Enric Miralles
C.N.A.R., Alicante
Text
Peter Blundell Jones
Photographs
Domi Mora, Giovanni Zanzi
Edition Axel Menges[Not oma il but of 2h
[Enric Miralles's National Gymnestic Training
Contre In Alicante
ven the pring he landeape around Alcano
‘row, an he un tt of he whe cat ot al
‘mage oad can be bing. Te dun eokured mou
tans which fs ace behind the cout ae rou,
Fa, ara vag, bt oven hela he an Ns
Iie oor Date pas ana act tive wae thr is
‘hin of water an lo rts ith emat and thay
teaves wnicr ede pungent culnary se, bul here
isalck of ho teeny roan latage which he Nest
Europes takes so much or grate, ana 30a ace
ofthe sone at every acre are has valve are pur
pose. nde, the youd cn the way om the pod
Seem go sun ufonced no-one ot
wert he tose of cutiaten and apparent oca
peony by afew acvertaenents on one rings
‘hat bette the cy imensoshalow cavers ck
irrough to the sea boar wines 0 pharton ars
ich marae fora ew sudden an wok Mors
ater arm bt whch seam scarcely crest whan
anes acad wh te ty menctonos Peat.
‘Acant eos aragged mature of bulcngs
town ogee’ mainte tert corty an 2
Barony whit mucho aan gow a 8 Posy
reco forland cked Maa wth area a at
(gonerous beac, and the poms a ets rom
Frtsour to es butt has never been ard nom
the conantation of th aad has gone wih cas
sshaarg the eso every ong the Coa.
"To prowion of a Nationa Gyrrases Tang
‘carr resus tom ator cl os spt, a tly
‘ppertunty whieh ed on tonal a arate!
Successes, Tis was compounded bythe pata
‘esro of conta goverment o ue soma back
{etre provecosincorvast win he Franco regres
Tendeney ocr evan Mar. Thoreau of
‘2 conmssion gen to Eve Mra and oor at
fer Came Pc n 180, to bung was competed
Bits essontitsn oly 9 mors to sev othe i
rater Cramperanps of October 1088, but thas
Sing been suet 1 futher ing up an ting
on
“The st and surroundings
During ow fg to Alcante Mrs hd asady ox
Plane te dependence of he beg on he Se
‘sth aly steers on sp pap whan we aught
‘ur tst gimese rom he aeropane wean othe
‘lsarang metal oo prcing rom si is Oo
Serpton hd mado tha ila meurtan. the spacse
nar spread ae eaion between ig alg an
tho otors clears sed mom ton, a grape Same
$taton oth conoa fo ele the bung toe 2
‘sarong undcape. Thi Keno ot oe &
Tra obcasson of ery Mira projec. The srg
{hg ets croasing ln can ook bos asta a
tenomous ona plan ard mihadingy othe of
‘her contanporay rhtcts concerned on wth
thar own sash compostona dovees: bt wth Mi
ral there avays a ner stopan whieh reatos
the tenet exchanges round and wan the bung
bocktoa calmer and more coherent whol. Ths he
6
chor buldngs ofthe Ome lagen Barolona
Fave be seen as edge treatments othe sors
{lds whi hy seve, absorbing etl changes: and
‘he ove cone at Rosas must be son roto
{o he sro oftetory whieh tpossacces ad de
{en by mene off rjc was,
‘cartes Gyms Cano one a numberof
cater sports fits on the net de ofa
‘he the most rome nara Tear ith the
hy, Rougr angular shape, he st is requ,
‘bounded fo the north by an eistng read wc
‘Swing ound Wt the hi aa cy he
‘qacty rong contours, Gn bath ong see other
tng tne gtund nant ioe bing fone sete
{aly towarés ho portod easton, while short
‘onl wast sca masts heat plane of one
‘Sing toa pth The ph as an tt roc:
{angular forge aliek wh tha ty baw ana beyond,
‘Sgtaing cut as opposed to aren te be
Fina, ae bequeatnng fore bul both is major
‘as ats most formal and syne ace. Public
coats up om fe cy takes pace via he oad which
rune alongsia the ret fark of he ulin. Over
Fagg upoe pars ote ructire st cn colar
ome with cantoverod rot o rove an ext
She porch to sheter he queuing rows processing
{Up be lng ramos: the whole rern of about ony.
