The design has a wavy sloped green roofline and an area of 493,000 square feet.

[3] In 2008, two years before the tournament, Medellín held an international design competition,[4] in which was proposed the building of two new venues for gymnastics and martial arts for the Atanasio Girardot Sports Complex, and the renovation of the Iván de Beodut Coliseum, in which are held basketball, volleyball and handball events.

The winning design featured a semi-open construction that interconnected the four sports arenas.

[5] The walls of the coliseums are perforated, allowing a natural breeze to pass through the arenas and saving money on air conditioning.

[7] Iván de Beodut Coliseum, (Coliseo Cubierto Iván de Bedout in Spanish), also known as Coliseo Cubierto Mayor, is an indoor sporting arena built in 1955 and included in the Medellín Sports Coliseum since 2009.