Double curved steel trusses span the width of the building to achieve a lofty and luminous space. Holland-stone cement blocks weave a wall that breathes. Opaque but translucent policarbonate tympani crown the end walls of the building. A wood proscenium arch and stage, plus an additional pull-up platform that extends the floor space, double the structure´s use as an auditorium for dance and theater.
Project Facts
Project Gymansium, Blue Valley School Phases I & II
Site Escazú, San José
Client The Blue Valley School
Area 1260m2
Architect Anna Urbina Gutiérrez
Engineer Claudio Ortiz Gutiérrez (Structural Steel), Juan Francisco Montealegre (Structural Concrete), CIRCUITO (Electrical), José Elmer Arias
Construction RAE Ingenieros
Date January 2000, May 2004