At a time of strong padel expansion across Europe, Okatent manufactures the covering for Padelmania, a project for a large-scale indoor padel club in Romania. Designed to offer a comfortable and stable playing experience all year round. Located in Tunari, this club is emerging as one of the leading indoor padel venues in the country, both for the quality of its facilities and its focus on player comfort.
Okatent covers the largest padel club in Romania: Padelmania
The Padelmania Tunari project: a new benchmark for indoor padel in Romania
Padelmania was created with the aim of becoming one of the most relevant indoor padel clubs in Romania, both for the quality of its facilities and the value proposition it offers to its users. Padelmania takes a step forward with this project, committing to a large-scale indoor club designed for intensive and professional use.
The club is located in Tunari, a strategic area that allows it to serve both regular players and professionals and companies, integrating sport, community and professional relationships in one space. Beyond the courts, the project incorporates a club house concept with a restaurant, reinforcing the idea of the club as a meeting point and not just a sports facility.
From its initial conception, Padelmania has been planned as a long-term project, with a clear focus on comfort, construction quality and operational efficiency. This vision has been key in defining both the club’s design and the technical solutions applied, with the aim of ensuring an optimal playing experience all year round, regardless of weather conditions.
Design and dimensions of the indoor padel club
The design of the indoor padel club has been planned to host a spacious, functional facility prepared for intensive use throughout the year. The project includes a structure of 30 meters wide, 64.5 meters long and 7 meters high, dimensions that ensure a comfortable space both for playing and for the circulation of players and staff.
Inside the club, five padel courts have been covered, designed to offer stable and consistent playing conditions regardless of the weather outside. The clear height and the absence of structural obstacles in the playing area contribute to better visibility and a higher-quality sporting experience.
In addition to the courts, the project includes a club house space with a restaurant, integrated within the indoor complex. This complementary area reinforces the social and experiential nature of the club, allowing users to enjoy the space beyond sports practice and consolidating the club as a meeting point for players, professionals and companies.
The overall design reflects a comprehensive vision of the indoor padel club, where functionality, comfort and space optimization have been key factors since the early stages of the project.
Technical covering solution developed by Okatent
The technical covering solution developed by Okatent for the project has been specifically designed to meet the needs of an indoor padel club located in an area with demanding weather conditions. The main objective has been to ensure a high level of indoor comfort, structural durability and thermal efficiency.
The cover structure is made of aluminium with a titanium alloy, a combination of materials that provides lightness, strength and high durability.
The structural design allows for large spans without interior pillars in the playing area, supporting smooth gameplay without visual interference. In addition, the adopted solution facilitates the integration of the club’s various technical systems, such as climate control, lighting and lateral enclosures.
Did you know… The aluminium alloy used in the structural profiles of this cover is the same as the one used in the aerospace industry, ensuring optimal performance against loads, deformations and adverse environmental conditions.
Pressurized cover with OKCAS® Fiber system
he club’s cover incorporates the OKCAS® Fiber system, a reinforced variant of the OKCAS system developed by Okatent’s R&D team. This solution maintains the pressurized air chamber principle and incorporates fiber between the layers of the double PVC-coated polyester textile membrane, significantly improving its performance.
Through controlled air pressurization, the system creates a sealed chamber that offers greater thermal insulation and improved acoustic performance compared to the standard OKCAS system. This variant is particularly suitable for indoor padel club projects where higher thermal resistance and enhanced indoor comfort are required.
In facilities with multiple courts operating simultaneously, such as Padelmania, the OKCAS® Fiber system helps reduce sound reverberation and create a more comfortable acoustic environment for players and spectators. From a thermal perspective, the incorporation of fiber in the membrane improves indoor temperature stability and optimizes the performance of climate control systems.
In addition, this solution provides greater structural stability against wind and climatic loads, prevents membrane flutter and increases the durability of the cover—key aspects in indoor padel projects located in areas with demanding weather conditions.
Lateral enclosures with sandwich panels
The club’s lateral enclosures have been resolved using sandwich panels in anthracite grey finish, a solution that offers an optimal balance between insulation, resistance and cost. The choice of this finish also responds to functional criteria, as the anthracite grey color helps improve visibility conditions during play by reducing reflections and unwanted contrasts inside the court.
The project combines 3-meter sandwich panels on the lower sides with pressurized upper enclosures, adapting each area of the building to its specific needs and optimizing overall performance from both a thermal and functional perspective.
This configuration allows improving the club’s thermal performance without significantly increasing the budget, a particularly relevant decision for a project located in an area with demanding weather conditions and frequent snowfall. The result is an efficient and durable envelope aligned with the intensive use planned for the facility, consistent with both technical requirements and the playing experience.
An indoor padel club project adapted to snowy climates
One of the main technical challenges of the project has been its location in an area with frequent snowfall and low winter temperatures. These weather conditions required a detailed study to define the most suitable combination of enclosures and construction systems, with the aim of ensuring indoor comfort without significantly increasing the project cost.
From the early planning stages, the thermal performance of the facility and its structural response to snow loads were analyzed, considering both the durability of the cover and the overall energy efficiency. The adopted solution allows for a stable indoor temperature, protecting the courts and common areas from adverse outdoor conditions.
