Jeu de Paume, Equipment sport and culture Blois, France
Groupe-6
Sport&Leisure
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Completed
In 2013, Groupe-6 is named as winner of the competition to design the future Equipment sport and culture in Blois, France. Inaugurated in September 2017, it hosts training and competitions matches, and concerts and events that punctuate the life of Blois. Redefining the entrance to the city, it sets the tone for the future eco-neighborhood, coming up with a remarkable and simple silhouette at a time.
Finding the right tone
With its nervous and incisive architecture, its identifiable envelope, its generous interior spaces, the Jeu de Paume Hall is a high-performance cultural and sport equipment, by its functionality as much as by its image. Its architecture contributes to its evidence and appropriation, with its apparent formal simplicity, its expression and its materials, which define the right tone for this public equipment which asserts itself as emblem of the new eco-district.
Composed of two large volumes (main hall and annexe), the Jeu de Paume is unitary, and affirms a contrast between exterior and interior: its angular and dynamic metallic envelope offers a resolutely contemporary image, skilfully interacting with its urban context. Its volumes, folded and nervous, recall the roofs of slates of the region, with the edges drawn and the colors changing. Requiring minimal maintenance, it is distinguished without being ostentatious. Inside, its warm and natural design is harmonized by the use of wood.
Groupe-6
Founded in 1970 in Grenoble by six architects, Groupe-6 is a collective agency, which brings together ten associate architects in 2018 and a total of 150 employees. Its dynamic is driven by its ability to be interactive, cross-disciplinary, and versatile. Highly experienced at tackling complex projects, its work responds to the major challenges of contemporary society: education, science, workplaces, urban design, mobility, commerce, culture, healthcare, etc. The work of Groupe-6 includes some remarkable achievements, for example the Museum of Fine Arts and the Caserne de Bonne, in Grenoble, the Mechanics and Acoustics Labs (LMA) in Marseilles, and the Stadium of Bordeaux in partnership with Herzog & de Meuron. The firm is currently building hospitals in Strasbourg, and in Rennaz (Switzerland), the Cap 3000 shopping mall in Nice, the Schneider Electric Headquarters in Grenoble, the Normandy Business School (EM Normandie) in Le Havre and the JW Marriott Hotel in Bahrain.
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The Jeu de Paume Hall, equipment sport and culture in Blois, asserts itself as emblem of the new eco-district.
Founded in 1970 in Grenoble by six architects, Groupe-6 is a collective agency, which brings together ten associate architects in 2018 and a total of 150 employees. Its dynamic is driven by its ability to be interactive, cross-disciplinary, and versatile. Highly experienced at tackling complex projects, its work responds to the major challenges of contemporary society: education, science, workplaces, urban design, mobility, commerce, culture, healthcare, etc. The work of Groupe-6 includes some remarkable achievements, for example the Museum of Fine Arts and the Caserne de Bonne, in Grenoble, the Mechanics and Acoustics Labs (LMA) in Marseilles, and the Stadium of Bordeaux in partnership with Herzog & de Meuron. The firm is currently building hospitals in Strasbourg, and in Rennaz (Switzerland), the Cap 3000 shopping mall in Nice, the Schneider Electric Headquarters in Grenoble, the Normandy Business School (EM Normandie) in Le Havre and the JW Marriott Hotel in Bahrain.
