Gran Canary Arena by LLPS Architects
22/04/2015.
[Las Palmas de Gran Canaria] Spain
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LLPS Architects presents the Gran Canary Arena. The project establishes in the environment a building-object that faces up to the urban landscape, invading it and, in the same time, working as a reference, trying to join together all the urban chaos: from the pedestrian sketch, up to the wheel track traffic in surrounding its perimeter. The plot tries to respond to the city creating an urban space that work as a meeting place and an urban square with different possibilities.
Exterior view. Gran Canary Arena by LLPS Architects. Photography by Javier Callejas.
Exterior view. Gran Canary Arena by LLPS Architects. Photography by Javier Callejas.
Exterior view. Gran Canary Arena by LLPS Architects. Photography by Javier Callejas.
Exterior view. Gran Canary Arena by LLPS Architects. Photography by Javier Callejas.
Exterior view. Gran Canary Arena by LLPS Architects. Photography by Javier Callejas.
Interior view. Gran Canary Arena by LLPS Architects. Photography by Javier Callejas.
Interior view. Gran Canary Arena by LLPS Architects. Photography by Javier Callejas
Interior view. Gran Canary Arena by LLPS Architects. Photography by Javier Callejas
Interior view. Gran Canary Arena by LLPS Architects. Photography by Javier Callejas
Interior view. Gran Canary Arena by LLPS Architects. Photography by Javier Callejas
Interior view. Gran Canary Arena by LLPS Architects. Photography by Javier Callejas
Interior view. Gran Canary Arena by LLPS Architects. Photography by Javier Callejas.
Interior view. Gran Canary Arena by LLPS Architects. Photography by Javier Callejas.
Site plan. Gran Canary Arena by LLPS Architects.
Plant at ground level -12,36. Gran Canary Arena by LLPS Architects.
Plant at ground level -3,50. Gran Canary Arena by LLPS Architects.
Plant at ground level 0,00. Gran Canary Arena by LLPS Architects.
Plant at ground level +12,96. Gran Canary Arena by LLPS Architects.
Roof plant. Gran Canary Arena by LLPS Architects.
Elevation. Gran Canary Arena by LLPS Architects.
Section. Gran Canary Arena by LLPS Architects.
Section. Gran Canary Arena by LLPS Architects.
Section. Gran Canary Arena by LLPS Architects.
Section. Gran Canary Arena by LLPS Architects.
Exploded drawing. Gran Canary Arena by LLPS Architects.
Roof detail. Gran Canary Arena by LLPS Architects.
Skylight detail. Gran Canary Arena by LLPS Architects.
Model. Gran Canary Arena by LLPS Architects. Image by LLPS Arquitectos.
Model. Gran Canary Arena by LLPS Architects. Image by LLPS Arquitectos.
Interior view. Gran Canary Arena by LLPS Architects. Photography by Javier Callejas. Click above to see larger image.
The LLPS Architects’ building can be considered not only as a finishing touch of the Sports City in Siete Palmas but also as a characteristic object of the urban area, which generates its language. The constant dialectics between the building and the square set up a link that forms a unique system: the building cannot be understood without the urban space, and on the contrary.
The Multi-Purpose Palace declares itself as a categorical and geometrical place on the western hillside of the plot. The plan has a total surface area of total de 51,118.00 m², 11,485 m² of which belong to the pavilion, whose dimensions are 123.50 metres long by 93.00 metres wide and 21.00 metres high. The installations have space for more than 10,000 spectators 33 toilets, 270 parking spaces besides 2,000 metres for buses. Likewise, it has 725 m² intended for the news media, a 1,185 m² skylight that allows the practice of activities in daylight, as well as 986 m² of curtain walls, which allow the possibility of not visible the empty seats with a scant.
The place has been a host of important events such as the World Basketball Championship in 2014 and the final stage of the King Basketball Cup in 2015.
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Architects
Llps arquitectos. Architects.- Eduardo Pérez Gómez, Miguel Ángel Sánchez García.
Project team
Juan Llorente Orejas, Anja Lunge, María Carbonero, Marta López, Esther González.
