Functional and sporty architecture. Changing rooms and auxiliary services building by Sergio Mota and Liangliang Chen

17/07/2023. [El Garrobo - SEV] Spain
Metalocus, CRISTINA RODRÍGUEZ, ELENA DE LA FUENTE
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The architects Sergio Mota and Liangliang Chen have completed a locker room and auxiliary services building on a soccer field located in a small municipality called El Garrobo, province of Seville, Spain.

The longitudinal building with a rectangular plan measuring 28 meters long by 5.55 meters wide functions as a space where athletes can change and request auxiliary services if necessary. The facilities add great value to the soccer field, creating a comfortable space for all its users.
Changing rooms and auxiliary services building in El Garrobo by Sergio Mota and Liangliang Chen. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
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Sergio Mota and Liangliang Chen organize a modular building built with load-bearing walls every 3 meters. The building is divided into two different modules, completely free and covered, that serve as access to the different uses.

The curvature of the walls and the treatment of the brick in its composition help to generate a vertical and horizontal dynamic, which volumetrically and spatially enrich this small sports facility.

In one of the modules, we find the referee's changing room, one of the changing rooms, and two spaces for maintenance and facilities. In the next module is the other changing room, the first toilet, and storage space. The building is completed at its end with a second toilet and a small ambigú that allows you to enjoy football and a good panoramic view of El Garrobo.

For the project, an exposed brick was chosen for both the load-bearing walls and the main façades, which works both as a structure, façade, and the interior finish of the changing rooms.

Changing rooms and auxiliary services building in El Garrobo by Sergio Mota and Liangliang Chen. Photograph by Fernando Alda.


Changing rooms and auxiliary services building in El Garrobo by Sergio Mota and Liangliang Chen. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
 

Project description by Sergio Mota + Liangliang Chen

The site for the changing rooms and auxiliary services building is planned in a rough area in the southern corner of the soccer field perimeter. The project proposes a rectangular construction of 28m long by 5.55m wide, an eminently longitudinal building, longer than initially planned in the bases, which avoids a possible conflict with the lighting towers and an elongated development in the plan, which means an approach to the main access to the soccer field.

It is a modular building, built with load-bearing walls every 3m on which rests a reinforced concrete roof that collects water through a gutter on its rear facade. Two free and covered modules serve as access to the different uses while allowing visual continuity with the immediate natural environment.


Changing rooms and auxiliary services building in El Garrobo by Sergio Mota and Liangliang Chen. Photograph by Fernando Alda.

The project seeks to optimize the use of resources, so facing brick was chosen for both the load-bearing walls and the main facades, which in turn are the structure, facade, and interior finish of the changing rooms. The light and ventilation of the different spaces are guaranteed through a series of lattices and upper openings at the back.

On its facade facing the soccer field, the building adopts a curve that generates a sequence of seats that protect the spectator from the southern sun and creates vertical openings that ensure greater ventilation. The building is completed at its east end with a small ambiguous area that allows the spectator to enjoy soccer and a panoramic view of the town of El Garrobo.

Changing rooms and auxiliary services building in El Garrobo by Sergio Mota and Liangliang Chen. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Changing rooms and auxiliary services building in El Garrobo by Sergio Mota and Liangliang Chen. Photograph by Fernando Alda. Changing rooms and auxiliary services building in El Garrobo by Sergio Mota and Liangliang Chen. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Changing rooms and auxiliary services building in El Garrobo by Sergio Mota and Liangliang Chen. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Changing rooms and auxiliary services building in El Garrobo by Sergio Mota and Liangliang Chen. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Changing rooms and auxiliary services building in El Garrobo by Sergio Mota and Liangliang Chen. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Changing rooms and auxiliary services building in El Garrobo by Sergio Mota and Liangliang Chen. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Changing rooms and auxiliary services building in El Garrobo by Sergio Mota and Liangliang Chen. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Changing rooms and auxiliary services building in El Garrobo by Sergio Mota and Liangliang Chen. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Changing rooms and auxiliary services building in El Garrobo by Sergio Mota and Liangliang Chen. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Changing rooms and auxiliary services building in El Garrobo by Sergio Mota and Liangliang Chen. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Changing rooms and auxiliary services building in El Garrobo by Sergio Mota and Liangliang Chen. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Changing rooms and auxiliary services building in El Garrobo by Sergio Mota and Liangliang Chen. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Changing rooms and auxiliary services building in El Garrobo by Sergio Mota and Liangliang Chen. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Changing rooms and auxiliary services building in El Garrobo by Sergio Mota and Liangliang Chen. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Changing rooms and auxiliary services building in El Garrobo by Sergio Mota and Liangliang Chen. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Changing rooms and auxiliary services building in El Garrobo by Sergio Mota and Liangliang Chen. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Changing rooms and auxiliary services building in El Garrobo by Sergio Mota and Liangliang Chen. Photograph by Fernando Alda.
Site plan. Changing rooms and auxiliary services building in El Garrobo by Sergio Mota and Liangliang Chen.
Floor plan. Changing rooms and auxiliary services building in El Garrobo by Sergio Mota and Liangliang Chen.
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Architects
Liangliang Chen, Sergio Mota.
Project team
Fernando Pérez Dávila.
Collaborators
Project manager.- Gonzalo Pérez Sigüenza.
Structure.- Antonio Onieva Molina.
Quantity surveyor.- Ramón Álvarez de la Gala.
Client
El Garrobo Town Hall.
Builder
Servicios Integrales Carymar, S.L.
Developer
El Garrobo Town Hall.
Area
120 sqm.
Dates
Construction.- 2022-2023.
Location
El Garrobo, Seville, Spain.
Photography
Fernando Alda.

Sergio Mota

Sergio Mota has a degree in Architecture from the University of Seville since 2014. In 2015 he studied at the Rey Juan Carlos University to obtain the BIM specialization, in 2019 to 2020 he studied a course in project management - PMI-AGILE Methodology at the School of Industrial Organization.

The architect has worked in different architecture studios throughout the course of his career such as Atelier Paralelo or Estudio Curtidores. From 2016 to the present, Sergio Mota works at the Seville-based studio Cruz y Ortiz.
 

Liangliang Chen

Liangliang Chen graduated in Fundamentals of Architecture from the University of Seville in 2016, obtaining the number 2 promotion position and Master of Architecture from the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura de Madrid in 2018. After having been working as an intern at (bau)m architecture, Narciso Vázquez Arquitecto and Vtrilloarquitectos in Seville, Liangliang joined Cruz y Ortiz Arquitectos in 2016, where he has participated and directed different phases of the projects, predominantly participating in competitions.
 
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