The Muskiz Municipal Sports Centre Extension

The Muskiz Municipal Sports Centre Extension
Courtesy of G&C arquitectos

The Muskiz Municipal Sports Centre Extension

G&C Arquitectos

ARCHITECTS
G&C Arquitectos

YEAR
2014

LOCATION
Muskiz, Spain

DESIGN TEAM
Marta gonzález cavia, jorge cabrera bartolomé, martin gonzález cavia, aitor blanco moreno

AREA
500.0 m²

CATEGORY
Sports Architecture, Extension

Text description provided by architect.

The current Sports Centre of Muskiz is a compact building that consists of a ground floor and three levels. It is located on a flat plot of land in the center of the village and is accessed from the front by a low staircase.

The Muskiz Municipal Sports Centre Extension
© Jorge Allende
The Muskiz Municipal Sports Centre Extension
Courtesy of G&C arquitectos

It has a rectangular layout with a central entrance decorated with four front access pilasters.

An expansion of existing fitness and spinning areas and an emergency exit from multi-purpose courts were required by the client.

The Muskiz Municipal Sports Centre Extension
© Jorge Allende
The Muskiz Municipal Sports Centre Extension
© Jorge Allende

The fundamental challenge was to update the building´s image and make it more attractive to users in addition to satisfying functional and program requirements, and also to emphasis the role of the façade of the existing building.

The proposal consists of a new pure prismatic volume emerging from the existing building´s main facade, as an iconic milestone. The facade design, made from perforated sheet metal, allows visual permeability from inside and puts sporting activities in the foreground.

The Muskiz Municipal Sports Centre Extension
© Jorge Allende
The Muskiz Municipal Sports Centre Extension
© Jorge Allende

In addition this solution enables the new fire escape to be camouflaged behind the perforated façade. On the ground floor a recessed base – formed by vertical strips of steel- unifies the whole set.

The interior colors reflected by lights can be seem from the outside, creating a completely different appearance by night. The ground floor houses an area for changing rooms, composed of a dry area, shower area and toilet. The first floor is an extension of the previously existing gym.

The Muskiz Municipal Sports Centre Extension
© Jorge Allende
The Muskiz Municipal Sports Centre Extension
© Jorge Allende

The second floor expands the existing spinning room. The new emergency exit is also located on this floor. On the third floor a new multipurpose room can be found.


The Muskiz Municipal Sports Centre Extension
Ground Floor Plan
The Muskiz Municipal Sports Centre Extension
First Floor Plan
The Muskiz Municipal Sports Centre Extension
Second Floor Plan
The Muskiz Municipal Sports Centre Extension
Third Floor Plan
The Muskiz Municipal Sports Centre Extension
Roof Plan


The Muskiz Municipal Sports Centre Extension
Original East Elevation
The Muskiz Municipal Sports Centre Extension
Original North Elevation
The Muskiz Municipal Sports Centre Extension
East Elevation
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North Elevation


The Muskiz Municipal Sports Centre Extension
Section
The Muskiz Municipal Sports Centre Extension
Original Cross Section


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Elevation 1
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Elevation 2


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