Quadruple span canopy creates four all-weather padel courts for year-round play

Bluecoat Sports Health & Fitness Club lies in the expansive grounds of Christ’s Hospital School in Horsham (Independent School of the Year 2024/5) and prides itself on providing its members with a premium experience. Constantly looking for ways to elevate their facilities, the club approached us wanting to introduce a padel court canopy that would allow them to offer year-round padel facilities to complement their already impressive 25m swimming pool, athletics track, and indoor and outdoor gyms.

The wow

This wasn’t just a dip in the water! Once the club decided to offer the world’s fastest growing game to its members it went all in. The result? A vast quadruple span padel canopy covering four new padel courts to offer Blue Coat’s members the potential to play the popular game in blistering sun, downpours of rain and even snowy conditions.

Three of the spans measure 12m while one measures 11m, demonstrating our ability to deliver tailored solutions that make the very most of each site’s potential.

The barrel-vaulted design of the new padel court canopies together with our unique Opal 60 roofing allows light to flood the courts for an optimal padel playing experience year-round. The generous proportions of the canopies also allows them to shelter spectators, with multiple benches scattered around under the canopy to provide a pleasant viewing experience no matter what the British weather is doing outside – helping the club to capitalise on the sport’s famously social draw.

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