Turó de la Peira’s Sports Center in Barcelona, Spain
Turó de la Peira’s Sports Center and Swimming Pool, Spain, Spanish Architecture, Images
Turó de la Peira’s Sports Center, Barcelona
5 Feb 2020
Turó de la Peira’s Sports Center
Architects: Arquitectura Anna Noguera
Location: Sant Isle Street 50-54 08031 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
In 2014 the Barcelona City Council held an architectural competition for the landscape planning of an interior urban block and a sports facility consisting of an indoor heated swimming pool and a sports court.
The winning proposal for Turó de la Peira’s Sports Center was valued for its landscape integration of a singular greened building in an interior urban block and its commitment to sustainability and respect for the environment.
Preexisting Conditions, a Harsh and Desolate Urban Environment
Turó de la Peira Quarter is characterized by the abundance of low-cost social housing from the ’60s and a high density of buildings. A district with a lack of green areas and a shortage of public facilities.
The urban environment before the intervention was an unstructured space consisting of a sum of residual spaces. A space occupied by a sports court tucked between neighbouring buildings, a pool of obsolete facilities. An urban landscape of hard pavement, concrete walls and total absence of vegetation.
Urban Regeneration with a Green Infrastructure
The concentration of the two facilities in a single building allowed to free space to create a new garden.
A space of p...
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