La Praderia | Natura Futura Arquitectura

Babahoyo / Ecuador / 2022

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La Pradería / Sports Integration Center for Rural Areas


La Pradería is located in the rural territory of ​​Babahoyo City with a population of approximately 17,985 inhabitants, where the absence of sports facilities is not enough; its infrastructure barely covers basic needs and complementary spaces are almost never provided. It is important to explore how private entities can promote the creation of spaces that link and reinterpret local architecture with sport activities.


Jimmy, a sports promoter who has dedicated himself to organizing soccer and foot-tennis championships within the city, recognizes the need to create a new space within his private land to establish a new social and sports link between urban and rural.


La Pradería, with dimensions of 10m x 8m, seeks to be a portal that blurs the line between the exterior and the interior to link the sporting activity with its surroundings. The project is delimited laterally with two brick walls; the right side contains services, such as bathrooms and a storage room; while the left side houses furniture for social gatherings. On the first level, the kitchen and the food bar are located; built from the brick rubble of the same construction. On the second level, balconies and terraces enhance the meeting and the contemplation of activities.


The objective of the construction process is to work and revalue the local workforce and its traditional techniques, merging it with hybrid technologies like metallic structures, that allow us to set new possibilities on the table.


The project envelope is generated by metal folding panels composed of wooden lattices and mosquito nets; a technique used in traditional constructions in the area. Its diagonal arrangement improves the stability of the panels, the natural ventilation flow and prevents the entry of insects. By opening these elements, it is possible to link social living with sports activities.


A convergence architecture that recovers the role of sports equipment from the private initiative as a platform for the generation and strengthening of links between urban and rural areas.


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La Pradería / Centro rural de integración deportiva 


La pradería,se ubica en la zona rural de  Babahoyo con una población de 17 985 habitantes aproximadamente, donde  la ausencia de equipamientos deportivos no es suficiente; su infraestructura apenas cubre las necesidades básicas y los espacios complementarios casi nunca se dan a cabo. Es importante explorar cómo desde lo privado se puede fomentar la creación de espacios que vinculan y reinterpretan la arquitectura local junto al deporte.


Jimmy, gestor deportivo que se ha dedicado a la organización de campeonatos de fútbol y tenis de pie dentro de la ciudad, reconoce la necesidad de generar un nuevo espacio dentro de su terreno  privado para establecer un nuevo vínculo social y deportivo entre lo urbano y rural.


La pradería, con dimensiones de 10m x 8m busca ser un portal que difumina la línea entre el exterior y lo interior para vincular la actividad deportiva con su entorno. El proyecto se delimita lateralmente con dos muros de ladrillos; el lateral derecho alberga servicios, como baños y bodega; mientras que el lateral izquierdo contiene mobiliario de reunión social.  En la primera planta funciona la cocina y la barra de comidas, construida a partir de los escombros de ladrillo de la misma construcción. En el segundo nivel, balcones y terrazas potencializan el encuentro y la contemplación de las actividades.


El objetivo del proceso constructivo es trabajar y revalorizar la mano de obra local y sus técnicas tradicionales, fusionándose con tecnologías híbridas que nos permitan poner sobre la mesa nuevas posibilidades.


La envolvente del proyecto se genera por paneles plegables metálicos compuestos de celosías de madera y mallas mosquiteras; técnica utilizada en construcciones tradicionales de la zona. Su disposición en diagonal permite mejorar la estabilidad de los paneles, el flujo de ventilación natural y evitar el ingreso de insectos. Al abrir estos elementos se logra vincular el habitar social con el deportivo.


Una arquitectura de convergencia que reivindica el papel del equipamiento deportivo desde la iniciativa privada  como una plataforma para la generación y fortalecimiento de vínculos entre lo urbano y lo rural.

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    La Pradería / Sports Integration Center for Rural Areas La Pradería is located in the rural territory of ​​Babahoyo City with a population of approximately 17,985 inhabitants, where the absence of sports facilities is not enough; its infrastructure barely covers basic needs and complementary spaces are almost never provided. It is important to explore how private entities can promote the creation of spaces that link and reinterpret local architecture with sport...

    Project details
    • Year 2022
    • Work finished in 2022
    • Status Completed works
    • Type Sports Centres / Sports Facilities / Leisure Centres
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