containing a sports pavilion and a classroom building
is located in the campus of the Francisco de Vitoria University
The facility includes sports courts and fields
The space of the sports hall can also function as a large multipurpose and meeting space for other university activities
The building is made up of two rigorous boxes: the largest one contains the sports courts and stands connecting the street level with the walkable roof of the plinth; the smaller one houses classrooms and study areas
The project design proposes a simple building that volumetrically adapts to the general planning of the university campus in terms of height and alignments
The building consists of two clear-cut and well-defined boxes
connected by a single-story low-rise volume
the roof of which is an outdoor communal courtyard
between the sports and the academic facilities
which can establish a spatial relationship with the central plaza of the university campus
Eight trusses measuring 24 meters span the new sports hall; conceived as a lightweight piece filled with large
the light quality of this volume contrasts with the massive character of the classroom building
The sports hall is designed as a lightweight piece
with a translucid glass enclosure and light GRC panels
in contrast to the more enclosed pieces of the classroom building and low-rise volume
In the sports hall the facade orientations are assessed and differentiated
are clad with light prefabricated GRC panels
while those of the north dihedron are wrapped with translucid glass
Along the southwest facade a clear glass band emphasizes the relationship of the building with the central plaza of the campus
This same mechanism of transparency is repeated on the northeast facade onto the upper courtyard
The objective is to establish a visual relationship between the plaza and the sports court
so that the southwest facade of the classroom building becomes the backdrop of the whole complex
The translucid glass surfaces on the north-facing sides bring abundant natural light
into the hall; the brightness is emphasized by the white color covering the whole space
The structure of the pavilion is built with steel: a grid of pillars and beams on the facades
and trusses to clear the large spans of the roof
The rest of the structure is constructed using reinforced concrete
with the singularity of the deep beams over the swimming pool space in the basement
The final result is a simple and luminous building
Cliente ClientUniversidad Francisco de Vitoria
Colaboradores CollaboratorsIgnacio Aguirre López
Consultores ConsultantsAndrés Rubio Morán (estructura structure); Úrculo Ingenieros (instalaciones mechanical engineering); Francisco Melchor Gallego (aparejador quantity surveyor); José Pablo Calvo (fachada vidrio glass consultant); Francisco Navarro
María Lamela, Francisco Armesto (project manager)
Contratista ContractorClásica Urbana (Jesús Díaz Poblaciones
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The Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has a luxury apartment in the vibrant city centre
which Mbappe already knew well from previous visits
His new team-mates Luka Modric and Vinicius Junior have impressive residences in the established and comfortable La Moraleja neighbourhood
close to Madrid’s training ground at Valdebebas in the city’s northern outskirts
It also helped that there was a suitably luxurious property available on the market
modern 1,100-square-metre mansion has eight bedrooms (all en-suite)
ample kitchen and receiving areas including a large cinema screening room
sauna and heated indoor swimming pool — specially designed for the requirements of a top-level professional athlete
The property had a listing price of €12million (£10m; $12.9m) but Mbappe’s representatives had an advantage
since the previous occupant left for a new career opportunity in Los Angeles
That gave them more leverage during tough negotiations
and industry sources with knowledge of the deal
who asked to remain anonymous as they were not authorised to speak on the matter
have confirmed to The Athletic that it was sold for €10.5m.
Whether the deal-clincher for Mbappe was the golf putting green installed by Gareth Bale in the 3,000-square-metre garden is unknown
Mbappe is perhaps more likely to make use of the mini football pitch
basketball court and covered garage with room for six sports cars
La Finca’s extensive security meant The Athletic couldn’t get within 500 metres of Mbappe’s new house during a recent visit
but we did speak to multiple sources who live and work in the area
some of whom requested anonymity to protect their relationships with very rich and sensitive neighbours and clients…
Pozuelo de Alarcon and its surrounds has been a refuge for Madrid’s wealthy
many of whom had summer residences close to royal hunting grounds which stretched up to the nearby Sierra de Guadarrama mountains
was parkland when it was bought by Luis Garcia Cereceda
a successful developer of apartment complexes in the surrounding suburbs
Its 100 hectares were rezoned for residential use in 2000
Three different areas were mapped out amid the rolling contours of the existing landscape
Los Lagos I (The Lakes I) had the biggest plots for the most exclusive mansions
Los Lagos II had not quite as huge but still very ample chalets and duplexes
Prado Largo had more (relatively) affordable apartments
“La Finca is an exceptional life-concept with residences surrounded by nature and recognised for their security
privacy and quality,” La Finca’s vice-president Jorge Moran told The Athletic
was hired to maintain a uniform modern style throughout the development
Torres designed the apartments for Los Lagos II and Prado Largo
and worked with each individual buyer of a site in Los Lagos I to maintain a harmonious aesthetic within the entire development
“Luis and his wife wanted to build the best urbanisation in Spain
and they did it,” Torres says. “It was a tremendously attractive project
for the bravery and the quality of the product.”
