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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Gymnase Henri Fogel in Saint-Nazaire, France by Christophe Rousselle architecteAugust 2nd, 2018 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Christophe Rousselle architecte This sporting facility forms a continuity with the architectural heritage already present on the site of the Saint-Nazaire sports centre.  Image Courtesy © Philippe Ruault
 Image Courtesy © Philippe Ruault Made entirely of raw concrete, with large irregular plate glass windows, the gymnasium symbolises the desire to create generous volumes as a function of their internal use.  Image Courtesy © Philippe Ruault  Image Courtesy © Philippe Ruault Despite being an imposing project, it finds lightness in its canted walls and the thickness of the outer shell.  Image Courtesy © Philippe Ruault  Image Courtesy © Philippe Ruault Two optical illusions have been created thanks to the variation of the roof tip and the repetition, between shade and light, of the posts that encircle the edifice.  Image Courtesy © Philippe Ruault  Image Courtesy © Philippe Ruault A vegetalised roof has been added to create artificial relief, directly modelled in relation to its immediate context.  Image Courtesy © Philippe Ruault  Image Courtesy © Philippe Ruault Inside, extensive terraced seating opens onto an exceptionally large playing surface that can accommodate two handball courts, with no load bearing element for more than 2,200 m² of wooden flooring. The roof, with its random perforations, lets natural light into all the playing areas.  Image Courtesy © Philippe Ruault  Image Courtesy © Philippe Ruault  Image Courtesy © Philippe Ruault  Image Courtesy © Philippe Ruault  Image Courtesy © Philippe Ruault  Image Courtesy © Philippe Ruault  Image Courtesy © Christophe Rousselle architecte  Image Courtesy © Christophe Rousselle architecte  Image Courtesy © Christophe Rousselle architecte  Image Courtesy © Christophe Rousselle architecte  Image Courtesy © Christophe Rousselle architecte  Image Courtesy © Christophe Rousselle architecte  Image Courtesy © Christophe Rousselle architecte
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