The bie asked fortwo larga aes: aman hal or
bic perormanoes seating 4000, anda practice hal,
rales eres o pay up the erence betweon than,
{nd alot place hem nconrasing waye one Se
Steg the man hal across th ws ond palo
{ha fotba ph to wet but unvng te ration hak
tight angi wo tina F shaped aangoneet. The
‘wo ale share olor, lvatones and chang fac
Ie, which re st logealy bet thm, ane the
‘man ervanes 00 af ot betwee the Pal the
oar of he lng n pan the envance wea 8
et etvon the major encooed spaces fam
‘Sfabod space rte whch the eusdo wos pours. On
‘T.ocefnongthe ma halts bounded by te igh
‘ok of he spectator seat, who on We oho
{wat pote ancioang the pastes ral sues
‘round wth one othe ramp thon across rouge
Bang to pot onthe ther sido: are cones 2
‘alow wing housing Cassfoons ard carton. The
‘vancaojer ara zoned cctonaly between pub-
card paricpants the earanco fr sprts poole be-
Ing aso rund vl wah sot ramos down
changng rear while Pato spactatorsle at tp
‘Stating tela along extra ram, Dost the
‘Son, tho canal par ofthe bul is sul open. a
{rational space a the Re of te complex am
‘vet one soe 40 bo Pals
‘Te dosign of ho two halls
‘The main a read tobe unl space allowing at
spectators an unmterupted vw, bull ey appro
ity ectangut ore ends ae treated in cor
"sing ways, andthe lon seatngcck to ast
‘hy sewedin sty wh the contours ard tne
imac wal wich echoes thm. Unie he rit
‘angles nade o oe up balanced ons between
‘ayes tor team spr and gas such as bad
fon gymacte space tied by a ete of mats ofVaried shape and size, often deployed smutancousty
Song vith any necessary equi. Te overt
Imenons ae governed by the maxes engi 2nd
hah required Te canan manoeaees ato sod
cms groupings th ng o treat rato of
rnost 2: als aternatng use of two approximately
Sue setgs. Toro was sno reed 9)
‘Gator arangomert of spectator soateg, ond coud
‘De deloye to artoust the uneven dion a socal
‘ups, wn oa conto tothe ciferent ea
‘Sten routes. The ong syreneical westem range a
‘ha back fhe eastarn one ae gun oth gor
‘Bac th lower arto the eat range 1o Sars
Fodraton membre and ae prtipats, an ie
‘Shar blocks of seating a rot sd seth nd or
ates and poss rspectiay. These a ms gi
‘Sens, raor a mere o showing tat the audience Is
‘ota snl ned moss ting that he argest
(goup ard that or which ne experance smo for
"a, te general pti, oecupes ergot and est
‘Erma seatng sro onthe wet se, Tre lo the
a of he bling wien peopl wi have soon exter.
Fay n citing the i om the cy canes
“he convasing Weatment oho nds ol he sosce
que te hala major anda mincr end tx lo slow
thencuson ofa sesable anrarce athe sou west
xe, oth er the compat to posont Perreces
‘Soren aed for reoaucng equipment To
Jeong tongue of space serves th purpose wel le
‘ako proving a generous practi area meaty
preparatory to appeararcain to arena. neces,
‘orcs canbe drvenn tom oti throug end
‘doors o alow easy reduction of heavy equpment
‘Rtuther enrarce tom he cut woe a he net
‘wot corner beneath led tank of eats asa
"endod er sereng, but resnts he tiga pos
‘Si of nk betwee th focal space ana ha ule
‘Wai a fet door trough when pecessons ar
‘moblo parermances mgr arte rom te ys
“he practe Mal layed of agar the pare
mance atin ust corrast cou be mode
‘uch moretregaa in kaepng wht es oma
‘ol, mere proving vlme enough era ens ot
‘acy spices temperary dened by thr spate
‘ats. cou acco taper shape suagestd by
{he so. and even dion by a carer cola Io
{ce he oo pan. Formal epecatorcoting nt
rodod, but etead a ruber of uordeate ae
rents ar ede at the sou wex corn aoe ka
[angst the-bulaing, These stack up at vars
anges wit ta wncons, gars and bles
Icoting note proce hal on mary levee. From
hoe, a fom tbe man sta aston on re wet 55,
(grmnass ating canbe watched by fends ana
leagues. Inthe north weet comer he entry amp fr
Ebocator cuts high across othe space, and on
bes of the quia publican gan glnpoes rom ts
venous of he gymnast, wneting Pe eppeiesfr
the spect tas out 1 ws.
