Olympic Training Center
Boulder, Colorado
2012
The Olympic Training Center resides in the foothills of Rocky Mountains in Boulder, Colorado within a few miles
of the nearby urban downtown environment and Flatiron Mountains. The building’s DNA evolved rationally from a careful analysis of its environmental context, resulting
three soaring edges that have come to define the form of the building. The exterior is a triangular shaped building that plays o ff of its site plan format. The program for the building required three separated wings for exercises, private use, and visitor’s accommodation. Th e shape of the building responds to the
mountainous setting of the location. Th e exterior Finishing is corten steel panel for a more natural and responding feeling to its surroundings. Also this type of finishing makes the
shape both expressive and efficient . Th e building is separated into two parts, where main entrance doors are situated
between them. The entrance doors are situated to separate existing pedestrian pathways and can be functioned
independently. Th e larger rooms provide spaces for exhibits, receptions,
conferences, gymnasium and other organized gatherings
which are located in the North wing. The East wing which is designated for calisthenics uses, has a series of plyometric, weights, aerobics, stretching, training areas and laboratories that are connected and sprawl in three floors. O ffice spaces
and research centers are located in the West wing.
The interior of the project was developed to provide the owner and end users with flexible spaces that would adapt for calisthenics uses. An outdoor landscape reduces the square footage of interior conditioned space and provides elevated views of the site and interaction with the outdoors.
The existing landscape, the dynamic gesture of the historical downtown, as well as the background of mountainous
formations de fines the positioning and architecture of this building.
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