Baseball Park, Manipur

Baseball Park, Manipur

Project location: Manipur, India
Client: Huntre
Design/ Construction: 2012
Project Cost: NA

The Regional Baseball Complex in Imphal, Manipur in northeast India is a project initiated by First Pitch, a US-Manipur collaboration involving Major League Baseball and the local government to build the first baseball park in India. The baseball project includes coaching camps conducted by MLB coaches, contribution of equipment by Spalding and the filming of a documentary. The program for the baseball complex includes offices, dormitories for visiting teams, meeting and exhibition areas as well as performance spaces and guest rooms.

NPA's design approach is based on a contemporary interpretation of existing building typologies that are local and sustainable. Planning principles from architectural manuscripts, passive energy systems, and local materials and construction methods are used to create an architecture that is contemporary yet accessible and rooted in Manipur's unique cultural and historical context.

A documentary about the efforts to support baseball in Manipur, "The Only Real Game", was released in 2013.