Olympic2024 Rehabilitation of the Vallerey Swimming Center in Paris
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As the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics approaches, the preparation of the venues is entering a sprint phase. The Vallerey Swimming center in Paris, for which AIA Life Designers is responsible for the rehabilitation tasks, is also gearing up for completion by the end of the year.
▲Water Polo- Paris 1924 Olympic Games - Vallerey Swimming Center
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Located in the 20th arrondissement of Paris, the Vallerey Swimming Center was built for the 1924 Paris Olympic Games. This iconic venue steeped in history, will reopen its doors for the 2024 Olympics. A century after its inauguration, the Bassin Parisien is getting a new lease of life and will soon be a training venue for swimmers, before welcoming public back from 2025.
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We have responded positively to this initiative and is actively practicing it, which reflects the values of AIA Life Designers, for an architecture conceived in a logic of circular economy and reuse.
In this project,
• Deconstruction of the current building, on the parts to be renovated.
• New construction using circular materials + management of construction site waste and surplus.
• Harnessing the building's resources to add value via reuse or recycling, to avoid waste. Example: the timber from the roof structure will be used to make furniture and signage for the future swimming pool.
#FOCUS: The structure of the mobile wooden trusses, with a span of 35m, is reinforced to improve stability and ease of opening and closing. The cover is lined with air cushions made of ETFE, a material that is highly resistant to wear and UV rays, but also recyclable because it is derived from a solvent-free mineral.
As the countdown begins, let's look forward to the new look of this historic venue!
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Client：SOLIDEO
Project Team：
Architect - AIA Architectes
Structural engineering + road and networks + Economics - AIA Ingénierie
drainage + air treatment + water treatment - BE Garnier
Project management - AIA Management
fire safety coordinator - Namixis SSICoor
Area：27 000 m2
Construction cost：8,5 M€ HT
Calendrier：
Competition – Won September 2020
Delivery - October 2023