Collider Activity Center competition

Sofia, Bulgaria

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Collider Activity Center competition

Sofia, Bulgaria

Firm

Type

Hospitality + Sport › Restaurant Wellness/Spa Stadium Sports Center
Landscape + Planning › Playground

YEAR

2013

SIZE

1,000,000 +

CONCEPT
The main idea of
the proposal is to create impressive design with correct functional scheme. To
make building attractive for visitors design should follow the function and
accent all the inside activities.
ZONING
Collider Activity Center and offices
are separated (and connected) with the greenhouse. Both, offices and Center
have their own staircase and elevators. In addition there is a separate
staircase and elevator to access coffee shop, restaurant and roof top bar
kitchens and stuff rooms. All the staircases and elevators are also connected
with the underground level parking. The territory on the back of the Collider
Activity Center with pools, Ropetopia etc. is situated on several different
levels and can be accessed from the building, as well as from the street.
FUNCTIONAL
CONNECTIONS
All climbing
activities - hall for high climbing walls, boulder hall, Funtopia, green room
with climbing mushrooms, outside climbing walls, also coffee shops, restrooms
and item storages are placed on the ground floor level. On the second floor
there are restaurant (that is connected with the Recreational swimming pool
outside on the same level), restrooms for the pool and spa center. The fourth
floor is for multifunctional hall and fitness. On the fifth floor there is the
roof top bar with good views towards Vitosha Mountain, selected views towards
the climbing wall below and also to the back territory with pools, Ropetopia,
open summer stage and all other outdoor activities.
STRUCTURE
The structure of
the building is reinforced concrete with the standard grid 6mX6m and 6mX12m.
The modular grid structure system is simple for construction, costs less, much
more comfortable for planning and is the best solution for the underground level
parking.
DESIGN AND
MATERIALS
The building is
mostly transparent. The idea is to make visible inner activities, impressive
massive climbing walls, green room with palms, etc. On the facade there is also
used modular finishing. Facade materials are the following - Concrete, facade
glass system, perforated metal sheets and painted aluminium facade panels.
According to the design concept the color of the facade panels (in this case
yellow) will be the same as some parts of the building inside, as well as the
furniture elements. Hall for high climbing walls, Funtopia and green room are
visible from the main facade. For the climbing hall and Funtopia on the facade
is used partially matted glass, that lets the daylight inside, but the light is
soft and protects from the sunlight heat. Hall for the high climbing walls is
also visible main hall space, restaurant and the roof top bar. Greenhouse has a
sliding glass roof that can be opened during summer, as well as the facade on
the ground floor level. The facade of the hall for the high climbing walls can
also be opened. Ventilation for the inner spaces is mounted into the ceilings.