PETITDIDIERPRIOUX plans adaptable ‘athletes’ village’ for paris 2024 olympic games

following the olympics, the village will become repurposed for social housing along the waterfront.

PPX edited by ravail khan June 22, 2023 3 min

an athlete’s village for the paris 2024 olympic games

Marking the upcoming Paris 2024 Olympic Games, PETITDIDIERPRIOUX’s Athlete’s Village comprises a series of sustainably constructed structures in an eco-district in the French capital. Introducing athletes’ residences, offices, medical spaces, and other facilities, the project is being designed with a focus on embodying a harmonious blend of diverse housing typologies to integrate with its surrounding landscape. Following the completion of the Olympics, the Village will be transition into its ‘Legacy Phase’ and become repurposed for social housing. For this, each of the bio-based structures will primarily rely on wood, integrating a regular structural framework to enable adaptability and reliability.

PETITDIDIERPRIOUX engages with the urban landscape

Sited within Macro Lot PB, the Athletes’ Village sits at a vital link between the smaller arm of the Seine River to the North and Lot PA to the south, creating a cohesive landscape composition. The team at PETITDIDIERPRIOUX has adhered to a set of common rules that apply throughout the area, ensuring a unified and consistent design language with the diversity of the urban landscape. The dominant mineral quality of the facades along the waterfront and the engulfing natural environment inform the architects’ use of wood, terracotta, steel, and whitewash for the Village, as their tones and textures combine to echo their natural and built context. Further, the widespread existing use of stilts fosters connection with nature by enhancing transparency and offering scenic views of the surrounding hills.

athletes village of the paris 2024 olympic games 3 — the Athletes’ Village sits at a vital link between the smaller arm of the Seine River to the North and Lot PA to the South

athletes village of the paris 2024 olympic games 4 — master plan

athletes village of the paris 2024 olympic games 5 — project structure

project info:

name: Athletes’ Village

location: Fluvial ecodistrict, L’Île-Saint-Denis, France
architecture: PETITDIDIERPRIOUX (coordinating architects), NZI Architectes, Gaëtan Le Penhuel Architectes, Atelier Fabrice Commerçon, Ibrahima N’Doye Architectes, Atelier Volga
client: Groupement Pichet Legendre

area: 12,048 square meters

completion: 2024

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