CIUDAD
DEL MOTOR
ALCAÑIZ
SPAIN, 2007
SPORT
PR–345
In the Aragon desert, the Ciudad del Motor is reinventing the automotive landscape by creating a modular complex combining circuits, leisure, shops and a hotel, where nomadic architecture engages in dialogue with nature.
GALLERY
010
PROGRAM
Construction of a leisure complex including speed circuits, karting and cross, workshops, leisure center, shops and hotel.
DETAIL
Situation
Ctra, Alcañiz, Teruel, Spain
Year
2007
Status
International competition
Site area
25 ha
Built surface
50 000 m²
Project owner
Government of Aragon, Zaragoza
Architect
Dominique Perrault Architecte
DESCRIPTION
The project aims to accommodate all activities related to the automotive industry: circuits and technical areas, a leisure center, specialized shops, and a hotel. Inspired by the nomadic lifestyle, it organizes the site around tent structures, under which modular buildings can be erected according to needs, while maintaining an organization reminiscent of traditional villages, reconciling mobility and spatial hierarchy.
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Respecting the existing topography, the project proposes a light and flexible occupation of the land, which, seen from the air, evokes a dune landscape perfectly integrated into the desert. The tents create an “artificial sky,” providing pleasant climatic conditions (temperature, humidity, sunlight) and making the local environment habitable. The diversity of materials—golden metal mesh, luminous mesh with LEDs, and solar panels—creates sloping structures that play with daylight and night, giving the site a unique and dynamic identity.
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