Historic Philadelphia Power Plant Converted into Indoor Sports Facility
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Ellen Eberhardt
Crisp on the outside, thoughtful on the inside. A keeper.
Summary
Local architecture firms Good City Studio and Hexagon Studio Architects have transformed the main turbine hall of the historic Delaware Power Station in Philadelphia's Fishtown neighborhood into Ballers, a new sports club featuring indoor pickleball, soccer, and squash courts. The project represents an adaptive reuse of industrial heritage, converting a former power plant into a modern recreational facility.
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· 2 pulledLocal firms Good City Studio and Hexagon Studio Architects have converted the main turbine hall of a historic Philadelphia power plant into Ballers, a sports club that includes indoor pickleball, soccer and squash courts.
Ballers is located inside a portion of the newly renovated Delaware Power Station in Fishtown, Philadelphia, which was recently rebranded into a mixed-use development.
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