but the prices quickly rocketed in what was quickly dubbed ‘Madrid’s Beverly Hills’
Among the first buyers were aristocrats Borja Thyssen and Blanca Cuesta
former bullfighter Fran Rivera and singer Alejandro Sanz
Other high-profile residents included former Pozuelo mayor Jesus Sepulveda and businessman Jesus Correa
both convicted in the ‘Caso Gurtel’ corruption case
Gurtel’s investigating judge Baltazar Garzon was another neighbour within the same development
Privacy and security have always been key selling points for La Finca
Torres designed bunker-style guard houses and checkpoints at the entrances to each of the three zones
with infrared cameras all around the perimeter fence
“(La Finca residents) can go for a run and nobody can even get close to them
the worst that can happen is to trip over a rabbit,” says a source who has sold plenty of properties in the area
It’s impossible to gain access to any of the three areas of La Finca without an invitation from a resident
On a recent Saturday morning a black Mercedes SL 600 with black-tinted glass was waved past the security barrier
while a white Toyota delivery van had to wait while the guards checked their invitation
but The Athletic had to remain on the outside
From the very start, La Finca and football were closely associated. Madrid and Spain national team stars Raul and Casillas moved in during the 2000s — and many other galactico players and coaches have followed over the years
Only the wealthiest like Mbappe can afford to live in Los Lagos I
where the mansions cost at least €10million to buy
and a lot of care with the details,” says Torres
“The (La Finca) brand makes them feel secure — they buy luxury brand watches and cars
so obviously it’s the same in real estate.”
Torres has a long family connection with football and Madrid
His father Juan Torres was a co-founder of construction giant ACS
along with Los Blancos’ president Florentino Perez
to fit the individual touches each client wanted for their house within the harmonious aesthetic of the development
“Working with clients is the most difficult part of the profession
but you have to know how to sell them your own vision
I couldn’t say that Penelope (Cruz) or Javier (Bardem) were easier than Cristiano or Zidane.”
Madrid’s England international Bellingham and his mother Denise also live in Los Lagos I
Recently retired former team-mate Kroos lives a few doors down the street
Around the corner is the mansion Hazard bought from singer Sanz for €11m in 2019
While Cristiano Ronaldo and his family were living in La Finca
his mother Dolores Aveiro lived in Los Lagos II
where luxury chalets with big gardens and private pools cost from €2.5m to €5m to buy
Industry sources told The Athletic that Mbappe’s mother Fayza Lamari has recently rented a property in Los Lagos II. Neighbours include his France team-mate Antoine Griezmann of Atletico Madrid
as well as former Real Madrid players Guti and Alvaro Arbeloa
The Athletic also caught a glimpse of the Los Lagos II properties from the adjacent pine-tree studded public park
where middle-aged joggers wearing designer sports gear and shades were enjoying a lovely sunny morning
One local resident said that footballers were rarely seen out and about
and that they make up a very small percentage of the total residents of La Finca
The exposure that footballers bring may keep the house prices buoyant
but can attract unwanted attention and focus
three people were reportedly hospitalised after a fire in the apartment where Madrid starlet Jese Rodriguez then lived
“Athletes are good for selling sports gear
but not for selling houses,” says a real estate source
“La Finca is a paradise and we want it to remain a paradise.”
After the founder Garcia Cereceda died in 2010
there was a public succession contest among his family
and a high-profile and bitter legal battle between the parties continued for over a decade
“I’ll always be connected to the La Finca project
La Finca and its surrounding area has continued to develop
with facilities and amenities expanding for its wealthy residents
Accenture and Uber are among the clients of its business park
The David Lloyd La Finca fitness centre offers state-of-the-art gym facilities and private tennis lessons
The steaks at upmarket Basque grill Urrechu restaurant have been popular with footballers over the years
Ronaldo and partner Georgina Rodriguez’s daughter Alana Martina was born at the nearby El Quiron private hospital in November 2017
and Guti are often among the parents dropping or collecting their kids at exclusive private schools that offer education in Spanish
Under current executive president Susanna Garcia Cerceda
La Finca Grand Cafe centre opened its doors in 2023
while the first shots at La Finca Golf Club were hit last June
These have been accompanied by new exclusive residential developments — including chalets by the 15th green selling for €4.5m
and apartments nearby priced from €1.5m to €2m
La Finca Grand Cafe’s ground floor outlets include upmarket fashion stores
The second floor has an array of restaurants offering international cuisines
often frequented by footballers who live nearby
not just to those who live in the neighbourhood
Last March, Spain national team captain Alvaro Morata held a private birthday party for his former partner Alice Campello at Indochina
Staff say Mbappe and Bellingham have both eaten there recently
Currently injured Madrid defender Alaba is another frequent customer
when it’s not as busy as at the weekends,” said an Indochina restaurant staff member
people respect that and keep their distance.”
