‘arteixo sport center‘ by josé ramón garitaonaindía de vera, arteixo, spain image © hector santos-díez all images courtesy of josé ramón garitaonaindía de vera

spanish practice josé ramón garitaonaindía de vera has recently completed the ‘arteixo sport center’ in arteixo, spain. bound by a road, river and municipal pool, this facility is positioned within an urban area and defines itself with a delicate band of rainbow shades which gradually change as it wraps the top half of the building. painted wooden boards and faced with U-glass and illuminated from the internal cavity at night to project the colors during events. a structural framework of box beams running along the length of the basketball courts and running track opens the interior to northern daylight while southern light filters through the translucent polycarbonate for a soft glow.

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center main entry image © hector santos-díez

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center stairs to upper level image © hector santos-díez

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center material palette of concrete, stainless steel impermeable sheets and colored U-glass image © hector santos-díez

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center image © hector santos-díez

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center color transitions from pink to yellow image © hector santos-díez

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center as it wraps the corner, the facade transitions from yellow to green image © hector santos-díez

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center rear facade transitions from green to blue image © hector santos-díez

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center courtyard introduces vegetation into the gym image © hector santos-díez

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center supporting spaces image © hector santos-díez

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center stands image © hector santos-díez

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center basketball courts image © hector santos-díez

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center basketball courts overlook the vegetated courtyard image © hector santos-díez

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center a backdrop consists of trees within the courtyard image © hector santos-díez

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center image © hector santos-díez

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center perimeter lights softly illuminate the channel glass image © hector santos-díez

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center image © hector santos-díez

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center image © hector santos-díez

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center view from upper level veranda images © hector santos-díez

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center entry at night image © hector santos-díez

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center context plan

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center floor plan / level 0

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center floor plan / level 1

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center floor plan / level 2

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center roof plan

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center section

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center section

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center section

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center section

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center elevation

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center elevation

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center elevation

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center elevation

jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center overall colors within elevation

project info:

architect: josé ramón garitaonaindía de vera location: avenida de arsenio iglesias, arteixo, a coruña, spain. project team:  montserrat neira, omar curros. clients: concello de arteixo (arteixo city council) project square footage: 1,527 m2 site area: 3,150 m2 completed: 2011 photographs: hector santos-díez structural engineers: jorge aragón fitera. contractor: construcciones riotorto s.l. budget: 2,293,128 milliones de euros.