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2024 Paris Olympics Aquatic Center
Location: Paris, France
Design: MAD Architects ; Jacques Rougerie Architecture ; Atelier Phileas Architecture ; Apma Architecture
MAD Reveals Design for 2024 Paris Olympics’ Aquatic Center
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20 July 2020
2024 Paris Olympics Aquatic Center News
July 20th, 2020 – Beijing, China – MAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong, was invited to participate in the long-awaited international competition to design the Aquatic Centre for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The firm teamed up with three French architectural studios, Jacques Rougerie Architecture, Atelier Phileas Architecture, and Apma Architecture on their design.
The ambitions of the 2024 Paris Olympics is to instill environmental change and work towards hosting the games as carbon neutral. The 36 venues set for Paris 2024 will be housed in existing or temporary infrastructure, with only two new large-scale venues being built. One of these is the Aquatic Center.
It is located in the Saint-Denis district of Paris, adjacent to the important Stade de France, which will host the opening and closing ceremonies of the Paris 2024 Olympics, along with track and field events. Positioned to the west of the stadium, separated by a high-speed road, the two key Olympic venues will be connected by a dynamic pedestrian bridge linking them to one another.
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The design team’s proposal envisions the sports facility as an urban public artwork that showcases the beauty and hope of Paris. Driving along the city’s main road, at the intersection of the A1 and A86 highways, the translucent curved building appears to be floating, equipped with an incredible lightness, with the city in the distance. Its energetic curves change with the sunlight and the sky, like ripples.
The Aquatic Center will have the capacity to accommodate 5,000 spectators during the Olympics; but to maintain its legacy and usability, it has been designed to easily transform to half its size after the games. Aligning with Paris 2024’s environmental protection considerations and sustainable development, approximately 70% of the structure is constructed from wood, minimizing the project’s carbon footprint. At the same time, the building employs renewable energies. Large solar panels contribute to reducing light and energy consumption; and rainwater collection systems recycle water to irrigate integrated landscaping that covers an area of 6000 sqm.
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Through the white translucent curtain wall, natural light is able to enter the interior, creating a continuous play of light and shadow. On the exterior, it also functions as a 360-degree projection screen. During the games, it will display information and provide live broadcasts of on-going events inside. In collaboration with local multimedia artists, it will become the largest display interface of public art in the region, bringing vitality to the community at night.
2024 Paris Olympics Aquatic Center by MAD – Building Information
Title: 2024 Paris Olympics’ Aquatic Center
Location: Paris, France
Dates: 2019-2020
Site area: 27107 m²
Building Area: 14,363m²
Building Height: 24.45 m
Design Team: Mad Architects, Jacques Rougerie Architecture, Atelier Philéas architecture, Apma Architecture
Landscape Design: SIGNES PAYSAGE
Structural Engineering, Sustainability Consultant, Cost Control: INGEROP
Façade Consultant: ARCORA
Fluid, Water and Pool Engineering: SOJA
Acoustic consultant: ACOUSTIQUE & CONSEIL
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