Àgora. Services building in the Morrot Sports Complex.

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Involved architects (2)
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Involved architects
Eduard Callís Freixas
Guillem Moliner Milhau

A squared square, defined by two porches and open to the football pitches. This is the centre of the Morrot sports complex in Olot. It is also the answer to the contradictions between use and location: an industrial estate and an access road with almost no pavements. The square visually connects with the natural geographical elements, the profile of the mountains that border the region. At the same time, it moves away from the factories and the lorry-travelled street.

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The complex sits on a horizontal platform. An interruption in this base leads to a complex and gradual entrance route: gate, stairs and ramp, three-storey porch, leading tangentially into the central space. The pavilions are twins, but they are not the same. They share the same profile and porches, but maintain differences derived from their position and use: one is used for changing rooms, and the other for reception, cafeteria and services. Its staggered volume fits both the proportions of the square and the internal organisation.

José Hevia
José Hevia

Everything is structure. In keeping with the limited budget, investment is made in what is most important: the activation of a common space, the generous volume of the interior spaces and the entry of natural light. In this regard, the construction of load-bearing walls with mortar block is simple and easy to implement. Its internal logic defines the calligraphy of the work and guides the size of the rooms. The pair of pavilions that look at each other dresses a stage to cultivate one of the most precious values of grassroots sport: sociability.

José Hevia

General information

Àgora. Services building in the Morrot Sports Complex.

YEAR

2017

Status

Built

Option to visit

Visit by appointment

Address

St. França, 30-32

17800 Olot - Girona

Latitude: 42.19117612

Longitude: 2.482575863

Classification

Building materials

Concrete block

Construction system

Load-bearing walls made of concrete block, floor slabs made of load-bearing sheet metal.

Built area

501 - 5000 m²

Awards

XIV BEAU

FAD 2018

Involved architects

Eduard Callís Freixas

Guillem Moliner Milhau

Collaborators

Blázquez Guanter (Structure calculation)

Thommy Parra (Project team)

Sara Palmada (Project team)

Mariona Planiol (Project team)

Sergi Jiménez (Architecture student)

Lluís Parés (Installations project)

Jesús Bassols (Technical Architect)

Xevi Rodeja (Project and site team)

Paula Alejandro (Project team)

Albert Casademont (Technical Architect)

Jordi Moret (Project team)

David Codinach (Structure calculation)

Involved architectural firms

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