Interior Design

Posted: 07/01/2011

Restrooms occupy the one orange pod. Photography by Roland Halbe.

Restrooms occupy the one orange pod. Photography by Roland Halbe.

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The Cool Kids

From the Magazine:
Everybody's hanging out at Selgascano's recreation center in Mérida, Spain.
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With prefabricated polycarbonate panels and a steel armature, Selgascano built a canopy to shelter outdoor space at the Factoría Joven recreation center in Mérida, Spain. Photography by Roland Halbe.

A climbing wall towers 46 feet above the plaza. Photography by Roland Halbe.

Stepped concrete platforms invite theatrical improvisation. Photography by Roland Halbe.

$The ¾-acre site is less than a mile from the city center. Photography by Roland Halbe.$

Padded vinyl covers the floor of an activity pod. Photography by Roland Halbe.

Artificial turf encircles the skate bowl. Photography by Roland Halbe.

Activity pods, framed in steel and wrapped in corrugated polycarbonate, double as supports for the canopy. Photography by Roland Halbe.

A skate ramp ascends from street level. Photography by Roland Halbe.

The canopy cantilevers up to 40 feet. Photography by Roland Halbe.

One pod serves as a meeting room. Photography by Roland Halbe.

Shipping pallets, used to deliver the polycarbonate cladding, went on to yield the pine for the custom desk in the computer lab. Photography by Roland Halbe.

The canopy contains fluorescent fixtures. Photography by Roland Halbe.

Dozens of elm trees were planted during the last phase of construction. Photography by Roland Halbe.

Restrooms occupy the one orange pod. Photography by Roland Halbe.

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