Just in time for summer: the new Long Reach Tennis Club—a 49,000-square-foot recreational facility in Columbia, Maryland—opened its doors (and six tennis courts) in March 2018. Designed by GTM, the central clubhouse is complete with a reception area, pro shop, lounge, bar, offices, and locker rooms available for guests. The mezzanine level allows patrons to watch matches indoors while also offering a galley and meeting spaces.
A Future-Proof Recreational Facility
Additionally, the facility was designed to be environmentally friendly. Outfitted with solar panels, LED court lies, electric car charging stations, high-performance insulation, high-efficiency HVAC systems, and on-site bio-retention facilities, the sustainability intention looked at the building holistically.
That holistic intention is translated into the products used as well. Because of the different flooring and surfacing types needed, the specification list reads like a who’s-who.
Materials which brought the Long Reach Tennis Club recreational facility up to perfect form
- Manufacturer: Shaw
- Style: 0502V
- Color/Finish: Fog – 64327
- Size: 7”x48”
Vinyl Sheet
- Manufacturer: Altro
- Style: Walkway 20
- Color/Finish: Tundra – VM20910
Rubber Flooring
- Manufacturer: Roppe
- Style: Rubber Tread with Riser
- Color/Finish: 114 – Lunar Dust
Rubber Flooring
- Manufacturer: Nora Systems
- Style: Grano 4880
- Color/Finish: Drusy
Porcelain Floor Tile
- Manufacturer: Daltil
- Style: Volume 1.0
- Color/Finish: Intensity Pebble
- Size: 12”x12”
Porcelain Floor Tile
- Manufacturer: Edimax
- Style: Sands
- Color/Finish: Dark
- Size: 2”x2”
- Manufacturer: The Mad Matter, Inc.
- Style: Aluminum Hinge Roll-up Mat 3/8”
- Color/Finish: Brush – Gray
Tile Base
- Manufacturer: Daltile
- Style: Volume 1.0
- Color/Finish: Intensity Pebble
- Size: 6”x12” Cove Base
Vinyl Base
- Manufacturer: Johnsonite
- Style: Cove
- Color/Finish: #29 Moonrood
- Size: 4”
Wood Veneer
- Style: Plain Sawn Grain – Slide Slip Match
- Color/Finish: Stained
Porcelain Wall Tile
- Manufacturer: Daltile
- Style: Fabrique
- Color/Finish: Crème Linen (P686) Polished
Porcelain Wall Tile
- Manufacturer: Daltile
- Style: Color Wave – Straight Joint
- Color/Finish: Blue Lagoon CW13
- Manufacturer: Daltile
- Style: Color Wave – Straight Joint
- Color/Finish: Twilight Blue CW14
Plastic Laminate
- Manufacturer: Formica
- Style: ColorCore2
- Color/Finish: New White (7223C-90) Gloss Finish
Plastic Laminate
- Manufacturer: Formica
- Color/Finish: Brite White (459-58) Matte Finish
Solid Surface
- Manufacturer: Dupont
- Style: Zodiaq
- Color/Finish: Borealis Blue
Solid Surface
- Manufacturer: Dupont
- Style: Zodiaq
- Color/Finish: Coarse Carrara
Solid Surface
- Manufacturer: Formica
- Style: Solid Elements
- Color/Finish: Arctic 102
Solid Surface
- Manufacturer: Dupont
- Style: Corian
- Color/Finish: Designer White
Solid Surface
- Manufacturer: 3form
- Style: Ghost W03
- Color/Finish: Renewable Matte F10
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About the Author
Kadie Yale
Former Editor-in-Chief
Kadie Yale holds a BA in Industrial Design from San Francisco State University and a MA in Decorative Art History and Theory from Parsons the New School. In her role as editor-in-chief from 2015-2018, she led the interiors+sources team in creating relevant content that touches on sustainability, universal design, science, and the role of design in society.