Ancelotti has come out from the city centre to dine at La Finca Cafe’s Italian restaurant Leonardo, and Bellingham and the Atletico Madrid captain Koke chatted briefly when they ran into each other at its Tottori sushi restaurant the week after a ‘derbi’ between their teams was interrupted by ultras throwing missiles onto the pitch
“(Locals) don’t see me as Jude Bellingham the footballer
just Jude who goes for a coffee and is a nice guy,” Bellingham told Real Madrid TV midway through his first year in Madrid
The connection with football is important commercially
La Finca’s Golf Club hosted an event for Real Madrid’s charitable foundation
Objects from the Bernabeu club’s museum are currently on display all around the centre in an exposition called ‘Pegada al Corazon’ (Stuck to the heart) — including a match-worn Alfredo Di Stefano jersey
Ronaldo Nazario’s old boots and gloves of long-time resident Casillas
Kroos’ shirt from the 2024 Champions League final
is on display across from the Instituto Smile Design orthodontists
The Athletic did not see any footballers (or ultras) among the customers strolling the shopping centre’s bright and shiny marble floors
We did note that its BM supermarket stocks Taylors Yorkshire tea and Twinings Earl Grey
if Bellingham and his mother are hankering after a brew
It adds to the feeling that the exclusive project which began as a refuge for Spain’s richest and most private people is opening to the world.
(Photos: La Finca/Dermot Corrigan/Design: Eamonn Dalton)
Dermot joined The Athletic in 2020 and has been our main La Liga Correspondent up until now. Irish-born, he has spent more than a decade living in Madrid and writing about Spanish football for ESPN, the UK Independent and the Irish Examiner. Follow Dermot on Twitter @dermotmcorrigan
The architecture studio A-cero
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presents this beautiful home in the outskirts of Madrid in “Pozuelo de Alarcón.”
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In a lower floor there are the most intimate areas constituted by the bedrooms and spaces for free time
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Text description provided by the architects. Designed for the campus of the Francisco de Vitoria University in Pozuelo (Madrid), the building houses a sports center and classroom complex. It includes the use of sports halls, multi-purpose rooms, a gymnasium, swimming pool, physiotherapy, etc. The sports complex can also be used as a large multi-purpose area and meeting hall, facilitating a range of university activities.
The design of the building is restrained and volumetrically adapted to the general layout of the campus in terms of maximum height and alignment. And it is intended to clearly differentiate the sports and teaching areas in terms of volume and façade material. The fundamental element of the project is a large translucent box of light, 60x50x12m, filtered and controlled, entering into a spatial relationship with the main square of the campus.
© Javier CallejasThe structure of the pavilion is in steel: a grid of pillars and beams on the facades and trusses to resolve the great roof span. All painted in white. The remainder of the structure is in reinforced concrete, with the unique feature of wide angled beams over the basement swimming-pool area.
© Javier CallejasThe result is a building of great sobriety and formal restraint.
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The wage gap between the richest and poorest neighbourhoods in Spain has soared to 35,000 euros
New data presents the Madrid neighbourhood of El Viso as the wealthiest in the country with an average income of 40,815 euros
While residents in Polígono Sur in Seville barely took home an average of 5,816 euros
The Urban Indicators data published by the Spain's national statistics institute (INE) show Madrid has the six richest neighbourhoods in the country
Nueva España (34,317 euros) and Almagro (33,101 euros) stand out
The next three in the list are in Barcelona
with an average net income of 32,958 euros per year
three of the four neighbourhoods with the lowest income in Spain are in Andalucía region's Seville province
Polígono Sur is followed by Pajaritos with 6,043 euros and Colores/Entreparques
where residents live on an average of just 6,889 euros per year
In 2020 - the year to which the data refers - the average annual income per worker in Spain was 25,165.51 euros
more than four times higher than the incomes of the poorest neighbourhoods
The divide between the north and south of the country is further shown in the so-called 'functional urban areas'
which the INE uses to define a city and the municipalities that form its working environment
when at least 15% of its working population commutes to that city or large town for work
with an average annual net income of its inhabitants of 16,835 euros
while Torrevieja is the poorest municipality
with 8,441 euros - a difference of more than 8,000 euros per year
with an average annual net income per inhabitant of 15,436 euros
Lorca stands out with 9,402 euros and Marbella with 9,721 euros
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which has been signed and will be announced as early as Monday
may generate synergies valued at about 2.8 billion euros
asking not to be named because the financial details are confidential
Preempting a planned initial public offering approved by Ono’s investors last week
the transaction will likely receive regulatory approval before summer
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As Europe’s cable assets become more attractive
Numericable SA of France last week won a bid to combine with Vivendi SA’s SFR mobile-phone unit
the world’s second-largest wireless carrier
