Winn Wittman Architecture
Tennis Court in the Sky — cantilevered court in Lakeway, Texas.
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30.3641° N · 97.9947° W
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Winn Wittman · Architecture
Tennis Court in the Sky
Lakeway, Texas
PROJECT DATA
Location
Lakeway, Texas
Architectural Team
Winn Wittman, AIA
Builder
Winn Wittman Architecture
PLATE INDEX — 9 FIGURES
FIG. 01 — TENNIS COURT IN THE SKY
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A client of ours in Lakeway, Texas had reservations about whether they had sufficient space to add a tennis court in their steep backyard. Rather than orienting the court parallel to the hillside, we cantilevered the structure off the hillside — a gravity-defying solution that preserved much more of the backyard and saved several mature oak trees.

FIG. 02 — STEEL SUPPORT FRAME OVER THE HILLSIDE
FIG. 06 — COLUMN & BRACING DETAIL IN THE TREES

The back half of this dramatic court sits on concrete, while the elevated portion extends over 60 feet in the air, supported by a steel structure painted green to harmonize with the surrounding landscape.

FIG. 08 — AERIAL VIEW OF PLAY ABOVE THE HILLSIDE

The court surface also serves for rainwater collection, stored in large tanks beneath the court and purified for use as drinking water. Adjacent to the court we designed a small "court house" in the Spanish colonial style of the main residence, containing a kitchen, entertaining area and bathroom, alongside an elevated stone deck for spectators.

FIG. 07 — WINN WITTMAN BENEATH THE COURT

The only other tennis court in the sky that we know of was intended for the Burj Al Arab hotel in Abu Dhabi.

FIG. 09 — PLAYERS ON THE CANTILEVERED COURT
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