‘Att plane agains the hi
Even fhe pret of he gmnasti spaces could
bohandiod wih some feecor was cose at
‘ar floor be soso fa, and doseable Pat Bath
hal be the sae vl to acto mavens be
twin ther, Such hort san assumed on
‘orton wih most buligs, 2x easy enough ona fa
Se, tuthere rw sooo considratle. Tho fat oor
as to most oxernal ground atte outer doar of te
trae hl tho west ers, 9 th eto th Blng
{an onty manan this evel by dpgeg re hol, be
bracts hal draping to some 5 metres bdow ground
site ast ond
“Trvougrou th bulking Males pay of ie en
posed fess agaist the ara ope othe hl 2
‘oa gimpenen tough wndows fr comparison
‘a tho illios ho rope shor romps own ro the
Sports peop’ envance tothe man foo: whe Pe
lets aleng/ne ne along the nor side eto pects:
tos. wing neat he onerenranee and eet
‘oot hen up aed cut agan to mec sacar
‘rane coming out of teh aa ay To tan
‘he necessary hog, he man rap ur about ee
‘uaters of th way up to run aganst he dope, va
Inge bulking wth a tial bee lo cure 9
‘ppostion oho ground ke concrete ros bao
"Wan the buldg to cascade of tae and nd-
Ings betwoon th has plays ts componty agar be
fainees ote oor below, wich agate tae
‘elven poet Th rr amp conte tray st
tho north wost comer loading back down paste"
foahmant feos an external acon towards the
ran bank of seating onthe west se, Ta sepng
bah becomes arts ground. echoing the slope of
{hel beneath Horzorta eorrast ie guen Dat By
the peermance tor ar the nes othoteartaly
ranged seats
‘The arhitecture ofthe root
tne fat floor is ne of he main unin arent in
ths comp and agreed ung, the oo the
‘ter I covers ho wea eh te Continous
‘Stoop at very lw ih, wth ih fal fo ether
‘an back no te hl Thee are ves engtuaa
‘ruses, ne lrget ements othe busing, wesc un
"dead sight ies fom eas to west. vega o-
‘aes the west en and mace space. era he
‘eral tus makes asain rth blag whch
‘ractoe is the man evertaton deve, weer
‘ost everywhere. Me catal ine of eotanns lea
‘romnent neal nthe pods ate cane ane
fends of he practice al cetera nthe conte
ops winch markt cone to west to
"Te itl congo a8 preposad Thal the thee
long tuses be of constant Soph witha secondary
ruc of cables stung between thm to generate a
pa of concave cuter ues, an ipressvey simple
femal concetwresovituee ae wal represented by
the cardboard made n turer caveat th
(graors, however froved advantageous tary th
{opt of tre man wueses by pete ram upwards
to varying opine in accoaanoe withthe span be
tt ths tha prodied tha dg ne tse
fers so ossonta tothe age othe fa leg,
‘alagost beng bs catal one ovr he man peor
‘manos a when ras to span across both man
barks of eating 2s woo the pvtorrance space
The ed cnes th smaller spars do tun so igh.
‘eta ofthe north se ws change Yo @ conta
hgh fr most of eng ate astute to savetime: ths prove eat production iss repon
‘Soto stuchral teres
Te not ear rom the competion davis now
tno se ret of ton cable sendy
Structre ware tobe absorbed, but tho Wea wasn
{2 case dropedin avr of 2a tabi and core
Teral down sanding bow shaped tues. These po
vide a fat upper sure forthe et docking anda
‘Sarod eran hich Mas boar made oppose
Sok by he action of hanging canvas sheets onthe
‘tes the costal spine aes accempsryng roo!
