Sports complex

The Brétigny-sur-Orge sports complex is at the heart of the new ZAC Clause Bois Badeau eco-neighborhood (near Paris) and houses two halls: a multi-sports hall with a 250-seat grandstand and a gymnastics hall. A large cross-shaped hall serves various functions.

The project comprises a 5-metre-high brick plinth with a wooden section supporting the building, forming a protective, long-lasting belt. Interrupting this new relief, a glazed entrance hall creates a significant and functional break with the context. On either side of the entrance hall, the multi-sports and gymnastics hall, topped by timber beams, form two monumental "canopies."

The structure is made of glued laminated timber, MOB, and the exterior joinery and cladding are in wood.