The balance between insulation, strength and economic viability has been a key factor in the technical decision-making process. Thanks to this approach, the club can operate normally throughout the year.
Comfort, efficiency and user experience
In the club’s daily operation, the indoor design and the adopted covering solution make it possible to maintain consistent and predictable playing conditions, regardless of the weather outside. This stability is key to ensuring both player comfort and efficient facility management throughout the year.
The client has equipped the facility with heating and air conditioning systems, ensuring a comfortable indoor temperature all year round. The combination of these systems with a well-insulated envelope helps improve overall energy efficiency and reduce thermal fluctuations inside the club.
From the user’s perspective, the result is a consistent playing experience, free from drafts, with good acoustics and optimal conditions for playing padel. For the club’s management, this stability translates into greater operational continuity, better use of the facilities and a stronger value proposition for their clients.
Indoor padel club projects like Padelmania highlight the importance of defining the covering solution from the early planning stages, especially in demanding climates.
Project execution and installation timeline
The execution of this project was carried out following a tight schedule and in coordination with the other stakeholders involved in the construction. The installation of the indoor cover was completed in approximately one month, an efficient timeframe considering the scale of the project and the climatic conditions of the area.
Additional project details
As part of the project’s final finishes, external signage featuring the club’s name, Padelmania, has been incorporated on the lateral sides of the cover, reinforcing the facility’s visual identity. This element helps improve the club’s visibility and strengthen its brand image from the outside.
The integration of the signage directly into the building’s external enclosures maintains a clean and cohesive aesthetic across the installation, without interfering with the technical performance of the cover or the indoor comfort.
The importance of collaboration in indoor padel club projects
The development of an indoor padel club project of this scale requires smooth collaboration between all involved parties, from the promoter to the technical and construction teams. In the case of Padelmania, constant communication has been a key factor in the successful progress of the project and in making the right decisions at every stage.
The coordination between the client, the foundation contractor and Okatent made it possible to anticipate potential technical challenges and adapt the covering solution to the club’s real needs, optimizing both the final outcome and the execution timeline.
As highlighted by Martha Pineda, Okatent’s commercial technician:
“Communication with the client has been good. They shared their needs with us, which allowed us to provide guidance. We also had good communication with the foundation contractor, which helped resolve potential issues.”
This collaborative approach is especially relevant in indoor padel club projects, where every technical decision directly impacts comfort, installation durability and the overall user experience. The experience gained from projects like Padelmania reinforces the importance of working in a coordinated way to deliver efficient, reliable facilities aligned with the club’s objectives.
Okatent and its role in the development of indoor padel clubs in Europe
In indoor padel club projects, Okatent collaborates with promoters, managers and technical teams in defining solutions that prioritize comfort, durability and efficiency in the daily use of the facility. Aspects such as thermal insulation, acoustic comfort, material selection and coordination with civil works are key to achieving a reliable long-term result.
This experience is especially relevant in the early planning stages, where the proper definition of the covering solution directly impacts the future performance of the installation. The knowledge gained across different European contexts allows each project to be adapted to its real requirements, ensuring solutions designed for intensive and sustainable use.
FAQs about indoor padel club projects
What is an indoor padel club project?
An indoor padel club project is the comprehensive development of a facility designed for playing padel in a covered environment. It includes space planning, construction solutions, thermal comfort and user experience throughout the year.
What are the advantages of an indoor padel club in cold climates?
An indoor padel club allows sports activity to continue regardless of weather conditions, offering thermal comfort, protection from snow and wind, and greater continuity of use during the colder months of the year.
What technical aspects are key when covering indoor padel courts?
Among the most relevant aspects are structural resistance to climatic loads, thermal insulation, indoor acoustics, energy efficiency and the proper integration of climate control systems and enclosures.
What is the minimum height required for an indoor padel club?
Although regulations establish a minimum height of 6 meters, indoor padel club projects recommend a minimum perimeter height of 7 meters, with greater height in the central area, to ensure a more comfortable playing experience without limitations.
Is it necessary to obtain permits to cover indoor padel courts?
Yes. Installing a cover requires compliance with local building regulations. In indoor padel club projects, it is essential to have structural calculations, technical plans and documentation of the covering system adapted to the location and expected climatic loads.
What type of foundation does an indoor padel cover require?
The type of foundation depends on factors such as the terrain, wind and snow loads, and whether the courts are already built. Different solutions exist, such as individual footings, continuous beams or micropiles, which must be defined in the initial project phase.
How long does it take to install a cover for an indoor padel club?
Installation time depends on the scale of the project and site conditions. However, in large-scale projects like Padelmania, the installation of the cover can be completed in approximately one month, provided that planning and coordination between stakeholders are properly managed.
If you are considering the development of an indoor padel club project, at OKATENT we can help you define the most suitable covering solution for your facility. Our technical team advises promoters, managers and investors on indoor padel projects, adapting each solution to the climatic conditions, technical requirements and execution timelines of every project.
You can get in touch with us through our form, call us at +34 93 323 19 74 or send us an email at info@okatent.com to receive detailed information about our covering solutions for indoor padel clubs.
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