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Estadio Municipal El Labrador

Location: San Isidro, Coronado, Costa Rica
Year: 2014
Status: Project
Area: 7,706 m²
Sector: Public space, sports and institutional

Estadio Municipal El Labrador, render of the running track toward the grandstand with an extended-beam roof, Coronado

Estadio Municipal El Labrador, render of the grandstand from the field, a public sports space for the community, Coronado

Estadio Municipal El Labrador, render of the stands without supports under the roof, clear sight lines from the grandstands, Coronado

Estadio Municipal El Labrador, render of the grandstand and track from the curve, one of the highest landmarks in the area, Coronado

Estadio Municipal El Labrador, render of the upper walkway of the stands under the roof, Coronado

Estadio Municipal El Labrador, front render from the top of the grandstand toward the field and the landscape, Coronado

Overview

Estadio Municipal El Labrador serves the Uruguay de Coronado team and the community as a public sports venue. The intervention expands and remodels the stadium. The key decision is a roof on an extended beam that is visually oriented toward the Coronado church, avoids supports on the stands and frees the view from the grandstands.

That same orientation works from the outside. The low perimeter and the topography of the site mean that, even from the street, the eye is drawn toward the church. Stadium and church become the two tallest landmarks in the area. Under the roof four volumes hold the ticket office, offices, gym and snack bar, placed in the strip between the stands and the property line.

Access from the east side completes the project. The diagonals in plan connect the entrance with its context and landscape and make the stadium an open threshold toward Coronado.