User:Iva nesheva/S.I.²L.A. Hall

'''The S.I.²L.A. Multifunctional Hall is part of the S.I.²L.A.  Complex. It is located in the central part of Plovdiv, 50 meters from Vasil Aprilov Boulevard, 250 meters from the Central Railway Station, the Bus Stations Yug and Rodopi, with access to 12 bus lines and a cycling lane. The Hall is designed to host cultural and sports events in over 20 different types of sports. Along with the other features of the Complex – gym, spa, pool, parking lot – it makes up the only multifunctional complex in Plovdiv located in one building with four levels above ground and two levels underground, with a total floor area of 17 145.84 m².'''

Features of the Building
The building consists of two joint modules topped by semi-cylindrical frames with skylights and flue hatches. There are structural, ventilated, bond-covered, wood-coloured fascades with vertical, horizontal, and slanted vegetation, highlighted by linear colours and expanses of visible concrete.

Designer highlights are the two cinematic façade modules on the south and north ends: a waterfall with dimensions 8 Х 4 m, and pulsing rain on the north façade, streaming down 6 meter long strings coloured differently, depending on the note of the background music.

The entire facility has several levels: -2 and -1 (underground) – car parking, level 0 and 1 (above ground) – car parking, level 2 – sports and training activities (gym, spa, swimming pool), level 3 – multifunctional hall with playing fields.

The Complex also features the 4* Hotel Alliance and the Kopcheto Restaurant.

Parameters of the Hall
The Multifunctional Hall offers both sports fields (tennis, basketball, volleyball, handball, badminton and futsal holds 1600 spectators) and concert venue. The hall is handicapped accessible, with a VIP zone with 20 seats, VIP lounge, bathroom and WC, catering zones, evacuation facilities. The lights are dimmable, IP Addressable, LED, 1250 lx., with automatized airconditioning, PC, BMC, solar-, gas-,thermopump- and electric-powered, with maximum economy of electric energy. The flooring of the playing fields is made of 8-ply Swedish parquet with elasticity fittings gentle on the athlete’s joints and for better ball bounce, friction and slide. It is equipped with certified baskets, nets, and FIBA certified scoring boards for international matches.

The naturally lit tennis court with 1600 seats for spectators has ITF-3 certified acrylic flooring, joint-friendly 9-ply elastic surface guaranteeing meeting world standards for tennis ball bounce, speed, spinning, friction and slide. The Concert Hall (set up by combining the two playing fields and arranging the mobile modular seat stands), has an acoustic reverberation coefficient STI-0.50, with artistically dimmable, IP addressable LED lighting, 5 multimedia screens for advertisements, static and mobile cameras. On uniting the two playing fields, the total area is 30x50 meters.

The net height of the Hall to the bottom part of the ceiling frames is 13.40 m; the height to the roof is 17.40 m.

The playing field size is: basketball – 39х20 m; tennis court – 35х19 m.

The Hall has 6 changing rooms (207 lockers), 2 judges’ offices, 2 – for the coaches and 1 doctor’s office. There is a conference hall for 90 person, a hotel, Alliance, and a restaurant, Kopcheto.

The adrenalin games area is the only one of its kind on the Balkans. These games test your bravery, strength, agility, speed and precision. There are 25 different challenges. Capacity depends of set up and preferences.

Acoustics

 * Volume of the Hall: V = 29 564 m³
 * Recommended mean reverberation time for V = 29 564 m³ by Ahnert and Tennhardt: RT = 2,1 s.
 * Measured mean reverberation time is: RT = 1,89 s.
 * Measured RT in the range of 500 to 1000 Hz: RT = 2,19 s.

Sports
The Hall is suited to practicing the following sports (over 20 different sports):

Events
S.I.²L.A. Hall is a venue for sports and cultural events. The playfields may be rented for training. During season 2017 – 2018 the basketball team of Plovdiv, Academic Bultex 99 trains and hosts National Basketball League matches in it.

Sport events organized in the hall

 * Sports show of the South Korean Taekwondo demonstration Team Kukkiwon – 27.11.2017.
 * Amateur Tennis Tournament ASICS OPEN (men doubles) – 02 – 03.12.2017.
 * Tania Spirit Aerofest – 16 – 17.12.2017 – Group classes organized in honor of Tanya Lulcheva.
 * International dance contest PLOVDIV OPEN 2018, organized by the Bulgarian Federation of Sports Dance Disciplines 14 – 15.04.2018.

Cultural events organized in the hall

 * Ahat and Joe Lynn Turner Concert -  11.11.2017.
 * THERE IS NO SUCH SHOW – Performance by Neshka Robeva – 15.12.2017.
 * Concert of Lili Ivanova – 21.02.2018.
 * Concert of FSB – 31.03.2018.
 * Performance of the Ensemble for Song and dance of the Russian Army Alexander Alexandrov 28.06.2018.
 * Night of the Ensembles with the participation of Ensemble Phillip Koutev, Trakia and Pirin 07.10.2018 г.
 * Concert of Vasko Vassilev – 08.11.2018 г.



Participation in competitions and significant events
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 * S.I.²L.A. participated in the National Competition for Building of the Year for 2017, where it was nominated for Sports Facilities Marathon Plovdiv 2018
 * [[Маратон Пловдив|Marathon PLovdiv 2018 Exhibition

Location
It is located 50 m away from the Vasil Aprilov Boulevard, 250 m from the central Railway Station, the Yug bus Station and Rhodopi Bus Station. It is accessible via 12 bus lines (Kopcheto Bus Stop 329 of bus lines 113, 17, 222, 24), as well as all bus lines that stop at the Plovdiv Bus Station) and via a bicycle lane. The Hall is conveniently located for any guests of the city, as it is close to the Main railway and Bus Stations of the city.

The parking of the SILA Complex has four levels and allows paid access. There are 254 parking places for automobiles, 10 for bicycles, 9 for motorcycles and two charging stations for electric vehicles. 1. Website of city transport of Plovdiv: