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ARENA DU CO’MET, FRANCE POPULOUS
ICÔNE, LUXEMBOURG FOSTER + PARTNERS
Foster + Partners has completed ICÔNE, an 18,800 m² office complex in Belval, Luxembourg, filled with light and greenery to encourage a “spirit of co-creation and collaboration.” Designed in collaboration with local practice BFF architectes, the building references the industrial heritage of Belval in a city quarter now combining research, education, leisure and commerce. Darron Haylock, partner at Foster + Partners, commented: “Covid has highlighted the need for healthier and more flexible urban workspaces, which is exactly what this project provides.”
The entrances are located on the main urban street and a square, with shops, cafes and restaurants at pedestrian level. The building is arranged as two wings enclosing an atrium, wrapped by an orthogonal facade and roof which emphasises the structural grid. The historic Belval blast furnace forms the central focus of the view from the atrium. The facade allows for internal column-free office spaces as well as solar shading and maximised internal daylight. The external facade benefits from a series of external green loggias, visible from both the inside and outside of the building.
SUHE CENTRE, CHINA FOSTER + PARTNERS
Foster + Partners has completed the first office tower in the newly regenerated Suhewan area of Shanghai. The 200 metre, 42-storey Suhe Centre for China Resources Land forms the centrepiece of the Suhewan East Urban Complex. The LEED Platinum-rated tower aims to draw development towards the eastern quarter of what is a predominantly residential area. The building, situated alongside a new urban public green, reflects the “industrial aesthetic” of the historical bridge and warehouse buildings nearby. Dark glazing reduces reflective glare and contrasts with the stainless-steel structural frame, which is “pulled away from the corners” to maximise views. Every corner is a full-height glass space.
Lower levels look out over the park to the west; upper levels have 360º panoramic views. In the 11-metre-tall lobby, daylight filters through louvres above the entrance canopy. The floor plates are column-free for flexibility and there are detachable floor slabs to allow for connections between levels. The recessed middle of the west facade houses a row of lifts, maximising views and light.
Populous – the architectural design firm specialising in sports and entertainment venues – has completed its work on Arena Du CO’Met in Orléans. The arena was opened to the public in January 2023, and is the final part of a major sports and cultural complex that has been created in the city which is located on the banks of the Loire, 75 miles south west of Paris. Designed to host the majority of indoor sports, concerts and large-scale shows, the arena has a 3,000 m² platform and modular stands for up to 10,000 seats. A ‘ring’ of 28 boxes – each housing between nine and 30 seats – sits below a 360º LED banner screen, providing 260 linear metres for advertising, as well as an LED cube, to replay action and “enhance the event experience,” said the architects. A large range of ‘premium’ seats – such as courtside – are available, as well as a VIP area of over 1,000 m², partitionable into several lounges.
Francois Clement, senior principal at Populous and the general manager of Populous France, said: “Populous is proud to have delivered an arena that will not only play a central role in the sporting events programme for the region but stands ready to serve as a world-class performance venue for athletes training for a variety of sports at the Paris 2024 Olympics.”
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