Rowing Centre

On top of the platform, a light metal structure is built with trusses that allow a large room with a span of 21 x 21 m to be bridged at the bottom and at the same time support the hanging connecting ramp. These trusses are covered to create a shaded area. The lower floor is the base of this elevated platform, like a rock into which deep holes are drilled to let air and light in. The more private needs of the programme are distributed on this basis. The relationship between the platform and the base is created through a large gap, a crack in the platform that allows light to enter the lower area and houses the slender two-section ramp, which, suspended by means of cables, physically connects the lower level with the terrace and acquires a leading role in the central space of the project.

The composition of the section of the building crosses the existing unevenness of the site, allowing two different accesses, the main one at elevation 295, mostly used by spectators and the general public, and the private one at ground level, frequented by sportsmen and women and technicians. The centre helps to create a suitable environment, is as respectful as possible of the site, avoiding visual and physical barriers and integrating itself within a setting of great environmental and landscape value as neutrally as possible.