basketball court which is indoor one.
The area of this indoor basketball court is standard one.
And i had install more movable basketball stands there, there are seats for players to sit and rest, then there are basketball crate, water cooler, lockers, first-aid case and dustbin.
And i had install more movable basketball stands there, there are seats for players to sit and rest, then there are basketball crate, water cooler, lockers, first-aid case and dustbin.
This is the interior second level of the basketball court which is outdoor one.
There are four big fans at the side, the area of the outdoor basketball court is not standard one, because most of the people just using small area to playing basketball and they more care about if there is a place for them to play. And then there is vending machine for them to buy drink. When they feel tired they can go sit on the bench and there are dustbin for them to throw rubbish.
Lastly, outside the basketball court there is toilet for them to use because i realized that there is no toilet in this area.
There are four big fans at the side, the area of the outdoor basketball court is not standard one, because most of the people just using small area to playing basketball and they more care about if there is a place for them to play. And then there is vending machine for them to buy drink. When they feel tired they can go sit on the bench and there are dustbin for them to throw rubbish.
Lastly, outside the basketball court there is toilet for them to use because i realized that there is no toilet in this area.