Teruel-zilla !! Underground leisure lair and public space
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Design concepts:
The decision of introducing a big volume of youth activities into the earth, that
revitalizes and empowers Teruels activity, impulses the image which we work in
the project. The public space and leisure center project takes a buried Godzillas
expression: a telluric element of contemporary and pop expression.
The big buried volume pushes the earth surface till it brakes and produces a
new urban topography. The visitants will settle this surface that becomes into a
public square, and they will go down in between the stratums, being entertained
by meeting activities, fun and sports. The new activities and their contemporary
manifestation, make evident new ways of urban dialogue, especially in a city
where history has taken up such an important space. It is the discovery of new
possibilities of expression and in a daring appropriation of them, is where we
consider that its potencial lies.
Site conditions:
The project is located in the historical center of Teruel, remodeling 1500 m2 of
Domingo Gascón Public Square and introducing 3000 m2 of interior leisure
program.
Construction and materials:
The interior configuration of the steel structure allows maximum space and
facilitates underground natural light.
By being buried the façades are considerably reduced, so the material expression
focuses on the manifestation of the structure and the color. The intense red
highlights the need of energy and contributes to the activities fluidity. The main
surfaces of the square are granite, melting with the surrounding streets also in
granite, reinforcing its integration and mimesis with the historical center.
Sustainability:
The buried program improves its natural insulation, avoiding the waste of energy
and simultaneously, allows a high social sustainability by introducing a highly
demanded program in Teruels gravity urban center. This fact also optimizes
performance over years avoiding an intense use of public transport.