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Architects: ODILE+GUZY architectes
- Area: 3200 m²
- Year: 2021
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Photographs:David Foessel, Julien Lanoo
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Manufacturers: Coil, Laudescher
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Lead Architects: Lucie Garzon, Edith Chevillot
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Text description provided by the architects. Charcot Sports Centre is part of a multi-program urban operation including an underground car park, a road bridge (extending from rue du Chevaleret and avenue de France), and a public garden.
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The project is a combination of infrastructure and architecture. Situated between the street, railway tracks, and Halle Freyssinet, the site defines the triangular plan, a folded ground, and a single facade emerging onto the street.
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The gymnasium's roof supports a public garden that extends the promenade above the railway and the existing urban topography of the city. Bordered by imposing buildings, the project adopts a straight posture not exceeding the ground as much as necessary. Valuing the uses, it is the base of a wider urban dynamic than its primary destination.
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In its urban context, the building creates a landscape of horizontal layers, the slightly sloping stone volume emphasizing the weight of the garden and the glazed elements opening towards the interior of the gymnasium.
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The facade highlights the project’s structural frames with reflective aluminum cladding creating a dynamic reflection of moving bodies.
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The climbing hall and the gymnasium form part of an identical volume. A wooden slated ceiling unifies the whole in an ample gesture curving towards the entrance. The dance hall, set back from the facade, offers a double-height on the dojo. This space is bathed in natural light coming from above.
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