jose ramon garitaonaindia de vera: arteixo sport center

‘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.

main entry image © hector santos-díez

stairs to upper level image © hector santos-díez

material palette of concrete, stainless steel impermeable sheets and colored U-glass image © hector santos-díez

image © hector santos-díez

color transitions from pink to yellow image © hector santos-díez

as it wraps the corner, the facade transitions from yellow to green image © hector santos-díez

rear facade transitions from green to blue image © hector santos-díez

courtyard introduces vegetation into the gym image © hector santos-díez

supporting spaces image © hector santos-díez

stands image © hector santos-díez

basketball courts image © hector santos-díez

basketball courts overlook the vegetated courtyard image © hector santos-díez

a backdrop consists of trees within the courtyard image © hector santos-díez

image © hector santos-díez

perimeter lights softly illuminate the channel glass image © hector santos-díez

image © hector santos-díez

image © hector santos-díez

view from upper level veranda images © hector santos-díez

entry at night image © hector santos-díez

context plan

floor plan / level 0

floor plan / level 1

floor plan / level 2

roof plan

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elevation

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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.