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12 Club facilities
12.1 Introduction The size, location, and layout for a clubhouse
will vary from site to site, depending on anumber of factors:
Number of courts planned for the tennis facility
Land topography
Type of facility and whether there is a shared use with another
sport
Other specific needs of the club membership
12.1.1 Layout There are some fundamental requirements however.
The clubhouse preferably should becentrally located to the courts,
and close to the parking area. The manager's office andreception
areas should adjoin, and both of these areas have a clear view of
as manycourts as possible.
The positioning of a pro-shop should be adjoining the reception
area, so that anyoneentering or leaving the shop passes by the
reception area. Some additional videosecurity may also be necessary
to adequately supervise these areas. Adequate storageareas for
supplies to the reception area and pro-shop should also be
positioned in anadjacent location so that these areas can be
quickly serviced. The manager's orprofessional's office should have
sufficient room for files, and a small meeting area.
A kitchen, cafe, and players' lounge, opening out onto a large
covered deck, with viewsover the courts is also most desirable. The
kitchen and cafe should be equipped tosupply a variety of food
similar to a coffee shop. During tournaments this area willreceive
a constant and heavy amount of use, and provision should be made to
spill outonto a covered deck and/or adjoining shaded areas that
overlook the courts.
A tournament office should be located so that as many courts as
possible are in view.Provision should be made for a large notice
board on an external wall of the tournamentoffice where draw-sheets
can be pinned, so that players and spectators can examine thesheets
without entering the tournament box itself. Sufficient showers and
toilets andperhaps lockers should be incorporated, to cater for the
size and type of facility.
Tennis Queenslands Technical Services Department have a library
of club housedesigns of various sizes and configurations. Please
feel free to contact them any time tosee if they have a design that
might suit your needs. Otherwise, they can produce anindicative
design that will suit the layout of your facility and ensure the
key relationshipsbetween the car parking areas and the positioning
of the courts is reflected in the design,thereby maximise the
effectiveness and usability of your club house.
12.1.2 Size requirementsAs a general guide, a clubhouse to
adequately provide sufficient amenities for a 10-12court centre
should have a total area of 450 sq metres. It would include the
followingspaces as a minimum:
Lounge, club rooms, cafe area 170 sq m.Kitchen area 30 sq
m.Pro-shop 50 sq m.Manager's Office 16 sq m.Bathrooms 50 sq m.Store
Rooms 36 sq m.
Deck 90 sq m. Tournament Box 20 sq m.
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12.1.3 Other provisionsProvision should be made for disabled
access to all areas, and a disabled toilet installedwithin the
toilet block. Wheelchair tennis is becoming more popular, and
thought shouldbe given to making court access available, so that a
wheelchair tennis event could beconducted.
Public telephones and sources of drinking water should be
available. A public addresssystem is essential to the running of
tournaments.
As with all building projects, the final design will need to be
completed by registeredprofessional designers recognised by the
local government authority having building andplanning jurisdiction
over the site. Development and Building Approvals will be
requiredfrom the relevant local government authority before any
construction works cancommence on site, along with the required
inspections and approvals obtained duringconstruction to allow
lawful occupation of the building on completion.
12.2 Information sources, Standards and Codes.
