Geelong FC

GEELONG, VICTORIA

APRIL 2017

AS PART OF THE STAGED GMHBA STADIUM REDEVELOPMENT, THE GEELONG FOOTBALL NEEDED A LARGE WARM-UP ROOM FOR TRAINING AND MATCH DAY. ARCHITECTS POPULOUS MADE THIS ROOM A SHOWPIECE OF THE FACILITY, POSITIONED ADJACENT TO THE CLUB CAFE AND VIEWABLE THROUGH LARGE WINDOWS ALONG THE EDGE OF THE ROOM. THIS PUT THE ROOM ON SHOW SO VISITORS, FANS AND STAFF COULD STAY ENGAGED AND GET A GLIMPSE INTO THE PLAYERS PREPARATION ROUTINES. IN ADDITION, DIRECTLY ABOVE THE WARM-UP ROOM, AN INTERCHANGEABLE SEE-THROUGH GLASS FLOOR PROVIDED VIP GUESTS AND SPONSORS A UNIQUE BIRDS-EYE INSIGHT TO PRE-MATCH, HALF-TIME AND FULL-TIME HAPPENINGS IN THE SPACE, AND NOTABLY THE SINGING OF THE CLUB SONG POST-VICTORY. WITH ALL OF THIS IN MIND, THE SPACE NEEDED NOT ONLY A PRODUCT THAT WOULD WITHSTAND HIGH LEVELS OF DAILY FOOT TRAFFIC, 360 DEGREE MOVEMENT, THE OPPORTUNITY FOR ATHLETES TO PREPARE IN FOOTBALL BOOTS, BUT ALSO MAINTAIN AN ATTRACTIVE FEATURE ASPECT TO HIGHLIGHT THE ROOM. ENTER PLAE’S ACHIEVE RUBBER IN THE UNIQUE BLUE COLOUR, WITH A FEATURE 5M X 5M DETAILED WATER-JET GEELONG CATS LOGO INLAID INTO THE FLOOR. PLAE COMBINED DYNAMIC DESIGN ELEMENTS THAT THE ARCHITECTS AND CLUB WERE AFTER, WITH THE ABILITY TO ULTIMATELY PROVIDE THE SAFETY AND PERFORMANCE LEVELS NECESSARY FOR THE USE OF THE ROOM. EXPERTLY INSTALLED WITH CARE AND PRECISION, THE ROOM IS A UNIQUE SPACE THAT PUSHES THE BOUNDARIES OF WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY THE NORM FOR SIMILAR SPACES.