Marie-Amélie Le Fur Gymnasium
Bry-sur-Marne, France
Project description
Located at the end of the footbridge of the Grand Paris Express connecting Villiers Champigny Bry Station, the Marie-Amélie gymnasium features a very compact urban volume. The façades, made of patterned grey concrete, glass paving, and patinated copper, embody a minimalist architectural style with elegant sobriety.
An architectural style that is distinctive, elegant, and a symbol of sustainable urban development.
At the corner of Boulevard Méliès and Rue du Clos Sainte Catherine, we envisioned the new Gymnasium of the Parc des Sports des Maisons Rouges as an urban hinge that gracefully marks the entrance to the city.
The new gymnasium offers elegance in both volume and material. The volumetric elegance is found in the subtle shifts between the volumes, while the material elegance is achieved through the selection of a palette of natural, raw, and durable materials that clothe the new gymnasium. Light concrete, ochre metal, and glass will give this city entrance a “nature city” identity, where landscape, pedestrians, cyclists, and athletes all have their place in the dense urban fabric.
The new gymnasium thus displays an identity that is both urban and connected to nature, where the landscape enters the city by supporting soft circulation, investing in the forecourts, and offering vast open spaces for recreational and sports activities, creating a high-quality living environment for city residents.
A public building open to the urban space – one that enlivens the city entrance and enhances its appeal. A “balcony overlooking Paris”
We then extended our thinking to ensure that the new gymnasium contributes to the vibrancy of this city entrance. We aimed to create a genuine connection between the urban space and the building’s sporting activities.
Project informations
Client
Town Hall of Bry-sur-Marne
Program
Sports facility including a large Multi-Sports Hall with a Departmental-Level Artificial Climbing Structure and 250 seats in the stands, an adjacent multi-purpose sports hall dedicated to table tennis and adaptable for various activities (dance, gymnastics, fitness, etc.), all supporting annexes for sports and public use, and a large covered outdoor sports area for all users of the sports complex.
Surface
Building: 3,200 m²
Outdoor spaces: 500 m²
Cost of Work
€7,000,000 ex-tax
Status
Delivered in 2022
Environmental Quality
RT 2012 – 30%, NF HQE approach for sports facilities. Photovoltaic panels on the roof (120 m²). Green roof (1,825 m²).
Natural lighting at 300 lux in all sports halls. Double-flow ventilation coupled with natural cross-ventilation. Raw material façade (low-carbon patterned concrete and copper with external insulation).
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