Details
Type
Covered Stadium
Location
Toledo, Spain
Client
Located on the outskirts of Toledo and conceived as part of a new masterplan for the area, Colina de Deportes is a large arena for 6,500 spectators tucked inside a flowering hill. The arena is strategically located near the perimeter road on the northeast end of the site, easily accessible both by car and public transport. Visible as one of the area’s main attractions, the Colina is equally an architectural and a landscape project. The artificial hill, which rises to over 15 m, is constructed with earth excavated for underground parking. A simple and inexpensive system of roof trusses forms the top of the rise. Over the arena, the trusses carry strips of soil covered with brightly-coloured flowering oleander shrubs, which alternate with long rooflights, allowing natural light to filter inside.
The hill serves as more than a roof – it is a public space. Surrounding the arena it incorporate public gardens, walking paths, and an outdoor sports centre with tennis and badminton courts. The southwest slope faces the area’s central plaza, creating an amphitheatre for people to rest, meet and watch events and city life. From the plaza, the Colina’s inviting mix of pink flowers, playing fields and open public spaces is a clear expression of the vibrant integration of this new urban area with its natural surroundings.
Type: Direct commission
Location: Toledo, Spain
Brief: covered stadium (4,900 seats), sports fields, amphitheatre, changing rooms, cafeteria, offices, parking
Client: Gicaman
Area: 11,300 m² interior, 32,100 m² exterior
Phase / Status: Building permit
Architects:
Habiter Autrement / Ateliers Jean Nouvel
Mia Hägg / Jean Nouvel
Team:
Project manager: Laure Frachet
Team members: Felix Medina, Christian Bernhardt, Gustav Hultman, Benjamin Joudrier, Lina Lagerström, Thomas Radczuweit
Consultants:
Landscape architect: Xavier Haegeli (AJN)
Structure: DVVD