

Open Competition, Winner
Banys Vells Swimming Club
Client
Banyoles City Council
Location
Banyoles, Spain
Year
1995
Awards
1997 COAC Girona, Girona Area Architectural Awards – Selected
Construction
Overview
The restaurant and bar is located in a characteristic natural site, marked by water and trees. The project generates an artificial topography made by successive layers defining the new minute building as a peculiarity.
An overturned keel shaped roof is disposed as it was the continuation of the foliage of the trees, casting shadow and approaching the water. This building reminds boats construction and tries to emphasize the trees which are the focus and the organizer element of the project. The perimeter, made of wood, defines a shape approaching the lake, an old wall is used as base for the construction of the changing rooms, the bathrooms and the bar’s stockroom.
The restaurant and bar is located in a characteristic natural site, marked by water and trees. The project generates an artificial topography made by successive layers defining the new minute building as a peculiarity.
An overturned keel shaped roof is disposed as it was the continuation of the foliage of the trees, casting shadow and approaching the water. This building reminds boats construction and tries to emphasize the trees which are the focus and the organizer element of the project. The perimeter, made of wood, defines a shape approaching the lake, an old wall is used as base for the construction of the changing rooms, the bathrooms and the bar’s stockroom.
The restaurant and bar is located in a characteristic natural site, marked by water and trees. The project generates an artificial topography made by successive layers defining the new minute building as a peculiarity.
An overturned keel shaped roof is disposed as it was the continuation of the foliage of the trees, casting shadow and approaching the water. This building reminds boats construction and tries to emphasize the trees which are the focus and the organizer element of the project. The perimeter, made of wood, defines a shape approaching the lake, an old wall is used as base for the construction of the changing rooms, the bathrooms and the bar’s stockroom.











