MOTION FIT

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Original situation: National Cement Company, Seville 2004, Mvd, Uruguay.

 

Motion Fit project consisted in a programmatic, spatial and material resignification and renovation of an old warehouse, where the National Cement Company of Uruguay operated.

 

The Project recognizes the potential of a vacant infrastructure in an exponential growth area located in Malvín, Mvd, Uy.

A Cross training gym is proposed, recognizing the main structural lines of the existing construction, preserving its shell and keeping the central nave as the main significant space and articulator of the project.

 

Motion fit counts with 750m2 for CrossFit Cross Training, with thematic areas of Cross training, Open Box, Cardio, Physiotherapy Room and free functional area. Another 250m2 are destined to Reception with Rest Area, Kitchenette, General Services and Staff Use. To achieve these goals, various restructuring operations were made and 2 existing mezzanines were expanded.

 

The main spatial action consisted in integrating the previous inefficient areas with a central training area, rebuilding the curved walls of the original project with new inside facades and incorporating new programmatic features.

 

The light construction: Polycarbonate acts as a unifying material on the project; a plane of light defines the spatial limits around the great nave, with new visual connections, fluidity, balconies and multi-height spaces.

 

The use of color: The orange color delimits sectors through flooring and walls, and highlights openings towards secondary areas, making a chromatic focus on specific areas. The black color acts as a neutralizer.

 

The transparencies, materials and chromatic uses play a key role in the design, while highlighting the commercial image of the company.

 

The main facade in the outside is designed in a contemporary key, which reveals the activity towards the inside, masking the structure and using high-tech lightweight materials.