Cornellà Sports Complex

The complex brings together indoor and outdoor swimming pools and a sports hall on a site at the edge of the city. The Portuguese architect kept the long white volumes low, so they read as a continuous edge to the open ground.

Large curved concrete canopies reach out from the building to shade the outdoor terraces and pools, their sweeping lines contrasting with the flat walls behind.

Inside, the indoor pool is lit by a field of round skylights, and the sports hall and changing areas take light from openings cut high in the walls.