see without being seen

© Fernando Alda - www.fernandoalda.com. Published on September 12, 2012.

The existing sports complex contains different constructions from different stages and typologies which causes disorder and an difficult understanding of the installation; the intervention that arises (heated swimming pool) aims to make a neutral building to establish some order in the set also serve to control access to all facilities.

Exterior view from the southeast

© Fernando Alda - www.fernandoalda.com. Published on September 12, 2012.

We project a prism that has a skin of galvanized steel Tramex (100% recyclable) that reinterprets the traditional lattices that allow you to see without being seen hiding the interior and and showing the city to the users and also serves as a solar control element.

Exterior view from the northwest

© Fernando Alda - www.fernandoalda.com. Published on September 12, 2012.

The projected continuous covering makes the building reveals the observer with different character according to light incidence: the volume is seen dense and opaque when viewed from the south dematerialized while if viewed from the riverfront promenade located north.

Exterior view from the northwest

© Fernando Alda - www.fernandoalda.com. Published on September 12, 2012.

The lattice protects the building from unwanted summer sun exposure in all its facades and allows capture by the south side of 50% of incident radiation in winter helping to reduce the thermal loads and therefore energy consumption and CO2 emissions.

Interior view

© Fernando Alda - www.fernandoalda.com. Published on September 12, 2012.

Inside the lattice refracts unwanted solar radiation distributing it uniformly so that there are no glare resulting a homogeneously illuminated space very comfortable.

Solar panels and skylights

© José Luis Rodríguez Gil . Published on September 12, 2012.

The proposed section also contributes to the reduction of the energy demand: the main volume in which is the pool opens to the south and is protected from the north by the volume of services that in turn has a gallery on the north side that acts as a “cushion” respect to the exterior.

General plan

© José Luis Rodríguez Gil . Published on September 12, 2012.

Projected installations integrate renewable energies as the base of the project : the hot water production for dressing rooms and swimming pool is solved with solar panels and biomass boiler so in the annual cycle of operation savings in CO2 emissions exceed 75% compared to a conventional installation (There are not emitted 237 tons of CO2 per year).

Solar geometry study of the lattice

© José Luis Rodríguez Gil . Published on September 12, 2012.

West elevation and transversal section

© José Luis Rodríguez Gil . Published on September 12, 2012.

North elevation and longitudinal section

© José Luis Rodríguez Gil . Published on September 12, 2012.

Exterior view (project)

© José Luis Rodríguez Gil . Published on September 12, 2012.