Indeed, it was during the imple­men­ta­tion of the first phase of Es Puig d’en Valls Sports Centre that the archi­tects disco­vered the inten­sity of the shades of colour that the sun projected onto the buil­ding from first light of dawn (due to the absence of obsta­cles to the east) until dusk. For this reason, the intro­duc­tion of these flee­ting tones of natural light into the newly defined space became a funda­mental element of the project, giving conti­nuity in time to the sporting essence of the exis­ting space, which previously was comple­tely open.

On the western facade, the lattice panels are aligned accor­ding to the hori­zontal line marked by the stream that runs along­side the buil­ding. The eastern facade breaks this linea­rity to allow for a reflec­tion of the broken lines of the moun­tai­nous horizon beyond. The southern facade, which provides the main access, incor­po­rates a lattice fabric in a conti­nuous state of chan­ging colours, and as such consti­tutes the most repre­sen­ta­tive element of the whole plot. The mate­rial selected for the lattice (white open brick), as well as provi­ding notable nuances of colour accor­ding to the sun’s posi­tion, these ranging from ochre at certain hours of the day to pure whites, allows for the inclu­sion of a 24cm thick wall which greatly inhi­bits the entry of water into the enclo­sure, even in adverse weather condi­tions.