Taller de Enrique Norten Arquitectos, SC - Educare Sports Facilities

TEN Arquitectos were commissioned to design a new, multipurpose gymnasium, that could be easily converted for ceremonies and celebrations, a swimming-pool, spaces for exercise, dressing rooms, and restrooms.

Photo: Jaime Navarro

The master plan for the Educare Sports Facilities was influenced by the site’s pre-existing structures, an old “adobe” warehouse and cistern, and the programmatic needs of Educare high school.
The project embraces the site and its history; the swimming pool occupies the void left after the removal of the cistern, the gymnasium was built on the pre-existing foundation.

Photo: Jaime Navarro

Photo: Jaime Navarro

The gymnasium is clad in white metallic panels that are automatically activated by climatic changes. Their response to the elements, to temperature, wind and rain, transforms the building, as they “breathe” and adjust to current environmental conditions.

Photo: Jaime Navarro

The upper part of the gymnasium volume is wrapped in a frosted glass membrane, which together with a dropped ceiling, filter and control the quality of natural light, reducing significantly the building’s energy usage. The glass box serves as a night light for the pool and the school’s adjacent soccer field.

Photo: Jaime Navarro

Photo: Jaime Navarro

The swimming pool is located to the south of a glass-block, bar-building that houses the exercise spaces, dressing rooms, and restrooms.
A series of stone-clad walls define the other three edges of the pool enclosure, protecting it from strong and dusty northern winds, while providing additional privacy from people passing by.

Photo: Jaime Navarro

Photo: Jaime Navarro

The glass and aluminum aerobics volume hovers over part of the pool, visually illustrating how the diverse exercise spaces are linked programmatically. The various spaces and levels in the bar-building are linked by an exterior ramp.

Photo: Jaime Navarro

Drawing courtesy TEN Arquitectos

Drawing courtesy TEN Arquitectos

Area (approx.): 3000 square meters
Completed: 2001

Client: Jorge Vergara
Architects: Taller de Enrique Norten Arquitectos, SC
(TEN Arquitectos)

Project Team:
Enrique Norten
Bernardo Gómez-Pimienta
Hugo Sánchez
Carlos López
Jorge Arvizu
Rubén Garnica
Claudia Marquina
Verónica Domínguez
Catalina Aristizábal
Miguel Rios

Construction: Ing José Ibarra - Grupo Corey
Structure: Colinas de Buen
Enamel Panels: Alfher
Pneumatic System: Ing. Jorge González Bustos - Deltamatic





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		TEN Arquitectos Taller de Enrique Norten Arquitectos, SC Educare Sports Facilities Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico
		TEN Arquitectos were commissioned to design a new, multipurpose gymnasium, that could be easily converted for ceremonies and celebrations, a swimming-pool, spaces for exercise, dressing rooms, and restrooms. Photo: Jaime Navarro The master plan for the Educare Sports Facilities was influenced by the site’s pre-existing structures, an old “adobe” warehouse and cistern, and the programmatic needs of Educare high school. The project embraces the site and its history; the swimming pool occupies the void left after the removal of the cistern, the gymnasium was built on the pre-existing foundation. Photo: Jaime Navarro Photo: Jaime Navarro The gymnasium is clad in white metallic panels that are automatically activated by climatic changes. Their response to the elements, to temperature, wind and rain, transforms the building, as they “breathe” and adjust to current environmental conditions. Photo: Jaime Navarro The upper part of the gymnasium volume is wrapped in a frosted glass membrane, which together with a dropped ceiling, filter and control the quality of natural light, reducing significantly the building’s energy usage. The glass box serves as a night light for the pool and the school’s adjacent soccer field. Photo: Jaime Navarro Photo: Jaime Navarro The swimming pool is located to the south of a glass-block, bar-building that houses the exercise spaces, dressing rooms, and restrooms. A series of stone-clad walls define the other three edges of the pool enclosure, protecting it from strong and dusty northern winds, while providing additional privacy from people passing by. Photo: Jaime Navarro Photo: Jaime Navarro The glass and aluminum aerobics volume hovers over part of the pool, visually illustrating how the diverse exercise spaces are linked programmatically. The various spaces and levels in the bar-building are linked by an exterior ramp. Photo: Jaime Navarro Drawing courtesy TEN Arquitectos Drawing courtesy TEN Arquitectos Area (approx.): 3000 square meters Completed: 2001 Client: Jorge Vergara Architects: Taller de Enrique Norten Arquitectos, SC (TEN Arquitectos) Project Team: Enrique Norten Bernardo Gómez-Pimienta Hugo Sánchez Carlos López Jorge Arvizu Rubén Garnica Claudia Marquina Verónica Domínguez Catalina Aristizábal Miguel Rios Construction: Ing José Ibarra - Grupo Corey Structure: Colinas de Buen Enamel Panels: Alfher Pneumatic System: Ing. Jorge González Bustos - Deltamatic November 8, 2004