Villacelama Sports Centre by Quirós Presa
15/03/2018.
[Villacelama] Spain
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This Sports Center is located in the north of Spain, and faithfully reflects the leitmotiv of the project: playing outdoors.
Exterior view. Villacelama Sports Centre by Quirós Presa. Photograph © Imagen Subliminal
Continuous glazed wall. Villacelama Sports Centre by Quirós Presa. Photograph © Imagen Subliminal
Saw-toothroof. Villacelama Sports Centre by Quirós Presa. Photograph © Imagen Subliminal
Saw-toothroof. Villacelama Sports Centre by Quirós Presa. Photograph © Imagen Subliminal
Continuous glazed wall. Villacelama Sports Centre by Quirós Presa. Photograph © Imagen Subliminal
Exterior view. Villacelama Sports Centre by Quirós Presa. Photograph © Imagen Subliminal
Exterior view. Villacelama Sports Centre by Quirós Presa. Photograph © Imagen Subliminal
Interior. Villacelama Sports Centre by Quirós Presa. Photograph © Imagen Subliminal
Interior. Villacelama Sports Centre by Quirós Presa. Photograph © Imagen Subliminal
Interior. Villacelama Sports Centre by Quirós Presa. Photograph © Imagen Subliminal
Interior. Villacelama Sports Centre by Quirós Presa. Photograph © Imagen Subliminal
Interior. Villacelama Sports Centre by Quirós Presa. Photograph © Imagen Subliminal
Interior. Villacelama Sports Centre by Quirós Presa. Photograph © Imagen Subliminal
Interior. Villacelama Sports Centre by Quirós Presa. Photograph © Imagen Subliminal
Interior. Villacelama Sports Centre by Quirós Presa. Photograph © Imagen Subliminal
Night view. Villacelama Sports Centre by Quirós Presa. Photograph © Imagen Subliminal
Night view. Villacelama Sports Centre by Quirós Presa. Photograph © Imagen Subliminal
Night view. Villacelama Sports Centre by Quirós Presa. Photograph © Imagen Subliminal
Night view. Villacelama Sports Centre by Quirós Presa. Photograph © Imagen Subliminal
Night view. Villacelama Sports Centre by Quirós Presa. Photograph © Imagen Subliminal
Site plan. Villacelama Sports Centre. Courtesy of Quirós Presa
Ground floor plan. Villacelama Sports Centre. Courtesy of Quirós Presa
Elevation and section. Villacelama Sports Centre. Courtesy of Quirós Presa
Elevation and section. Villacelama Sports Centre. Courtesy of Quirós Presa
Constructive section. Villacelama Sports Centre. Courtesy of Quirós Presa
Constructive section. Villacelama Sports Centre. Courtesy of Quirós Presa
Lattice beam detail. Villacelama Sports Centre. Courtesy of Quirós Presa
Construction process. Villacelama Sports Centre by Quirós Presa. Photograph © Imagen Subliminal
Construction process. Villacelama Sports Centre by Quirós Presa. Photograph © Imagen Subliminal
Construction process. Villacelama Sports Centre by Quirós Presa. Photograph © Imagen Subliminal
Construction process. Villacelama Sports Centre by Quirós Presa. Photograph © Imagen Subliminal
Construction process. Villacelama Sports Centre by Quirós Presa. Photograph © Imagen Subliminal
Lattice beam detail. Villacelama Sports Centre by Quirós Presa. Photograph © Imagen Subliminal
The architects, Quirós Presa, presented two years ago this low cost and sustainable sports pavilion, in what they specialized; now, it has established itself as the center of neighborhood activity.
The pavilion from the beginning wanted to break the barriers with the outside. It achieves this through a light metal structure, accompanied by a continuous glass enclosure at street level. The main elevations, with a toothed roof, manage to integrate into the environment and provide natural light to the interior, which makes artificial lighting minimal.
The pavilion from the beginning wanted to break the barriers with the outside. It achieves this through a light metal structure, accompanied by a continuous glass enclosure at street level. The main elevations, with a toothed roof, manage to integrate into the environment and provide natural light to the interior, which makes artificial lighting minimal.
Description of project by Quirós Presa
“An indoor sports centre that retains the feel of playing outdoors: a space that is bathed with natural light, allows panoramic views and blurs the boundaries between inner and outer space”.
This conceptual idea presented two challenges: to design a space that, despite its large dimensions, was harmoniously integrated into its rural setting and the requirement to stick to a very limited budget.
The resulting architecture consists of a skeleton of metal trusses that defines the structure, space, facades and respective entrances for the public and staff. From the exterior, the corrugated metal shell gives the appearance of floating over the transparent base, limiting the visual impact of the building and allowing views. On the interior, the continuous glazed wall blur the boundaries between inner and outer space, and the saw-tooth roof reveals large polycarbonate skylights that bathe the space in natural light and limit its energy consumption.
The pavilion, inaugurated in 2016 with a final cost of €275 per m², hosts events from handball tournaments to popular festivities, presenting itself as the new activity centre for Villacelama's residents and neighbours.
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Architects
Quirós Presa. Lead architects.- Itziar Quirós and Pablo López Presa.
Collaborators
Structures.- Alfredo Lafuente. MEP.- Mario Pérez and Joaquín Redondo. Quantity Surveyor.- Miguel Ángel Gutiérrez.
Client
Villacelama’s Municipality.
Contractor
OPHISA.
Dates
2016.
Photography
Itziar Quirós Urdampilleta, Pablo López Presa. Quirós Presa
Quirós Presa, is a study founded in 2014 by the architects Itziar Quirós Urdampilleta and Pablo López Presa after their experience working in recognized international studios.
Quirós Presa defends a social and committed vision of architecture, in which even the most humble project has a transforming function. Great defenders of the Patrimony and specialized in architecture of maximum energetic efficiency, work in a balance between tradition and vanguard. His projects claim popular architecture (such as construction on land), combining it with a contemporary language and the most cutting-edge energy efficiency systems, having obtained the prestigious German Passivhaus certification in several projects.
Currently, Quirós Presa is immersed in the construction of several low-consumption buildings in different parts of Spain, promoting heritage defense initiatives (rehabilitation of the Sandoval Monastery), and collaborating in dissemination and research projects to improve our buildings public (Study on comfort and air quality in Public Schools of Spain).
Quirós Presa defends a social and committed vision of architecture, in which even the most humble project has a transforming function. Great defenders of the Patrimony and specialized in architecture of maximum energetic efficiency, work in a balance between tradition and vanguard. His projects claim popular architecture (such as construction on land), combining it with a contemporary language and the most cutting-edge energy efficiency systems, having obtained the prestigious German Passivhaus certification in several projects.
Currently, Quirós Presa is immersed in the construction of several low-consumption buildings in different parts of Spain, promoting heritage defense initiatives (rehabilitation of the Sandoval Monastery), and collaborating in dissemination and research projects to improve our buildings public (Study on comfort and air quality in Public Schools of Spain).