gms, esucos th woul Citr of th rot nd eo
vides some necessary acoustic absorption. The ca
‘as checs in allernatng colours are reriscnt of
thos and banners, bul so of cous and fargo
tens, adn a sense of galt an esvy which ak
tre more welcome in conta wih the greys ee
‘wor. Soro ofthe ears rb coated wi)
tems of et and hare is by pertormang gym,
“nema rot strctre dons rot cover evrything,
ndonthe northside adstons secondary wiangla
irs earth roo ovo tho Darks Of spactator
Seating, have rad a pat o the main suc rom
‘sich thoy ar Sasponde. and apprert 80, fr
thay ae part of to seme main space itn, On the
Southside, nomeve, he projecting sements amore
‘apart pupose ad are carey on
‘her own ook Boyond he ancioang boay of he
butding onthe north are further canopies 10 keg te
Sun of tho wating crowd, and tooo ao ated =
‘sonal mans, hough suspended by cables
trom he pray srocture bet
“The intraction of elements and her context,
Mies treatment of he rot proves some ofthe
Some ercttets woud have made two os, ding
‘more lary to trteres oto two Pos, but Mira
Soary wanted tok them Hs oo cover the whole
butaing none go, ning the wo man spaces He
‘onstrate wed end naphaara eye
‘ould rot alow 3 ratsac on te odeng ot sot
{ed quar: rstad tho bulang tome Must sone 3s
[Shamans Wiese te grand gst of ho unas
‘00 raring eer might nt we campotes sue
esl agate any age huang Boas wih
Trtoral ts reassurng to find hat oe encounters
‘othe praca hal te same covering that cr nda
the man hal But oven though ea extends ove
bath doesnot aly caver tho mar al tht
‘ray form, tat wth to pat di by astro
‘man trusses: nstoad&requos extension. Te eos
thus ot the unchatengea dtnar of onclooue. Kean
‘vores rer corti wth fa oor a
thelagest pa of concootal gstues 10 which ary
‘or oe adod. not serve bul marsaring
thar independence. Tho suesdary seat Docks n
theman hal fr example, oe pacedin a Hee wy,
tren te a spare ents each rears ob
rt sown tal formal dscpno, Ts aa
2 departs om poe pact wth spots Ds
gs
a
oni orexanpl ata locas somowrat con
‘enol sce arora forth Bareona Onis ot
‘002. Hr, as he marty of ge spares bulgs
the eng ronirorants othe rg span ae
{akan asthe domnart dciplne fr ho wel, ling
to. unified bulgng.booy in whch he ordr fs
tu, prtormanco space, and saan ar subsued
Una’ ane dormant goo. Ts apeoach Toso
‘rena in monamontt eal, snp om
"alin form aren can show ia espenes tthe
Isnoscape cr oe osycrases an partcaries
the propane, Subetary bulang amor
‘nd around he edge stem wal suber, and
the dominant meson 8 of pow ad conta Te
Unormty of seating withn dssohes navel
‘ven heh confor n spt
Trials bug by contast hres a concam
both ore place an or th pola empeaons of
se tose wo suse borg coca terested. The
Ibs ofa kr toca pot an of rectangular
"man the man porermance spac ses he
lutanomy of each seated foup and re Mgt of each
‘sal oa ero pt of vw, rrcont oe
aperpecivy= ponered by Hang Seharun the
Piturmons concert hat Bai Matos fl me
that he conscious eschewed tho more fora pe of
lay both or te aka tring anew bung.
‘ype lr gyrase = thot onn spo place = a0
(tr atr misappropriation for uses such as bash
bat Me compix geometry a the bang wth fs
mary swtctes of ang sungossavaaty one.
ectng tro rather ana arg untied wee,
hotrotopa ahr than homotopic be soon a
‘network of rteraatonape nung those wi he
‘tot Beyond, of sty of Dues laren
Trough topthern mata xchange. ortho wetor a
rutescty of expaiances suggostea whch
"mht opened. fous.
