The Rafa Nadal Academy by Movistar, located in Manacor (Majorca), came into being in 2016 with the aim of becoming a benchmark centre in the world of tennis at an international level. With the driving force of the sportsman Rafa Nadal, the Academy brings together tennis and education, aiming to ensure that students may follow a career in tennis without neglecting their academic studies. The architectural project consists of more than 24,000 m2 and a range of impressive facilities located throughout the halls of residence, training school, hotel, sports courts, changing rooms, bar, clinic and green areas.

David Iglesias, architect of the Rafa Nadal Academy: "The premise of this project was to build a training academy and at the same time create a building for use by the people of the town and for the whole of Mallorca. Therefore, the end result had to be made up of a very defined area, specifically for children, and another, completely the contrary, where people could circulate freely. Consequently, the two buildings that make up the final project are relatively multi-functional, each one with its own features and level of safety. They are perfectly interconnected, in such a way as to meet with the objective".

The Rafa Nadal Academy has become a real showcase for Dekton® and Silestone® products. The Cosentino Group has fitted more than 40,000 m2 of Dekton® of all thicknesses and for different types of use, such as tiling, floors, countertops, stairs or baseboards, with particular emphasis on its use in the façades of the two main buildings of the complex, the pools and the spa area. Silestone® is in evidence in the 130 shower trays in Blanco Zeus colour with a suede finish. This very same tone and texture was also chosen for the more than 100 bathroom countertops, which incorporate Elegance hand basins from the Cosentino Bath Collection.

Year 2016

Work finished in 2016

Status Completed works

Type Schools/Institutes