VERSATILE AND SUSTAINABLE URBAN ARENA
PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC AQUATICS CENTRE
Author: VenhoevenCS + Ateliers 2/3/4/ Photos and graphics: VenhoevenCS + Ateliers 2/3/4/, Salem Mostefaoui, Simon Guesdon, sbp
The Aquatics Centre is the only major facility built for the 2024 Paris Games, since 95 % of the dedicated venues already exist or will be temporary. For the Olympic Games, the Olympic pool will be hosting the diving, water polo and synchronized swimming competitions. For the Paralympic Games, the stadium will be the swim training facility. With 3,000 fixed seats and 2,500 temporary seats, level 4 competitions can be hosted. OFFICIAL OPENING APRIL 2024 Location Saint-Denis, France Client / Operator Métropole du Grand Paris Architects VenhoevenCS, www.venhoevencs.nl Ateliers 2/3/4/, www.a234.fr Pool manufacturer Myrtha Pools, www.myrthapools.com
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In legacy mode, the Aquatics Centre will be a public facility with a 50-m pool, a diving pool, a 25-m learning pool, multipurpose pool, and aqua-kids area. The centre will offer bouldering, fitness area, three padel courses, 5x5 football, and a restaurant. VenhoevenCS and Ateliers 2/3/4/ formed a design team to master the ambitious and emblematic project. Situated on the former site of a research centre, the location of the Aquatics Centre was selected for its strategic proximity to the Stade de France and the future athletic village, its excellent access by car and public transport, and the intense dynamic of urban renewal in this area.
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