作为诺萨拉镇Gilded Iguana酒店的延伸，运动中心被设计成一个在树林中的小村庄，创造了一个公共空间，将当地人和有类似兴趣追求积极生活方式和健康的游客结合起来。
As an extension to the Gilded Iguana Hotel in the town of Nosara, The Athletic Center was designed as a small village amongst the trees that create a public space that integrates locals with visitors with similar interests of pursuing an active lifestyle and wellbeing.
该场地位于一个令人难以置信的中心位置，成为零售、运动和休闲的完美 “黏合剂”，而这些又与旺盛的大自然共存。冲浪店、自行车店、健身房和多个柔术、瑜伽和个人按摩的工作室为那些希望来哥斯达黎加寻找活动和乐趣的人创造了完美的氛围。
The site is situated in an incredibly central location acts as a perfect “adhesive” for retail, sports, and leisure which in turn coexist within the exuberant nature. A surf-shop, bike-shop, gym, and multiple studios for Jiu-Jitsu, yoga, and personal massages create the perfect atmosphere for those wishing to come to Costa Rica in search of activity and fun.
概念。萨克斯工作室和客户希望探索智能方法，在现有的树木和野生动物的框架内，适应复杂和多样化的空间方案。人类活动的目的是与自然界共生，以强调走向健康的道路。
Concept. Studio Saxe and the client wanted to explore intelligent ways of adapting a complex and diverse program of spaces within the existing framework of trees and wildlife of the site. Human activity is intended to co-exist in a symbiotic relationship with the natural world in order to accentuate the path towards wellbeing.
设计。萨克斯工作室决定将可能是一个大型建筑的体量分解成独立的方案，而这些方案又能适应现有树木周围的空隙，同时用桥梁和路径将它们相互连接，以创造一个既多样又复杂的公共领域。其结果是一系列的内部公共空间，将人们与自然联系起来，同时保护人们免受强烈的阳光和热量。通过与结构和机电工程师的密切合作，萨克斯工作室设法协调了树根周围的地基和服务，使树木能够继续生长，建筑能够非常靠近现有的植被。
Design. Studio Saxe decided to break the mass of what could be a large building into separate pieces of the program that in turn could fit within the voids around the existing trees, whilst interconnecting them with bridges and paths to create a public realm that is both diverse and intricate. The result is a series of interior public spaces that connect people to nature whilst protecting from the intense sun and heat. Working closely with structural and electrical-mechanical engineers, Studio Saxe managed to coordinate foundations and services around tree roots in a flexible array that allowed trees to keep growing and the buildings to sit very close to the existing vegetation.
施工。 应用于体育中心的施工方法主要集中在轻质钢结构上，在受控环境下进行场外预制，并快速组装，以创造对财产的最小影响和最大的施工效率。在萨克斯工作室，我们认为在处理复杂多样的生态环境时，施工过程应尽可能地轻巧和不引人注意。然后，主钢架用柚木包覆，长长的悬挑为所有的面孔创造了保护，而大玻璃墙创造了与外部树木和植被的联系。
Construction. The construction method applied to The Athletic Center is mainly focused on a light-weight steel structure that was prefabricated off-site in a controlled environment and assembled quickly to create minimum impact on the property and maximum efficiency of construction. At Studio Saxe we believe that the process of construction should be as light and as unobtrusive as possible when dealing with a complex and diverse ecological environment. The main steel frame was then clad in teak wood and long overhangs create protection for all faces, while large glass walls create a connection to the outside trees and vegetation.
可持续性。 这个项目被设想为一个模块化的建筑方法，以便对自然景观的影响最小。它的设计是通过智能工程来保存和保护其周围的现有植被和自然栖息地，将建筑的体量分解成许多组件，使项目分布在树木和植被周围。长长的屋顶悬垂不仅可以保护内部空间免受烈日和雨水的影响，而且还可以用来收集水，以便在建筑的机械系统和景观灌溉中重新使用。 重新砍伐的柚木与结构中的耐用材料相结合，创造了一个持久的建筑，将当地材料与现代建筑技术相结合。元素和屋顶线的方向和布局是根据生物气候战略设计的，其中考虑了太阳的方向、风的模式、噪音、灰尘和其他因素，以创造高效的结构，以最小的能源消耗工作。
Sustainability. This project was conceived as a modular construction approach in order to have the least amount of impact on the natural landscape. It was designed to preserve and protect the existing vegetation and natural habitat of its surroundings through intelligent engineering by disintegrating the mass of the building into many components to distribute the project around trees and vegetation. Long roof overhangs not only protect the inside spaces from the blazing sun and the rain but also are used to collect water in order to be re-used it in the building’s mechanical systems and for landscaping irrigation. Reforested teak wood is combined with durable materials for the structure to create a long-lasting construction that combines both local materials with modern construction techniques. The orientation and disposition of the elements and the roof lines are designed in terms of bioclimatic strategies where solar orientation, wind patterns, noise, dust, and other factors are considered in order to create efficient structures that work with minimal energy consumption.
Architects: Studio Saxe
Area: 615 m²
Year: 2019
Photographs: Andres Garcia Lachner
Design Director:Benjamin G. Saxe
Builder:LHC Constructores
Structural Engineer:Sotela Alfaro Ltda.
Electromechanical Engineer:Dynamo Studio
City:Nosara
Country:Costa Rica