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RECREATION CENTRE, JAURES GRAAL ARCHITECTURE
Graal architecture has delivered Jaures recreation centre in Athis-Mons, France. The purpose of this centre provides the city with an opportunity to equip itself with a facility for small children, and at the same time help to reduce the pressures of the town’s growing population. The Jaures complex stands in a residential area comprising a number of period buildings of varying typologies. The building features a 40 metre facade that is composed of curving concrete vails coloured in a pinkish grey, “ensuring a powerful presence in the area,” said the architects. The centre includes workshops designed to host a wide range of activities, which have been made as basic as possible to reduce finishing and fitting out costs.
COURBES, COLOMBES CHRISTOPHE ROUSSELLE
SHIMAO SHENKONG INTERNATIONAL CENTRE, SHENZHEN MVRDV
MVRDV has been selected as the winner in a competition to design the 101,300 m2 , mixed-use Shimao
ShenKong International Centre in Shenzhen, China. Located in Universiade New Town, Longgang District, MVRDV’s Shenzhen Terraces was selected from 27 entries by international design firms. Designed with sustainability as a focus, the completed project will form the core of the university neighbourhood, acting as a new three-dimensional “urban living room” with more than 20 programmes, including a small gallery, library, and outdoor theatre. The central concept of Shenzhen Terraces is to merge the existing landscape with the new development by using “stacked plateaus” for its various buildings. The predominantly horizontal lines of the terraces look to contrast with the vertical lines of the surrounding high-rises to “bring about a sense of tranquillity through their slow curving shapes,” said the architects.
Architecture studio Christophe Rousselle has delivered Courbes, a project of 134 apartments and stores in Colombes, France. The architectural project comprises two buildings with large double- height shops on the ground floor. The apartments serve to “signal the entrance to the town while the moulded volumes give each apartment a unique character,” said the architects. The aim was to densify the area, “respecting the comfort of all at the same time.” The massive appearance of the building is mitigated by the presence of balconies – “between reflection and transparency” – offering open sky exterior spaces. Over 2 km of curved glazing was required to complete the project.
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