Mexican design studio Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica has created a series of buildings in Jálpa de Mendez, Mexico, centred around a sports complex and baseball stadium shaded by monumental concrete umbrellas.
The design of the stadium and surrounding complex was completed in 2023 to revitalize public life in Jálpa de Mendez and "renew the city's most representative public spaces".
The project was completed by Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica (CCA)
Led by Bernardo Quinzaños of Centro de Colaboración Arquitectónica (CCA), the sports-centred project has two main buildings, the stadium and a rectangular sports hall, called Estadio Manuel Vargas Izquierdo and Polideportivo de Alto Rendimiento, respectively.
The baseball stadium is defined by ten large umbrellas made with exposed concrete. A series of tubular tensioners in a rust colour support the umbrellas from below and rise into pyramidal-shaped lattices above. Large umbrellas made with exposed concrete define the basketball stadium
The heavy umbrellas shade the raked concrete stands, which stack up in chunky seating and standing platforms while ramping down to sidewalks that offer universal access to the whole complex.
Red metal gates and railings add a delicate, coloured texture to the monumental form.
CCA remodelled the existing courts of the complex
Underneath the stands, a colonnade extends out, forming a covered corridor that connects to the multi-sport complex. The colonnade turns back on...