<span>Lord's
Indoor</span><span>Cricket</span><span>School</span>

Lord's Indoor Cricket School

Lord's Indoor Cricket School

The Lord's Indoor Cricket School is unlike any conventional indoor sports school. The barrel-vaulted roof profile was developed to allow in diffused north light enabling the space to be naturally lit throughout daylight hours.

Fabric blinds direct light when necessary. At night special light fittings are used which were designed with an egg crate louvre and an upward component lighting the ceiling and fabric louvres to minimise glare. The playing area is naturally ventilated, with high-level extract fans to enable summer heat removal.

Architect

David Morley Architects LLP

Value

£2.1M

Completion

1995

Client

Marylebone Cricket Club

David Morley Architects Info
Nursery ground elevation illustrating the form of the daylight control roof.
Dennis Gilbert Info
N.E. door opening viewed from inside.
David Morley Architects Info
Development of the rooflight concept.
David Morley Architects Info
Components within the integrated rooflight.

Practice net viewed from playing area under the daylight control roof. Control of light to provide control of glare and good modelling of the fast moving ball under varying natural light and artificial light was critical.

Image: Dennis Gilbert

Architect

David Morley Architects LLP

Value

£2.1M

Completion

1995

Client

Marylebone Cricket Club