Typically popular with the younger generations (although not only) and a powerful urban culture for over half a century, skateboarding was one of the four new categories added to the Olympic Games in 2020, heralding a new era for the action sport across the globe. Skate park design will have...
F51 is Folkestone’s brand new, dedicated, multistorey skate park, courtesy of the Roger De Haan Charitable Trust and Hollaway Studio
The project was spearheaded by the Roger De Haan Charitable Trust, and designed by Kent- and London-based Hollaway Studio. Opening its doors this spring to welcome people of all groups to the heart of the English seaside town, F51 promises to become an exciting new activity hub for Folkestone. ‘This is not a standalone project,’ studio founder and architect Guy Hollaway explains.
Aiming to make this facility as fit for purpose as possible, Holloway collaborated with renowned skate park specialists Maverick Engineering Solutions and Cambian Engineering Solutions, which stepped in to help create the three levels of skating experience that form the building. F51 appears monolithic and cleverly shaped from the outside , clad in textured, crushed metal.
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