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Building Design of Hampshire County Cricket Club by Hopkins Architects. Hampshire County Cricket Club moved from the restricted urban location they had occupied since 1885, to a 150 acre site on the outskirts of Southampton, to establish a centre of cricketing excellence.

Hampshire County Cricket Club - Hopkins Architects

Cut-and-fill earthworks created a shallow bowl on a naturally sloping site, with space for 10,000 spectators on the terraced slopes.  With a ring of trees around the top, the siting of the ground naturally focuses the spectator’s attention onto the play within the bowl.

Hampshire County Cricket Club - Hopkins Architects

On the southwestern edge of the ground is the curving four storey Members’ Pavilion, with a reception space, known as the Long Room, and hospitality suites. A fabric canopy covers the whole building. Behind the Pavilion is the rectangular Cricket Academy, with indoor cricket nets, above changing rooms, a fitness suite and squash courts.

Hampshire County Cricket Club - Hopkins Architects

A double height atrium under a translucent foil roof will link the Academy and Pavilion. The masterplan allows for the space between the trees and the terraces to be infilled with extra hospitality tents and stands, as the ground develops. Alongside the main arena will be the nursery ground, with its own Pavilion and the Golf Club House.

Hampshire County Cricket Club - Hopkins Architects

For more information, please visit Hopkins Architects website.

Hampshire County Cricket Club - Hopkins Architects

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