NP2F . photos: © Maxime Delvaux
Paris-based office NP2F recently completed the Bordeaux Brazza UCPA Sport Station, with a floor area of more than 15,700m² and a height of 20m (+ 20m for practice), positioned at the entrance of the Brazza district. Transparent and open, this new, dynamic, youth and family-oriented sports facility stands as a welcoming sign echoing the profound mutation underway in this sector.
The building is designed as a simple assemblage of low-carbon concrete slabs, beams, and columns. Its superimposed outdoor spaces blend in with the urban logic of the district, like streets, and large and small city squares surrounded by agricultural windbreaking nets that protect users from drafts. The whole complex “breathes”, naturally, and the built elements, i.e., the heating, air-conditioning, ventilation, and artificial lighting are reduced to a minimum for maximum gain in lightness and economy. In total, 900 000 kWh/year are saved, or a 56% reduction in consumption compared with the same project if it were a covered enclosure and savings of 2270 t CO2 or 63% of CO2 linked to its construction.
The materials and colours of this architecture are intentionally sober. With a simple, low-carbon PMES cement CEM3 concrete structure, it is merely the support for uses of future users. A great deal of attention has been paid to the salient elements such as the reception desk, the staircases, and the stands. They encourage users to move about the building on foot, thereby further reducing the need for lofts. These linking spaces in the building become places unto themselves.
A genuine Cathédrale des Sports, the building houses spaces for practicing sports superimposed over six levels, bringing together in a single volume a climbing complex that is unique in France (block + 14m wall + high line + jump line), a racket zone (padel tennis and squash), a restaurant/bar/relaxation area connected to all sports, weightlifting and fitness, spaces designed for children, esports and golfing (educational trail, practice, putting green).
The roof has a practice driving range for golf and for sporting events and festivals. Open to all, offering everyone a spectacular view towards the city centre and the vineyards this architectural statement underscores the building’s role as part of the geography of the Bordeaux region.
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Programme
Multi-purpose sports facility (padel tennis, climbing, golf, gymnastics)
Location
Charles Chaigneau avenue
Bordeaux Brazza (33100)
France
Studies
March 2016
Delivery
April 2023
Design developer
NFU
ADIM Nouvelle Aquitaine
Developer
ADIM Nouvelle Aquitaine
Investors
UCPA
Banque des Territoires CDC
Manufacturers
GTM entreprise générale et partenaires UCPA
Owner
UCPA
Subcontractor
NP2F (architecte mandataire)
Artelia (BE Fluides)
Vivalto (BE Structure)
Bollinger + Grohmann (BE Charpente)
VPEAS (Economie de la construction)
Surface area
15 741 sq m
Cost of works
19 459 681 €
Mission
NP2F Mandataire Mission Complète
Environmental accreditations
RT 2012
Photo credits
Maxime Delvaux