declined to comment on the takeover agreement
as did a representative for Ono shareholders Providence Equity Partners and CCMP Capital Advisors LLC
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The Ferris wheel will be operational from Friday
December 2 until January 8 and will have 26 cabins with capacity for 156 people
December is still a few days away, but it can be said that Christmas in Madrid has already begun
The switching on of the Christmas lights marks a before and after as far as the Christmas spirit is concerned and Pozuelo de Alarcón flipped the switch on theirs
will inaugurate the highest Ferris wheel in Madrid with 46 meters high
The Ferris wheel will be inside the Christmas area set up for the occasion
located in the parking lot on the Húmera road at the corner of Avenida de Europa
and the enclosure will remain open from December 2 to January 8
the Ferris wheel will be able to accommodate a total of 156 people per trip and two of them are accessible cabins for people with reduced mobility
in which about twenty stalls will take the boulevard of the Avenida de Europa from December 9 to 18 with items such as clothing
The days of this market will also be enlivened by children’s workshops and musical performances
Another activity that returns this year for these dates is the Christmas Train
which will run between December 22 and January 6 from 12h to 15h and 18h to 22h
with departure and arrival from the parking lot of the Christmas area
Among the traditional events of this holiday season will be the delivery of letters to the Three Kings
accompanied by the tasting of the Three Kings cake with chocolate
A Spanish Court has reportedly ruled in Georgina Rodriguez’s favor in a lawsuit against different TV channels for intruding into her privacy and past before Cristiano Ronaldo
Despite her public persona as a public figure and one of the biggest Spanish influencers in the world
Cristiano Ronaldo’s girlfriend has staunchly defended her right to privacy
particularly regarding aspects of her past and certain anonymous individuals
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Marca reports that the Court of First Instance No
3 of Pozuelo de Alarcon has delivered a verdict in favor of Georgina Rodriguez and her sister Ivana Rodriguez
3 of Pozuelo de Alarcon has ruled in favor of Georgina and her sister Ivana
condemning various TV shows to pay the model €70,000 for intruding into her privacy and her own image; as well as €50,000 to both sisters for violating the privacy and self-image of their father
the judge considers that Georgina barely talks about her past in the Netflix reality show “I am Georgina,” so that doesn’t authorize the media to talk about or publish images about her childhood
nor any information was poured about Georgina’s family life
in relation to her parents or other family members
of her childhood and adolescence,” the sentence rules
Georgina Rodriguez has made a name for herself while being Cristiano Ronaldo’s partner
Rodriguez even had her own documentary on Netflix
The love between Portuguese football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo
Both Ronaldo and Rodriguez share their love for one another on social media often
in addition to providing glimpses into their family life
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The Pozuelo de Alarcón street market reopens this Saturday and will have 111 stalls with fashion
The Pozuelo flea market reopens this Saturday
which has increased by 41 its number of stalls -now having 111
In this reopening there will be a wide and varied offer of fashion
according to the website of the City Council of the town of Madrid
The flea market will be held on Saturdays (this November 9th being the first one) from 8:30 am to 3 pm in the parking lot located between San Juan de la Cruz and Gerardo Diego streets
The reopening will be accompanied by music
trampolines and large format games such as giant dartboards for all audiences
seventeen of textiles and accessories and twelve others of footwear
You can buy almost anything at the stalls of these markets
El Rastro is a fundamental event to know the capital (and every Sunday you have an opportunity to go)
but there are many other flea markets in Madrid and surroundings that deserve a place in the monthly agenda
There are themed (almost every month there is a medieval one in the Community)
more focused on fashion and design or vintage decoration
you can buy almost everything in street stalls if you know how and when the markets are held in Madrid
This eclectic flea market in Madrid is an ideal place to find gifts that are out of the ordinary and also come from small artisans and entrepreneurs
The range of options is wide: jewelry and costume jewelry
The Pozuelo de Alarcón street market is back and has increased its number of stalls to 111
from fashion and accessories to household items and gourmet food
the reopening will include activities such as live music and games for all audiences
📍Location: between San Juan de la Cruz and Gerardo Diego streets
Every Sunday, more than forty artists gather in the Plaza Conde de Barajas to exhibit their works in the Mercadillo de los Pintores
This bohemian corner is perfect for art lovers looking for unique pieces
The event is held from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm
and offers an opportunity to support local artists by purchasing their creations
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The Majadahonda flea market is one of the best known if you are interested in fashion
the market attracts thousands of visitors every Tuesday and Saturday
Its popularity has grown thanks to social networks
although parking can be complicated due to the large influx
from 9:30 am to 2 pm on weekdays and until 3 pm on weekends