The 0.00 level of the gymnasium is located roughly 3.5 m below the natural level of the terrain.

© Pierre Vallet

Architects: Gbau

Location: 74150 Rumilly, France

Area: 2750.0 sqm

Project Year: 2010

Photographs: Pierre Vallet , Philippe Ruault, Emmanuelle Blanc

Structural Engineering: Batiserf

Fluids Engineers: Nicolas Ingenierie

Economy: Bureau Michel Forgue

Technical Controller: Socotec

General Contractor: Ser Construction

Construction Company: Earthwork Barel & Pelletier

© Philippe Ruault

From the architect. The 0.00 level of the gymnasium is located roughly 3.5 m below the natural level of the terrain.
© Philippe Ruault

© Philippe Ruault

The service premises - changing rooms, sanitary facilities, storage, circulation - are buried entirely with this layout, so that only the sports hall volumes emerge above ground.the complex is served by two ramps, one for the public, the other for technical maintenance.

© Philippe Ruault

© Philippe Ruault

On the surface, the building can be summed up as the essential: two twin volumes emerging from a prairie to a height of 7 m, one 46 x 26 m for the large competition hall, the other 46 x 17 m for two small training halls.the façad...