Sports hall - Magnanville
Sport
The project presents a striking and iconic image; it embodies its purpose and elegantly expresses the values of sport, excellence and humility. The curves create a sense of dynamism that evokes sporting vigour and engages with the surrounding neighbourhood.
| Location | Magnanville, France |
| Program | Construction of a sports complex: large multi-purpose sports hall, gym/dance studio, multi-activity hall. |
| Surface | 4 004 m² |
| Cost | 9 971 387 € Excl. Tax. |
| Timetable | Completion 2026 |
| Client | City of Magnanville |
| Architect | archi5 |
| Structure | EPDC |
| Landscaper | archi5 |
| Environmental, thermal | IETI |
| Acoustic engineer | Cap Horn solutions |
| Economist | Mébi |
| OPC | IPCS |
| Photographs | 11h45, Florent Mercier |
The sports hall boasts an elegant and timeless design, ensuring it will remain a vibrant venue for socialising and sporting activities for years to come.
The plinth surrounds the building’s functions; it rises from a steeply sloping green embankment, which reinforces its anchorage and draws on a familiar and reassuring architectural vocabulary from the fortifications of days gone by.
The aim was to provide the public and users with a living space that brings people together and is easy to understand. The materials were chosen for their inherent qualities, whilst the structural elements themselves form the mouldings.
The project brings together, within a compact space, all the facilities required by practitioners of a wide range of sports.
This new sports hall offers users – both athletes and spectators – a venue in which to practise, watch and enjoy sport in all its forms.
The rooms rise up from the plinth. Their orientation allows natural light to flood in throughout the day, filtered through the wooden sunshades and polycarbonate façades.
The roof is supported by a light, airy timber structure that creates curved volumes, generating a dynamic that evokes sporting vigour and engages with the neighbourhood.
It is a community facility where everyone can find their place and take part in a fulfilling sporting activity.
The building has been situated in such a way as to blend in with the existing facilities. It features a wide strip of greenery that sets it apart from the neighbouring area.