Collaborators
Structure.- NB35 Estructuras. Jesús Jiménez Cañas.
MEP.- GEASYT Ingenieros. Gustavo Álvarez Álvarez.
Measurement.- José Vecino Morales.
Concrete advisor.- ARC CONCRETE. Francisco Xavier Regás.
Acoustic consultant.- Javier Mestre.
Consultants construction.- Structure: Fhecor Ingenieros Consultores;
MEP: JG Ingenieros;
Concrete advisor: ARC CONCRETE. Francisco Xavier Regás.
Building.- Structure: UTE TYPSA Ingeniería; Installation: UTE TYPSA Ingeniería.
Technical Assistance Projects.- Arquitectura Local: ACH Arquitectos, Juan Carlos Cabrera; Ingeniería y ejecución de obra: EUROESTUDIOS, Jorge Aracil.
Construction.- UTE COMSA-SANDO-SATOCAN-PRECONTE: Roberta Salas Isequillas (UTE Manager), José Manuel Pérez Álvarez (Technical Director), José Mercado (Head work).
MEP.- GEASYT Ingenieros. Gustavo Álvarez Álvarez.
Measurement.- José Vecino Morales.
Concrete advisor.- ARC CONCRETE. Francisco Xavier Regás.
Acoustic consultant.- Javier Mestre.
Consultants construction.- Structure: Fhecor Ingenieros Consultores;
MEP: JG Ingenieros;
Concrete advisor: ARC CONCRETE. Francisco Xavier Regás.
Building.- Structure: UTE TYPSA Ingeniería; Installation: UTE TYPSA Ingeniería.
Technical Assistance Projects.- Arquitectura Local: ACH Arquitectos, Juan Carlos Cabrera; Ingeniería y ejecución de obra: EUROESTUDIOS, Jorge Aracil.
Construction.- UTE COMSA-SANDO-SATOCAN-PRECONTE: Roberta Salas Isequillas (UTE Manager), José Manuel Pérez Álvarez (Technical Director), José Mercado (Head work).
Client
Cabildo Insular de Gran Canaria; Sports Council of Spain; Canary Islands Government.
Area
Site area 51,118.00 sqm.
Dates
International competition.- June 2002.
Basic project.- March 2010.
Project execution.- June 2010.
Modified project.- July 2010.
Construction date.- September 2011.
Completed construction.- March 2014.
Basic project.- March 2010.
Project execution.- June 2010.
Modified project.- July 2010.
Construction date.- September 2011.
Completed construction.- March 2014.
Location
Portion A-Ciudad Deportiva de SG-13, "Ciudad Deportiva Siete Palmas", Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Spain.
Budget
€ 67,831,904.00
Photography
Miguel Ángel Sánchez García, Eduardo Pérez Gómez. LLPS Arquitectos
LLPS ARQUITECTOS is an architecture study composed of the partners Eduardo Pérez Gómez and Miguel Ángel Sánchez García. Miguel Ángel Sánchez García is an architect from the Architecture Polytechnic of Madrid. Eduardo Pérez Gómez is an Architect from the Architecture Polytechnic of Madrid and a Design Associate Professor.
They have been guest professors and have imparted conferences at the Universities of Harvard (EEUU), the Polytechnic of Milan (Italy), the University of Nairobi (Kenya) and the University of Addis Abeba (Ethiopia) and others on a Spanish national level. Their work has been awarded eleven first prizes, among those; four on an international level stand out: the Multi-Purpose Palace of Gran Canary, the Psychology Faculty of Malaga, and recently the Intermodal Railway and Buses Complex, as well as the International Exhibition of the Spanish Pavilion in the Venice Biennial of Architecture in 2000.
They have developed works in different areas and programs, it should be pointed out: the Spots and Multi-Purpose Palace of Gran Canary, the Third-Commercial Hybrid Complex in Madrid, the Social Centre of Almoguea, a Block of social, private and single-family flats on a national level, as well as third and industrial Complex in developing areas. Their work has been displayed in many countries such as EEUU, Canada, Brazil, Chile, Turkey, Sweden, Belgium, Italy and France.
