INTERNATNIOL CASE STUDY
Alma Sports Hall / Benjamín Murúa
Arquitectos
Architects:
Benjamín Murúa Arquitectos
Area: 1333 m²
Year: 2023
•PROJECT OBJECTIVE: the sports complex
comprises 965 square metres, at 4.5 metres below
grade. The facility contains an indoor basketball,
soccer, and volleyball court; as well as changing
rooms, a gym and restrooms.
•PROJECT CHALLENGES: the harsh climate of the
site. Bordered by the Andes mountains, the region is
home to high winds and dust storms, snow, high
radiation and fluctuating desert temperatures.
•To accommodate the varied weather, the studio
created an aerodynamic dome that covers an oval-
shaped sports court and adjoining facilities
PROJECT PURPOSE: the sports complex
comprises 965 square metres, at 4.5 metres
below grade. The facility contains an indoor
basketball, soccer, and volleyball court; as well
as changing rooms, a gym and restrooms.
PROJECT TECHNIQUE: The curving roof is
made of a double membrane made of PVC
and carbon fibre filaments. The slightly
translucent material protects the interior from
solar radiation while illuminating the space
with the help of electric light.
Trusses of glued-laminated timber (glulam)
support the required curve of the structure
while also creating gaps for light to enter.
The wooden structure and roof membrane
create a flexible cap that is also durable in
the face of the region's weather.
The oval shape of the space conforms to the
curved roof and is made of concrete. Its
underground position allows for the use of
geothermal energy and additionally
protects the space from the elements
above.
PROJECT MATERIAL: (PVC and carbon fibre
filaments) (glued-laminated timber (glulam)
( concrete)
CIRCULATION: The entrance to the sports
complex is a concrete structure that lies adjacent
to the domed roof at ground level. Inside the
structure, a sloping pathway leads downwards to
the network of facilities. An elevator can also be
used to access the space.
The sports facility is located on the residential
campus of the ALMA Observatory, which is
home to the largest radio telescope in the
world. The facility will serve the employees who
live on the observatory's campus to improve
living conditions.
CONSLUSION: As personally learned from this
project is that when and where we want to
design a project or a building we can do.
Because as I studied in this case study that the
weather are too hot and cool. Which can effect
our building so they they design the building
underground that the weather can not effect