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Training centre by Chartier-Corbasson
French architects Chartier-Carbasson have designed a football training centre in Amiens, France, with a sloping turf roof that merges with the adjacent field.
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The centre's ground floor houses changing rooms, a sports hall and medical facilities with accommodation and offices above.
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The neighbouring River Selle and the surrounding greenery can be viewed from the building's terraces and glazed training rooms.
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Here's some more information from the architects:
The setting up of a training center has opened up a dialogue between domesticated nature, artificially represented by football pitches, and the untamed greenery on the banks of the River Selle.
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The project is divided into two parts housed on two storeys.
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On the first floor there is accommodation for the trainees, offices and training spaces.
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On the ground floor there are dressing rooms, a medical unit, services, and spacious activity halls.
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The siting of the project on its plot has led us to design a building with two facades, with the riverside elevation being used for inward-looking features.
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The pitch-side elevation is an exercise in continuity: the cloak of turf is folded and curved to cover the building.
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The ground floor walls are mainly glazed to ensure that the greenery outside is clearly visible from inside.
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Amiens
2009
Architects : Chartier – Corbasson
Client : Amiens Métropole
Net surface : 1 900m² SHON
Budget : 3,2 M€ HT
Program: Accomodation for 45 players, dressing rooms, classrooms, training halls catering
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