Grandstand Building Training Complex of the Municipal Stadium in Aveiro, New Portuguese Architecture, Portugal Photos
Grandstand Building – Training Complex of the Municipal Stadium in Aveiro
30 Nov 2022
Architects: SUMMARY
Location: Aveiro, Portugal

Photos: © Fernando Guerra_FG+SG
Aveiro Grandstand Building, Portugal
The building plot is located in the immediate surroundings of Aveiro Municipal Stadium as a support structure for football practice and official games for the younger teams. The project is comprised of four football pitches, a supporting facility with locker rooms, public stands, parking facilities and complementary amenities.

All functions were condensed into a single building, the public stands facing the playing pitches to each side and the remaining programmatic functions housed underneath. The option of joining all functions and the two public grandstands in a single unit optimizes public circulations, reduces building material, building costs and construction time.
The general image of the building and its constructive system are strongly intertwined. The materiality of the building, specifically the use of concrete in its natural colour, is simultaneously an aesthetic choice as well as a cost-effective one, avoiding the need for additional finishings. Colour is used sparingly but intentionally to create a strong effect in the circulation areas and to symbolically identify all public access areas.

The simplicity of the design and the sobriety...