Architects: GBGV Arquitectos - Federico García Barba y Cristina González Vázquez de Parga
Program: Edificio Deportivo cubierto con canchas, gimnasio y piscinas
Location: La Higuerita, La Laguna, Tenerife, España
Project: 2003
Completion: Junio de 2008
Client: Excmo. Ayuntamiento de La Laguna, Programa Urban de La Cuesta y Taco
Contractor: Dragados S.A.
Collaborators: Jorge Mosquera Paniagua (Arquitecto), Javier Ramos Díaz (Arquitecto), Patricia González Fernández (Arquitecto), Tomás Sánchez Peraza (Ingeniero Industrial), Fernando García Ortega (Estructuras), María José Díaz Fernández (Arq. Técnico), Ruperto Hernández González (Arq. Técnico).
Photography: José Ramón Oller
Located on a dense metropolitan area between the Santa Cruz and La
Laguna districts, this building incorporates sports facilities to fill
the lack of equipment.
The required program is quite complex, in order to organize services
to practice several sports, mostly the usual sports for covered courts
such as basketball, volleyball, handball, tennis and a space for
gymnasium and fitness. Also, training and therapeutic pools were
required.
The proposed building allocates the required spaces on several
levels, making use of the height differences on the site. The pools and
locker room are located on the semi basement level. The gymnasiums and
workout areas are placed on an intermediate level. Finally, the upper
level holds the multiuse courts and seats for 300 people.
The goal was to make a compact building, in order to lower costs and
achieve high energy efficiency, while allowing for good ventilation and
lighting. Special care was put to fit this new infrastructure on the
site, after studying the heights, so you could access every space from
street level. This strategy involved an interior elevator that connects
the 4 levels.
The formal language pretends to simplify the global form while
defining a new urban landmark for the neighborhood, as should be for a
quality urban equipment. Simple and easy to install materials were used
to achieve rich spaces with good illumination.
Blue tinted translucent polycarbonate panels were used to enclose the pool area in order to achieve a nice atmosphere.
