50×40×9 m Open-Sided Steel Sports Canopy Preliminary Design

Preliminary Design

This page presents a public, watermarked preliminary design package for a 50.0 m × 40.0 m open-sided steel sports canopy concept with a 9.0 m height reference. The drawing set includes a general overview with the main dimensions, a roof plan, a structural layout, and interior and exterior rendering views.

The source material is marked preliminary design, so this page treats the drawings as design references for early sports-court and covered-venue planning rather than as final engineering documentation or as-built project photography. Browse more steel structure projects.

Dimensioned exterior concept rendering of a 50 by 40 by 9 metre open-sided steel sports canopy with seating and court areas. — Dimensioned exterior concept view of the 50.0 m × 40.0 m open-sided canopy with a 9.0 m height reference.

Structure Diagram & Dimensions

Preliminary structure diagram of a 50 by 40 by 9 metre open-sided steel sports canopy with roof framing, a central column line and X bracing. — Preliminary structure diagram for the 50.0 m × 40.0 m open-sided steel sports canopy, with a 9.0 m height reference.

The visible design labels show a 50.0 m building length and a 40.0 m building width, giving a nominal footprint of approximately 2,000 m². A 9.0 m height annotation is shown as a height reference only — whether it represents the eave, the ridge or a clear height is not confirmed in the supplied boards.

The structure is open-sided rather than wall-clad. The visible steelwork includes columns, roof beams, purlins, profiled metal roof panels, X bracing in the end or side bays, and cross bracing in the roof plane. A central longitudinal column line appears in the renderings, suggesting the 40.0 m width is divided into two approximately 20.0 m spans; this is read from the visuals rather than a confirmed grid dimension.

Roof Plan

Preliminary general plan of the steel sports canopy showing a rectangular 53 by 43 metre roof projection within the paved site. — Preliminary general plan showing the 53.0 m × 43.0 m roof projection within the paved site area.

A separate roof plan shows a 53.0 m × 43.0 m roof projection — approximately 2,279 m² in plan — which is approximately 279 m² (about 14%) larger than the 50.0 m × 40.0 m footprint. If the roof projection is centred over the footprint, this implies roughly 1.5 m of horizontal overhang on each side. The roof is a low-pitch double-slope form with the ridge running along the 50 m direction; the roof pitch and the eave and ridge heights are not confirmed.

Concept Renderings

Front exterior concept rendering of an open-sided steel sports canopy with a low-pitch double-slope roof and covered courts. — Front exterior concept view of the open-sided canopy, double-slope roof and covered sports area.

Angled exterior concept rendering of the open-sided steel canopy showing the central roof ridge, open structural bays and spectator seating. — Angled exterior concept view showing the open bays, central roof ridge and spectator seating.

Long-side exterior concept rendering of the steel sports canopy with seating below the roof and X bracing at both end bays. — Long-side exterior concept view with spectator seating beneath the roof and X-braced end bays.

End exterior concept rendering of the open-sided steel canopy with paired seating banks, braced frames and a central roof support line. — End exterior concept view showing paired seating banks, open sides and the central roof support line.

Interior concept rendering looking along multiple blue sports courts beneath roof purlins, bracing and the central column line. — Central interior concept view looking along the blue courts beneath the roof framing and central column line.

Oblique interior concept rendering of blue sports courts with net equipment, spectator seating, roof purlins and X bracing. — Oblique interior concept view showing courts, net equipment, spectator seating and roof bracing.

Wide interior concept rendering of multiple sports courts and seating beneath the two roof slopes and central longitudinal column line. — Wide interior concept view of multiple courts and seating beneath the two roof slopes.

The renderings show the canopy covering multiple sports courts, with seating and surrounding netting visible inside. Because the sides are largely open, the canopy behaves as a covered court rather than an enclosed factory building. The exterior and interior views together provide supporting angles for the same preliminary scheme.

Installation Considerations

As a conceptual planning reference, several installation points follow from the visible scheme. A three-column-line layout — left, central and right — makes setting-out, anchor-bolt position and column-top level more critical, because a misaligned central line affects both roof spans and the continuous ridge line. The braced bays suggest a stable unit should be completed first, then extended along the 50 m length. The open sides make the partially erected canopy more sensitive to wind during installation, and the roof overhang adds eave finishing and waterproofing work.

These are planning observations, not an approved construction method statement. The final sequence depends on the full structural drawings, member sizes and weights, site access and crane selection.

Planning a Similar Steel Sports Canopy?

For a similar open-sided steel sports canopy or covered court, buyers should prepare the intended use, required width and length, height, roof overhang and drainage needs, seating and court requirements, site location, and any future expansion plans. For a large-span enclosed alternative, see the Steel Structure Warehouse product page. These inputs help the design and quotation process stay grounded in practical requirements.

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