![Aquatic Centre for Southamerican Games / Paisajes Emergentes - Cityscape](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5038/2dbd/28ba/0d59/9b00/1290/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1414026263)
- Area: 16000 m²
- Year: 2010
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Photographs:Iwan Baan , Paisajes Emergentes
Text description provided by the architects. The new aquatic centre asked to meet the needs of future competitions as well as the availability as a new swimming teaching facility and public pools.
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The project is articulated by a system of garden through which the four pools are connected.
![Aquatic Centre for Southamerican Games / Paisajes Emergentes - Cityscape](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5038/2dc1/28ba/0d59/9b00/1291/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1414026272)
A flooded landscape planted with species typical of tropical wetlands provides separation of private and public spaces.
![Aquatic Centre for Southamerican Games / Paisajes Emergentes - Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5038/2dd5/28ba/0d59/9b00/1296/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1414026274)
The program required a complex system of bathrooms and changing rooms for swimmers and the public, All this areas are beneath the aquatic gardens.
![Aquatic Centre for Southamerican Games / Paisajes Emergentes - Image 9 of 27](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5038/2dc5/28ba/0d59/9b00/1292/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1414026278)
A set of courtyards below ground level give natural illumination to them and provide a meeting space and warm up area for competitors and swimers.
![Aquatic Centre for Southamerican Games / Paisajes Emergentes - Beam, Column, Handrail](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5038/2e34/28ba/0d59/9b00/12a3/newsletter/stringio.jpg?1414026279)