作为诺瓦拉（Nosara）小镇上Gilded Iguana酒店的扩建部分，这座运动中心仿佛是一个坐落在树梢之上的小村庄，创造了一个公共空间。这个空间以追求积极的生活方式和身心的健康为目标，为当地人和游客提供了一个可以交流互动的场所。本项目集零售、运动和休闲空间为一体，地理位置绝佳，完美地融入了其周边的自然环境。运动中心内容纳了一间与冲浪运动有关的商店、一间自行车商店、健身房、以及一系列与柔道、瑜伽和个人按摩服务有关的多功能工作室等空间，为前来放松和度假的人们提供了理想的环境氛围。
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 creates a public space which integrates locals with visitors with similar interests of pursuing an active lifestyle and wellbeing. 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.
▼运动中心概览，overview of the Athletic Center ©Andres Garcia Lachner
建筑事务所Studio Saxe和本案的客户都希望能够在基地现有的自然林地框架中创建一个内容丰富且多样的综合体。设计概念将人类的活动与自然世界完美地融合了起来，为人们提供了一个有益于身心健康的场所。
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 symbiotic relationship with the natural world in order to accentuate the path towards wellbeing.
▼项目外观，在基地现有的自然林地框架中创建一个内容丰富且多样的综合体，exterior view of the project, adapting a complex and diverse program of spaces within the existing framework of trees and wildlife of the site ©Andres Garcia Lachner
▼项目外观，将人类的活动与自然世界完美地融合了起来，exterior view of the project, human activity co-exist in symbiotic relationship with the natural world ©Andres Garcia Lachner
建筑事务所Studio Saxe决定将完整的体量切分成数个小体量。这些体量分散在树木之间的空隙中，既彼此分离，又通过连廊和小径实现了彼此之间的联系，创造出一个多样化的、错综复杂的公共场所。同时，这种布局还产生了一系列室内的公共空间，不仅将人与自然联系在了一起，更保护了使用者免受强烈阳光和高温的侵袭。设计团队与结构工程师和机电工程师们密切合作，致力于通过灵活的布局来组织树根周围的建筑基础和服务设施，一方面避免干扰树木的正常生长，另一方面也让建筑空间更加贴近自然。
▼将完整的体量切分成数个小体量，breaking a large building into separate pieces of program ©Studio Saxe
▼连廊和小径将分散的体量联系在一起，bridges and paths interconnect the separate pieces of program ©Studio Saxe
▼体量分散在树木之间的空隙中，separate pieces of program fit within the voids around the existing trees ©Studio Saxe
Studio Saxe decided to break the mass of what could be a large building into separate pieces of 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.
▼项目外观局部，将完整的体量切分成数个小体量，partial exterior view of the project, breaking a large building into separate pieces of program ©Andres Garcia Lachner
▼项目外观局部，避免建筑对树木的正常生长造成干扰，partial exterior view of the project, allowing trees to keep growing ©Andres Garcia Lachner
▼项目局部，连廊将分散的体量联系在一起，partial view of the project, bridges interconnect the separate pieces of program ©Andres Garcia Lachner
▼分散体量和连廊细节，details of the separated pieces and bridges ©Andres Garcia Lachner
本运动中心的施工重点主要在于其轻钢结构上。这个钢结构是在基地之外预制的，且易于组装，因此能够将对场地环境的影响降至最低，并最大限度地提高施工效率。来自建筑事务所Studio Saxe的设计团队坚信，在面对复杂且多样的生态环境时，施工过程应该尽可能地轻微和低调。随后，以这个轻钢结构主体为基础开始进行柚木材料的施工。深悬挑空间在各层创建出一系列受保护的空间，而大面积的玻璃墙体则将室内外环境在视觉上联系了起来。
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.
▼项目外观，深悬挑空间在各层创建出一系列受保护的空间，exterior view of the project, long overhangs create protection for all faces ©Andres Garcia Lachner
▼项目外观，柚木材料的施工以轻钢结构主体为基础，exterior view of the project, the main light-weight steel structure is then clad in teak wood ©Andres Garcia Lachner
▼大面积的玻璃墙体将室内外环境在视觉上联系了起来，large glass walls create a connection to the outside trees and vegetation ©Andres Garcia Lachner
▼深挑檐细节，details of the long overhangs ©Andres Garcia Lachner
本项目采用了一种模块化的施工方式，以期将建筑对自然景观的影响降至最低。设计团队致力于通过一种智能化的手段来保护周边环境中现有的植被和自然栖息地。为了实现这一目标，他们将建筑体量打散，将数个小体量空间分散布置于树木和植被的缝隙之中。屋顶的深挑檐不仅可以保护室内空间免受烈日的暴晒和大雨的侵袭，还可以用来收集雨水，并将其重新用于建筑的机械系统和景观灌溉系统中。
▼建筑的自然采光和通风，the natural light and ventilation of the project ©Studio Saxe
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.
▼屋顶的深挑檐不仅可以保护室内空间免受烈日的暴晒和大雨的侵袭，还可以用来收集雨水，long roof overhangs not only protect the inside spaces from the blazing sun and the rain, but also are used to collect water ©Andres Garcia Lachner
▼深挑檐细节，details of the long roof overhangs ©Andres Garcia Lachner
柚木木材与耐久的材料结合，当地材料联系现代的施工技术，共同打造出一座持久的建筑体量。建筑元素和屋顶轮廓线的朝向和走向都是根据太阳方向、风向、噪声、尘土状况和其他生物气候策略所决定的，以便创建一个耗能最小的高效建筑结构。
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.
▼室内运动空间，the interior studio ©Andres Garcia Lachner
▼卫生间，选择柚木材料作为外立面材料，the restroom with the teak wood as the facade materials ©Andres Garcia Lachner
▼黄昏时分的运动中心，the project at dusk ©Andres Garcia Lachner
▼总平面图，site plan ©Studio Saxe
▼平面图，floor plan ©Studio Saxe
▼立面图，elevation ©Studio Saxe
▼剖面图1，section 1 ©Studio Saxe
▼剖面图2，section 2 ©Studio Saxe
▼剖面图3，section 3 ©Studio Saxe
Location: Nosara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Date of Completion: November 2019
Client: The Gilded Iguana Holdings Area: Approx. 615 m2 Design Director: Benjamin G. Saxe Builder: LHC Constructores
Structural Engineer: Sotela Alfaro Ltda. Electromechanical Engineer: Dynamo Studio Photographer: Andres Garcia Lachner