‘Ahoug ents to cove wet atendod pb
‘ay, moat of he ine he ung wl be ty
frp th ony a ow gymnasts ning Male we
‘enced hat even 20 passers-by shoud be sh
{ed byt wander betwoon fs olan and under
ie projecting rots, and et hy shoul be awed 0
np in tou as nanos vidoe sealed
‘Gmpee oe nai tis hu very mach an cpen
Buting bara betrging to he cy ans poo
Bio Trl wih tho ste us patel a
wal as tepogaphial. Te apereg ofthe man Pat
‘esponse tothe carious of het mews Wat even
‘when pope are gator fr tho focal ve tay are
‘ttn rat place ante bung, et temoved om
iUby te bung. Aspects othe tare 0 to som
Ingzsed ad in consequence bulgur
{atin anator loca, exon anor pat
{he sare ste, wher the gestures mace would make
‘Also arntr oth corto ae th eras wth
‘he utace word eres bythe bung’ very aor
fn ides, Tho south he mato and sat,
‘ath ws xt Quen to acronyms
‘Gazing heety Sreoned apart te aurnerSun
Took cut to a naw tana space bounded by be
ing i, the bung foie anata vate. The
‘wot crandsta to, whol flere resoing
‘he vanng canre most foal to he iy wean a
oan Mr, Tee de Pays Catan, 1920128‘Space in tet the gathering crow. Males er
age conn paved paz ing Ht costo
ho large ora spor fol oppost, aoe open space
‘Standing onthe hil the experiance something ese
‘agar oe soe marty he gesne fol pa
‘rissa ny enti Mae ort
{bowing tothe gor acters of Acree He
aso fret of hs kd orn making syst
‘uotatons and se were not yplagea ether:
pt os apt regain re rt
eniy ha to look at Ne spot arena or Huosea.&
“The incividual parts an thelr material dontiy
iis nary appropriate o speak of tapas weh
Sten a aes fra serra ce oot:
fn ues hich hen gather nha abtes oc
thetandecape, Te tat foor 6 made. and etaiing
al ot round te ast nd. Bars of eating
‘ded hen srt coum and endosng
‘es eamepng ramon inet prope to
puble route. The buldngwthina-buang ro
fon charg com, Gas, dC re
‘Sone asec hin protect cacsnge sr apo
fin the extemal wal. Tha sounds lke a buldeg
Proce and may doserbe som sie th oar
(essary, but ony asa goss overomticaton
Spies aero te coneplsasemby procs,
wich me be dearer nth cardoard mod ut
Sry on toe crowns Te pars a
both tha th leer tan hoe nc rts
tho undecape = both the exsingnaal on and ts
Fer te lation of elements to reain agble tey
rust be expoeed ater han ng covered up rs
the a blog where mest of th constuction sn
even on dpi hs many mode a hy
Sand precat concreta and steel vt lth ew
siprengy unin eho ne ashen
‘toes boted together out of standard sections and
‘expectations ofthe Spanch engraas and toetor
‘es nl get he bes of he mare progressive cable
wn talgge ol srt han wh ay adage
Ia orn ar he rear bse
ahrg be mde rtp am easng te
the concrete ones, wh ste aang ised of he
‘Snarto to press home the pont, Aen err Mires
butane to rove of separate aright rooms
‘s1oKe asf 2 posal to erst feat
continu, pay berg ganed in changing areas by
turang coma or bang beh alse ck ston,
Doors ae singe or sing planes most ast
open lara hou Tt orga
sats he man ans bong goon ra
banal of perorated teraootta, The vertlaten ducts
eng rm he seman oat naked across the
Stig 16 open the hd ners up ras he oo,
‘Areglonal architecture?
