This sporting facility forms a continuity with the architectural heritage already present on the site of the Saint Nazaire sports center.
Project Name: GYMNASIUM Saint Nazaire
Location: Avenue Pierre de Coubertin- Parc des Sports, Saint Nazaire, France
Site area: 3610m2
Area: 2750m2
Year :2015
Architects: Christophe Rousselle Architecte
Project manager: Matthieu Janmot
Project assistant: Debora Bandini
Names of complementary designers and consultants:
Geotechnical : Kornog
Concrete Structure : Quille
Acoustic Study Office : Signal developpement
Technical Engineering : Berim
Architect In Charge : Matthieu Janmot
Team : Noari Yamazoe
OPC : AIA management
Coordinator Sps : Cobati
Insertion : Carene
Metallic Structure : Ateliers David
Control Office : Socotec
Budget : 4,1 M€
Builder: Aiguillon Construction
Photographer: Takiju Shimmura
Made entirely of raw concrete, with large irregular plate glass windows, the gymnasium symbolizes the desire to create generous volumes as a function of their internal use.
Despite being an imposing project, it finds lightness in its canted walls and the thickness of the outer shell.
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.
A vegetalised roof has been added to create artificial relief, directly modeled in relation to its immediate context.
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.
