A renovated space for abstract art. Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture
06/10/2022.
[Paris] France
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metalocus, ANNA CLARA BARROS
The French studio Leclercq Associés was in charge of the project for a sports center in Bois de Vincennes, a Parisian park, located to the east of the city. Sport Center Paris fuses architecture and landscape, form and function and seeks to promote sport in the locality, seeking a relationship with the neighborhood and the park.
The proposal unites different disciplines, such as gymnastics, fencing, wrestling, taekwondo, fitness, spa, through common facades that uniformly surround the training rooms, the common spaces and a connecting interior street. For its final composition, durable materials were chosen with the intention of lasting over time despite the wear and tear that the activities carried out there could cause.
The proposal unites different disciplines, such as gymnastics, fencing, wrestling, taekwondo, fitness, spa, through common facades that uniformly surround the training rooms, the common spaces and a connecting interior street. For its final composition, durable materials were chosen with the intention of lasting over time despite the wear and tear that the activities carried out there could cause.
Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture. Photograph by Cyrille Weiner, Eric Lion, Pascal Aimar
Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture. Photograph by Cyrille Weiner, Eric Lion, Pascal Aimar
Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture. Photograph by Cyrille Weiner, Eric Lion, Pascal Aimar
Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture. Photograph by Cyrille Weiner, Eric Lion, Pascal Aimar
Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture. Photograph by Cyrille Weiner, Eric Lion, Pascal Aimar
Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture. Photograph by Cyrille Weiner, Eric Lion, Pascal Aimar
Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture. Photograph by Cyrille Weiner, Eric Lion, Pascal Aimar
Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture. Photograph by Cyrille Weiner, Eric Lion, Pascal Aimar
Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture. Photograph by Cyrille Weiner, Eric Lion, Pascal Aimar
Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture. Photograph by Cyrille Weiner, Eric Lion, Pascal Aimar
Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture. Photograph by Cyrille Weiner, Eric Lion, Pascal Aimar
Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture. Photograph by Cyrille Weiner, Eric Lion, Pascal Aimar
Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture. Photograph by Cyrille Weiner, Eric Lion, Pascal Aimar
Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture. Photograph by Cyrille Weiner, Eric Lion, Pascal Aimar
Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture. Photograph by Cyrille Weiner, Eric Lion, Pascal Aimar
Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture. Photograph by Cyrille Weiner, Eric Lion, Pascal Aimar
Site plan. Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture
Programmation. Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture
Ground plan. Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture
First floor. Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture
Second floor. Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture
Third floor. Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture
Section. Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture
Detail. Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture
Detail. Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture
Map of the old clos des minimes. Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture
Construction site. Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture. Photograph by Cyrille Weiner, Eric Lion, Pascal Aimar
Construction site. Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture. Photograph by Cyrille Weiner, Eric Lion, Pascal Aimar
Construction site. Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture. Photograph by Cyrille Weiner, Eric Lion, Pascal Aimar
Construction site. Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture. Photograph by Cyrille Weiner, Eric Lion, Pascal Aimar
Leclercq Associés designed a roof consisting of structural wooden cavities in a 6×6m, equipped with lighting and climate control. The center of each of these cavities is occupied by a roof window from which the lights are inserted, while the radiant panels are used for the heating system.
On the facades, a wooden pleat houses the emergency stairs and allows the sports center to maintain its own privacy. This outer skin contains the light attenuation systems and its thickness integrates the other technical limitations, such as acoustics. The wooden 'double skin' interior stairs free up large volumes for the gyms and offer views of the sports areas.
Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture. Photograph by Cyrille Weiner, Pascal Aimar.
Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture. Photograph by Cyrille Weiner, Pascal Aimar.
Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture. Photograph by Cyrille Weiner, Pascal Aimar.
On the facades, a wooden pleat houses the emergency stairs and allows the sports center to maintain its own privacy. This outer skin contains the light attenuation systems and its thickness integrates the other technical limitations, such as acoustics. The wooden 'double skin' interior stairs free up large volumes for the gyms and offer views of the sports areas.
Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture. Photograph by Cyrille Weiner, Pascal Aimar.Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture. Photograph by Cyrille Weiner, Pascal Aimar.Sport Center Paris by Leclercq Associés architecture. Photograph by Cyrille Weiner, Pascal Aimar.
Description of project by Leclercq Associés architecture
Inside the Bois de Vincennes, the Sports Center complies with a logic of compactness: the different disciplines (gymnastics, fencing, wrestling, taekwondo, fitness, spa) are federated by a common roof and facade which evenly wrap up the training halls, common spaces and an indoor connecting street.
The hall ceiling consists of wooden structural cavities on a 6×6m, fitted with lighting and climate control. The outside skin is a wood pleat lifted in its lower part to accommodate the emergency stairs. This skin contains the light-dimming systems and its thickness integrates the other technical constrains such as acoustics.
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Architects
Project team
Paul Laigle, Cécile Miossec, Benoît Fetter.
Collaborators
BVL Architect, Agency TER, Ingerop, Calvi, Pénicau.
Client
Ministry of the Youth, Sports and the Clubs and Societies.
Area
12.500 sqm.
Dates
2005 - 2009.
Location
Vincennes, Paris, France.
Photography
Cyrille Weiner, Eric Lion, Pascal Aimar.
François Leclercq. Leclercq Associés
François Leclercq founded the architectural firm Dusapin Leclercq in the early 1980s. Winner of various awards (Pan XII, Albums des jeunes architectes et des paysagistes, Prix de la Première Œuvre), the agency has grown over the years and acquires recognition in both town planning and architecture (Équerre d'argent, Pyramide d'argent, Grand Prix de la Construction Bois).
In 2004, the agency moved to rue du Repos, in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. In 2019, with the appointment of three partners - Anne-Claire Eberhard, Charles Gallet and Paul Laigle - the structure takes on a new dimension. Her name is now Leclercq Associés.
Leclercq Associés places at the heart of its practice the ability to merge landscape and architecture, site and plan, form and use, individual and collective. Anxious to combine the ordinary and the exceptional, the agency plays the role of facilitator. To renew its know-how and attract young talents, the agency operates as a multidisciplinary incubator: architects, engineers, geographers, town planners, graphic designers, designers, model makers.
In 2004, the agency moved to rue du Repos, in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. In 2019, with the appointment of three partners - Anne-Claire Eberhard, Charles Gallet and Paul Laigle - the structure takes on a new dimension. Her name is now Leclercq Associés.
Leclercq Associés places at the heart of its practice the ability to merge landscape and architecture, site and plan, form and use, individual and collective. Anxious to combine the ordinary and the exceptional, the agency plays the role of facilitator. To renew its know-how and attract young talents, the agency operates as a multidisciplinary incubator: architects, engineers, geographers, town planners, graphic designers, designers, model makers.
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