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Architects: Christophe Rousselle Architecte
- Area: 2750 m²
- Year: 2015
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Photographs:Philippe Ruault
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Text description provided by the architects. This sporting facility forms a continuity with the architectural heritage already present on the site of the Saint Nazaire sports centre.
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Made entirely of raw concrete, with large irregular plate glass windows, the gymnasium symbolises the desire to create generous volumes as a function of their internal use.
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Despite being an imposing project, it finds lightness in its canted walls and the thickness of the outer shell.
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Two optical illusions have been created thanks to the variation of the roof tip and the repetition, between shade and light, of the posts that encircle the edifice.
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A vegetalised roof has been added to create artificial relief, directly modelled in relation to its immediate context.
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Inside, extensive terraced seating opens onto an exceptionally large playing surface that can accommodate two handball courts, with no load bearing element for more than 2,200 m² of wooden flooring. The roof, with its random perforations, lets natural light into all the playing areas.
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