Chess-club Building / Erick van Egeraat

Dec 2010

By Alison Furuto — Filed under: Sports Architecture , Erick van Egeraat, Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia

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On the 7th of December, Dutch architect Erick van Egeraat officially opened his Chess-club Building in the Khanti-Mansiysk autonomous region. The new 5.000 sq. meter building in Khanty-Mansiysk already hosted the 2010 Chess Olympics in September. Now in December it will officially open for the inhabitants. More images and architect’s description after the break.

Courtesy of Erick van Egeraat

Erick van Egeraat worked closely with the municipality of Khanty-Mansiysk and its main benefactor Gazprom in realizing this extraordinary building. He compared the Chess Club’s sleek, but slightly distorted appearance with the physics of a chess player. Motionless on the outside, but with great internal struggle to beat the opponent. This contrast is emphasized by the “cool” zinc-clad façade and the “warm” predominantly wooden interior.“This tiny building is a little Icon but could soon become the first step in the redevelopment of this unique city in the centre of Eurasia”, says Erick van Egeraat.

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Cite:
Furuto , Alison . "Chess-club Building / Erick van Egeraat" 12 Dec 2010. ArchDaily. Accessed 26 May 2012. <http://www.archdaily.com/95404>

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al says:

how can the world of chess afford such extravagance? it’s a cool project!

# December 12, 2010 at 20:10

marc says:

I’m sorry, but this is hideous…

# December 13, 2010 at 03:30

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fred says:

Kinda cool….i.e. a great little project.

Egeraat is one of the few architects around now who can invest forms with symbolic quality really well. The medieval feel of these buildings IS chess.

For those who think this is crap, take a good look at a chess board………….

# December 13, 2010 at 09:26

P says:

It’s an awfull design, plus an unbelievable builder/contractor that smashes expensive zinc panels against timber cladded columns… It’s got an ultra kitsch lighting design… You can and you’ve done so much better in the past, Erick…

# December 13, 2010 at 12:15

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