The new Damm Sports City is located on Montjuïc hill in Barcelona, covering an area of 30,000 m². The project, led by the Damm Foundation, addresses the need to consolidate a unique and modern space for the Damm Football Club, an institution dedicated for over seven decades to the training of young talents. In addition to gathering all the club’s sports facilities and services, the new headquarters contributes to revitalising the Montjuïc area and becomes a model of sustainability and landscape integration. The goal of the project, promoted by the Damm Foundation, is to build a sports complex consisting of two football pitches with stands, a regenerated green area, and a refurbished building to house offices, medical services, gym, and study rooms. A second building includes changing rooms and a dining area.
The buildings have been designed according to NZEB standards (Nearly Zero Energy Building), with zero CO₂ emissions. To achieve these standards, in collaboration with the architectural firms Max de Cusa Arquitectes S.L. and Hiha Studio SCP, the design and site management of all the installations for the two football pitches and two buildings of the new Damm Sports City were carried out.
The project integrates a set of installations with a strong focus on sustainability innovation. Regarding water management, the design features a separate rainwater collection system with a storage tank that supplies the irrigation and cleaning systems, with a controlled connection to the municipal network to minimise water waste. All irrigation is managed by a smart system with sensors, flow meters, and remote management via BMS, and is divided into 11 zones with optimised outlets and drip networks to maximise efficiency and reduce consumption.
For energy and control, a dimmable LED lighting network is deployed, with programmable sensors and point-to-point management integrated into the BMS. The project also includes electric vehicle charging stations, high-efficiency heat pump air-conditioning systems with heat recovery units, and instant domestic hot water generation through exchangers to eliminate risks such as legionella. In addition, a 48,36 kWp solar plant is designed to supply energy for climate control and hot water, integrated into the building’s centralised energy management system.
The project also includes a comprehensive telecommunications infrastructure, security systems (CCTV, access control, alarms), lightning protection, and a centralised BMS system for remote and intelligent control of all subsystems, supporting efficiency, predictive maintenance, and immediate response to any incident.
