Gruda Sports Hall

The composition of the massing is initially experienced from the road, whose level from the south-east is partially higher than the buildings, revealing a beam structure protruding out the roof. The previously inadequate access to the school via a narrow ramp from the north-west was expanded and improved by a new open space: the ramp and two masses of the hall enclose an interesting multi-level urban space – the entrance square. From the square we can either enter the hall (external users), the stands (spectators), or a small catering facility. It is partially covered by a high entrance porch cut into the larger mass of the hall. The cross-section becomes complex: the fissure also includes the open gallery of the spectator access area on the upper floor level connected by a staircase to the square below. The cut-into gallery also turns towards the south-western façade, forming a kind of portico with a view towards Gruda and the peak of Mount Sveti Ilija. On its other side, the gallery continues directly to the passage towards the school in the longitudinal volume, enabling the students to use the open gallery during their breaks.