Location Paris, France Client / operator City of Paris Architect & Principal Designer Archi5 FR – 75002 Paris www.archi5.fr Sports flooring Gerflor GmbH DE – 53840 Troisdorf www.gerflor.com Author Archi5 Photos Sergio Grazia Official opening 2020 Construction costs EUR 8.2 million
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URBAN GARDEN FOR SPORTS ENTHUSIASTS GYMNASE POISSONNIERS SPORTS CENTRE IN PARIS The construction of the Gymnase Poissonniers responds to the need for a generation of versatile and flexible facilities and contributes to a new urban ecology in Paris. A lively attraction for the neighbourhood, the new sports centre creates an opening between the functions it hosts and neighbouring residents and therefore creates new synergies and a regeneration of the neighbourhood. The project’s appeal lies in its connection to the surrounding area, its proximity to nature and the potential of the functions that can develop there. A facility hosting an urban farm contributes to the challenges of today’s city. This sports centre offers the population a range of facilities and increases the scope for use. It is at the same time a sports facility, a garden and a place for urban agriculture. In order to serve as a point of reference for the district, the new sports hall
creates transparency between all functions and also towards residents. This transparency is expressed through the building’s connection with its surroundings and its unity with nature. The sports centre picks up on the central theme of nature, which is tangible for all visitors. It is sb 1/2022
