Nike and Palace Skateboards Launch Transforming Skatepark-Football Pitch in Historic London Bathhouse
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Architecture studio Jam has designed the Manor Place sports hub in south London for Nike and Palace Skateboards, featuring a skatepark that can be transformed into a football pitch. The facility occupies a 19th-century bathhouse and swimming pool complex near Elephant and Castle and is set to open on November 11. The centerpiece is a free-to-use sports facility that repurposes historic architecture for modern community sports use.
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· 3 pulledArchitecture studio Jam has designed the Manor Place sports hub in south London for brands Nike and Palace Skateboards, which includes a skatepark that can be transformed into a football pitch.
Set to open on November 11, the sports hub by Jam occupies a 19th-century bathhouse and swimming pool complex near Elephant and Castle.
The centrepiece of Manor Place is a free-to-use sports hub
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