• PROJECT
    Centre aquatique du Porzou
  • LOCATION
    Concarneau
  • CLIENT
    Communauté de Communes de Concarneau Cornouaille
  • PROJECT MANAGEMENT
    Marc Mimram Architecture et Ingénierie, CD2I, Gamba
  • DATES
    2010 – 2014
  • AREA
    3,320 m² sports pool, 375 m² leisure pool, 187 m²
  • COST
    8,1 M€
  • ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATIONS
    RT 2012
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The Porzou Aquatic Center is located in the Kersaux cove. Everything is designed here to connect the calm water of the pools and the movement of the sea.

The pool area is a unitary space ordered by the large roof structure. The roof is conceived here as a "comfort tool."

The large glass roof at the heart of the shell filters the light and guides the space, making the pool area come alive with the changing lights and seasons. The large shell is designed like a large chandelier, an inverted nave illuminating the hall day and night. The variable shape of this curved roof is also intended to nhance the acoustic comfort of the pool area.

The grand hall is composed of pools with distinct purposes grouped under a common roof. To do this, we considered the hall as a combination of places for sports, recreation and water fun.

Therefore, this equipment is a unified building shaped by the geography, slipped into the topography to offer the landscape of the shared bay.