Work
Project
Indoor Athletics Stadium
- Location: Sabadell, Barcelona, Spain
- Typology: Sports
- Completion: 2010
- Surface built: 12.712 m2
Coauthors
Mario Corea
Lluís Moran
Job Captain
Maricel Aguilera
Collaborators
Consuelo Koch
Soledad Diaz
Alejandra Vazquez
Silvia Forns
Nicolás Becchis
Mariano Escribano
Installations
Estudio Pvi / Pamias
Structure
Bis Arquitectes
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Located in a multi-sports complex in the neighborhood of Sant Oleguer, the stadium, with its capacity for some 2,500 spectators, is the principal piece in the ensemble. As such it represents an important reference point for the city and at the same time the building has great symbolic significance for its citizens.
The site is a long and narrow plot with a significant slope and a marked asymmetry. The building would adapt itself to the site and at the same time its impact on the landscape would be minimized. The structure consists of a huge roof which seems to unfold, following the movement of the land along both the longitudinal and transversal axes. It is a continuous, light and almost immaterial element that floats over the interior space. One of the major considerations in the development of the design was to create a certain autonomy for the roof given that it would not be determined by the shape of the track.