Article source: Agence a/LTA Architectes Urbanistes

Out in front of the Maison des Hommes et des Techniques, this basketball tree offers a new type of sports equipment that can be used by just about anybody! Upon first glance, it’s clear how different people can play simultaneously. Basketball hoops branch out of different parts of a tree at varying heights allowing for multiple teams of different ages to play.

Image Courtesy S. Chalmeau + a/LTA

• Architects: Agence a/LTA Architectes Urbanistes
• Project: Arbre a Basket
• Location: Esplanade des Ateliers et Chantiers_Nantes (44), France
• Client : Lieu Unique
• Production : Playground / Le Voyage A Nantes
• Commissaire d’exposition: Rafaël Magrou + Patricia Buck
• Date : 15 Juin 2012 (ouverture au public)
• Team: a_LTA le trionnaire (x2) – tassot – le chapelain architectes + EVEN (BET STRUCTURE)
• Enterprises: martysports + Angevin Donada (Gros Œuvre) + Kangourou Services (marquage au sol)
• Photography: copyrights S. Chalmeau  +  a/LTA

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