Vinci, with Chabanne & partenaires, wins the Dunkirk Arena

The city of Dunkerque has named the consortium led by Vinci, supported by the practice Chabanne & partenaires, as preferred bidder for the Aréna de Dunkerque.

This 28-year (336-month) public-private partnership covers design, financing, construction, operation and maintenance, with a budget of €112,000,000. The design and construction phases are expected to last 36 months, although the works programme has not yet been fixed. The architecture of the main hall, with a capacity of 10,000 seats, is the work of Chabanne & partenaires in association with AvantPropos and AB+ Architectes. Construction will be carried out by Vinci Construction France through its various subsidiaries (ADIM Nord Picardie, SOGEA CARONI and DUMEZ EPS, with the support of local SMEs). For Vinci, this is the third major French sports project currently under way, after the stadium in Nice (on site) and the stadium in Bordeaux (at design stage).

The venue's main tenants will be the handball club USDK and the basketball club Gravelines-Dunkerque.