Gallery

A court, from
timber to match point.

Photographs from RACEON's own sites, in the order the work actually happens — sawn teak stacked on a floor, the framework going down over it, and the hall that ends up getting used.

The material

African teak and seasoned pine, on site before anything is fixed.

Bundles of sawn teak stacked in a finished room, waiting to be laid — Teak, delivered
Sawn and bundled, waiting on the floor it is about to become.

The framework

Chemically treated pine, set out in both directions and interlocked at every crossing.

Pine members being set out across a hall floor, timber stacked alongside — Setting out
Members going down across the slab, the grid taking shape.

The framework running the length of a hall, boards following behind it — Both directions
The framework running the length of the hall, boards following it.

The deck

Boards straight onto the completed frame. No plywood, no underlayment.

Deck part laid in a dark-clad hall with clerestory windows above — Advancing
Teak reaching out across a hall still in its shell.

A hall fully decked in teak, before sanding and finish — Fully decked
Every board down. Nothing sanded yet, nothing sealed.

The finish

Industrial sanding to a true plane, then a water-based polyurethane.

Finished squash court in maple, red lines to the front wall — Squash, in maple
Front-wall lines set, floor lines run to meet them.

Finished timber floor running out to the doorway of a smaller room — Out to the threshold
Sanded, sealed, and carried right to the doorway.

A finished floor under daylight from a full wall of windows — Under daylight
Grain reading end to end along a full wall of windows.

The finish reading the ceiling line back across a completed floor — The seal
The finish handing the ceiling line back across the floor.

The light

Fixtures outboard of the sidelines, so nothing sits over a rally.

Fixtures in a fitted-out ceiling, access still up — Fixtures in
Ceiling fitted out, access still standing.

Two fixture rows running the length of a steel-framed hall — Two rows
Running the length of a steel-framed hall.

In play

Markings to international dimensions, freestanding posts, and a hall that gets used.

Markings set out on a completed teak court, fixtures lit above — Marked out
Set out on finished teak, fixtures lit above it.

Nets up on a finished court, a blue-clad hall around it — Posts and nets
Freestanding, nothing fixed through the floor.

A tournament mat rolled over a finished court — Mat over timber
A tournament mat rolled over the finished court.

Match play under a full installation — In use
The best sign a floor is right is that nobody is thinking about it.