Wednesday round-up #2
The Nouveau Siècle auditorium in Lille enters the 21st century.
The Nouveau Siècle in Lille has reopened its 1,700-seat auditorium after 18 months of works. The renovation was led by architect Pierre-Louis Carlier and acoustician Eckhard Kahle. Carlier has form here, having carried out the same type of work at the Opéra de Lille. The Belgian acoustician also worked on Jean Nouvel's new theatre in Perpignan, and his current projects include the future Philharmonie de Paris and the Auditorium de Bordeaux.
Octant Architecture wins the Romilly-sur-Seine aquatic centre
The town of Romilly-sur-Seine, in the Aube, has selected the practice Octant Architecture to design its future aquatic centre. The scheme comprises two pools, one of them of 120 m², and a paddling pool. Located on the Hauts Buissons site, the centre is split into two volumes: one for services and changing rooms, the other, glazed on three sides, housing the pools. It has a total floor area of 1,952 m² and a budget of €3,700,000 excl. VAT. The building will be delivered in April 2015, after a design phase due to finish in August.
Goudchaux Architecte et Associés hands over the keys to the Axon factory.
In Montmirail, in the Marne, the Axon factory has taken possession of its new premises, designed by the practice Goudchaux Architecte et Associés. The structure is made of steel, the material the factory itself processes, while the envelope is clad in Alucobond panels. The building has a floor area of 3,900 m² on a 6,600 m² plot, with a budget of €5,268,000 excl. VAT and a 14-month construction period.
Work starts on the Quartett project in Nanterre
Quartett is a 23,000 m² mixed-use development in Nanterre, made up of 140 social housing units, 118 student rooms and a 105-room aparthotel, set above a ground-floor retail level that includes a medium-sized supermarket. Designed by Jean-Paul Viguier, the project is split into four units. Ground will be broken this month, with delivery scheduled for the end of 2014. The construction also marks the start of the new ZAC Seine Arche, developed by SEMNA. The operation is being run by the developers Altaréa-Cogédim and Eiffage Immobilier, together with EPADESA. Work begins this month. By 2018, 120,000 m² of housing, offices and shops will have been built in the ZAC.