Despite t cose relton tothe st, he taing centre
35a clr statorent sets me of Barcaana than
of Alcano, fe Mira fa Catalan ache byoxth
24 aang, an has workad wth oer Callan ro
tees olay Albet ipana arc Hato Pinon i
terping to retce pralels wih Gauge Gate wie
ress, wth Lain igo and enous ine of lose
‘Genait a raw and iar looking sen, naeod
eit el na don
‘Heh an ear canacton wh Gancaro be
(Gags summer achol LAL nah ace spent 8
‘ral ora the end oie taser ays athe Co
‘Mont Engi Ho atroes no ret nse oh
toachar athe Escuoda Tecnica Super de Acta
{ura fn Beatona, ul has alvaye pursued a keen‘he international contest
Mirae sooms not yt to have done a ectangar
bul, ard wih wrk o i of howe anges,
‘ves and ersctng anon, ti 635) 0 S80
wpe somotmas ges bracketed with te Daca
roc, Ho not erro to tera Docostton,
yt scopes about ho cn be apples to arto
tie recognising hat mach he dacussion nthe
‘Seine nas not gore beyond suprises ot
Se. Ho wy rated at tho fcr potent
ter mui readings by bldg users as oppooas To
‘ear ha 2 tend ros. Ts soon 10
be the Acs nal of Berard Tachumds La Viet
Par which was intood fo promote raw kinds Of $0-
Cal lracion, but appears Retaad cost marly
teri ree of Nog Carsrucist monument ne
cy-asmaceum® Decorructon may panto cata
{hungos n ou vw othe word whch nd so
Secon in aeiteco, but teat doesnt rans
rosty no a daconsructve so. Achitectur also
by dolton and by meas of exon} has work —
‘Conese, and so can be deconstruct ony 8
‘metaphor! or emilogeal sree.
How then do wo extant curves an angles and
‘rogrentaton? thos bean suggested tha ls 2
‘gato, orc rerpretaion othe body maton,
‘rcstactraboses token and red nang
‘apresentson of te homaosaoss and ectessness
‘ae our destiy in tho modern wets Te ea
Intrqurg proposal, bocauso ter is oatany a tong
fd widespread wrest Pe body metaphor an
rating butangs wh antyopororsic an omer
‘he asocatons® Meal, or example, a fund
Spraton m ptoyaphs of whales, and he compared
the passa of he Acar bulging ote
‘te th Mearns Peta St Pte’. Rome.
‘he process rat he cals nang rug caw
the ssosoonoftoms uss cay porta,
{nd tha sniisnoe has a rect sal pact por
{o mteociul expanatons ara atonpts a cones
‘boon, That nlorpelaion s nt oa, Bt ato
pomarpic or not, Mss cera dos nt con
cous ond i forme atapostins and ntepene
atone a an exprossen of anguish abut our spa!
Condon nor does he ee than a eerily eo
on.
The misunderstanding abou this aes rom wo
mistaken ascot Tho frst 0 expect too Sct
{paral between th human booy and the bung
thy Wy ould he state bud ody ot be er
truous wh fe landecane ke a lr rater tan de
teched tom fe au ow mabe bodes? More ca
Cal Si wy shoud a butaing be oe body rather
than seats alowed to be sever, the appa
‘rt ragertaten ena te Facts of on bod the
pony ofthat whole: tad i a omoerary oF
‘Semen, the buldng ae a sockty of ade ach wh
sow deity. he people sock. Another prob
leis at of tanor space: does crossing the body
‘Boundary man arta to th ome er ety to
Some foveal space, or can fhe exer andsexo
Conte win as Mae ad many oer reacts
‘Geary tone? Obvious te body-metaper can be
pushod oo fa and whls con suggosthe sree
tbl. Tere are oer way otek aba Bales
‘ae cote wih
Tho othr mstakon assumption fa tho absanco
of sitele gore caer uch as he homes
‘ol ators, cocosary nate ita dt:
fr As shuld area be clear fom ou doscrpton
‘the Aart ld, he erdoang othe whats
‘araniy net arian. tut coy respons to cal
‘eel prosrsnmatc pessres. Mares cea aso 8
Frac ot omaityn he, fr example he sm
ray ofthe west end ana he near ape othe oot
‘eer tobe read ws dem rant Me
Tales conari does rt tw hs bulangs together n
{ny kn of rapazard way: ded his eawings a
very rocge and to scale Fon tho sar, even when
i ho ineretaons se conserd ae node
usta, how aoe can wo expan the rola nature ot
rales’ work? Acar precedent the on su
reseed trate recon of Maes, fe organ
te epreseton portly bythe work of Hans
‘Schr, ago Hire an Avar Aa. These mae
ts poneared an arcitacture of terse spetay,
‘goning oto prorarme an corset. They we
‘aay expormerang nthe 79205 wi carves ae a
(Ges one an GO" and artouating the parts of het
Buldngeinahetertape manner Ahough hae ork
as often been misunderstood as -parsonal or
‘roses contrast wth tho supposed -bjoctry=
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