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Curved concrete canopy over brick

Gondomar, Portugal

Gondomar Sports Complex

The sports complex sits at the edge of the town and combines swimming pools with a multi-sports hall. The Portuguese architect wrapped the main volumes in brick, with few openings.

Large curved concrete canopies peel away from the brick walls to shelter the entrances and outdoor spaces, setting thin, sweeping surfaces against the heavy masonry.

Inside, white halls and corridors take light from skylights and high openings, and the round main hall is covered by a roof pierced with small skylights.

Project Information

Design studio
Álvaro Siza Vieira
Time
2008
Type
Sports
Primary materials
Brick, Concrete
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Brick wall and glazing
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Brick buildings under clouds
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Complex at dusk
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Brick volume at dusk
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Brick wall and curved canopy
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Curved canopy at dusk
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Long brick wall
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
People walking past a brick wall
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Brick facade with curved roof
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Brick corner and canopy
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Curved canopy against the sky
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Brick wall with an angled opening
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Curved concrete edge
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Curved concrete and brick
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Brick volume and door
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
White interior with skylight
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
White hall with light
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
White corridor
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Stair hall with lights
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Grey corridor
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Corridor with daylight
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
White reception
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Dark hall with shafts of light
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Sports hall in shadow
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Dark roof structure
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Grey wall texture
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Sports hall with lights
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Aerial view over the town
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG
Round roof with skylights
Credit: Fernando Guerra / FG+SG

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