2024-05-17T23:57:55-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150240114/carlo-ratti-associati-proposes-vertically-stacked-tennis-court-tower Katherine Guimapang 2020-12-04T13:05:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/8e/8ea0dcebbfb5bb1c97ebdb65b384bcf4.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Italian design and innovation office&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/149967714/carlo-ratti-associati" target="_blank">Carlo Ratti Associati (CRA)</a> unveils their latest concept design, a 300 ft tall (90 meter) tennis tower. In collaboration with Italo Rota, the project was developed for sport and media company RCS Sport. Besides its intent to house eight tennis courts, what makes the design intriguing is its structural design, which CRA shares, "a solution inspired by the outer shell of a spacecraft."</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6a/6af621d7885a1c3abd5ca6a9cb9273c9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/6a/6af621d7885a1c3abd5ca6a9cb9273c9.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Lightweight stainless-steel sandwich structure, developed by the company Broad Sustainable Building (BSB). Image and text courtesy of CRA. Renders by CRA/Gary di Silvio.</figcaption></figure><p>The stacked tennis courts are layered vertically using a lightweight stainless-steel sandwich structure. Its design approach aims to promote safe and efficient deployment practices thanks to its prefabricated construction.&nbsp;</p> <p>CRA found Carlo Ratti shares in a statement, "This project would not just create a new icon for sports lovers, it also experiments with a new type of public space, extending vertic...</p>