The first stone of the Arena Porte de la Chapelle, Paris 2024 Olympic site, has been laid! This Tuesday October 5, 2021, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo and Paris 2024 OCOG president Tony Estanguet have officially started the construction of the 8,000-seat facility that will house games for badminton and rhythmic gymnastics for Paris Olympics. The Arena construction is beginning and is expected to be delivered in the summer 2023 with the housing of Paris Basketball games as a practice bfore the major Olympic event.
On a posé la 1ère pierre de l'Arena La Chapelle 🧱
— Tony Estanguet - OLY (@TonyEstanguet) October 5, 2021
Prévue avant l'obtention des Jeux, elle accueillera le badminton, la gymnastique rythmique, le para badminton et la para haltérophilie en 2024.
Rendez-vous en 2023 pour l'inauguration ! pic.twitter.com/bEYsGnV0Fg
Despite the coronavirus epidemic, it is out of question to lose sight of 2024 Paris Olympics. The French capital stays on course and by the Porte de la Chapelle, a new Arena is being built. On March 10, 2020, works have been launched marking the beginning of one of the most iconic constructions for the future sporting event.
On Wednesday May 27, 2020, Paris city hall announced the project has been entrusted to Bouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France and the SCAU and NP2F architecture offices. The trio chosen this Monday May 25, 2020 by the Paris’ committee for calls for offers has been entrusted with the conception, the construction and the technical exploitation of this pharaonic project said to be done by 2023.
So, what does the future Arena Porte de La Chapelle have in store? This sport facility that can fit 8,000 seats will welcome three sports for 2024 Olympics and Paralympics: Badminton, para taekwondo, para badminton. We are also expecting to enjoy sporting competitions such as Paris Basketball in residency, as well as concerts, shows and consortiums.
In addition to high-level sporting events, this Arena 2 is also said to aim at blending in the area’s local life. It will open to proximity sports with two gyms dedicated to the premises needs, as well as an additional program covering 2,600sqm enabling to provide to the neighborhood a new leisure and store offer.
Created as a place of life, Arena Porte de Chapelle will be recognizable with an architecture both modern and green, said to symbolize the ecologic transition wished in Paris. A glassed base open onto the neighborhood, a plant-lined terrace at 11.50-m providing panoramic views on Paris, 3000sqm of outdoor spaces to relax, and 6,000Sqm of plant-filed roof, and 1,700sqm of plant-lined terraces.
By the way, the Arena Porte de la Chapelle project has been created in order to limit the carbon footprint of the building. So, 30% of concrete used for the construction comes from low carbon industries, and the use of bio-based materials has been given pride of place especially for the frameworks made at 100% of wood for the two gyms. Moreover, recycled cotton has been used to isolate the main room. The building is said to reach level 2 of the bio-based materials labeling.
Key dates:
From March to June 2020: demolition of the former parking lot of the Porte de la Chapelle
May 25, 2020: the winners of the conception, construction and technical exploitation of the Arena Porte de la Chapelle named
Summer 2020 to June 2021: conception, urban authorizations, and preliminary works.
June 2021: beginning of the construction of the Arena Porte de la Chapelle
July 2023: delivery of the Arena and exploitation of the big room, as well as the gyms and the additional premises program for the neighborhood
July - September 2024: the Arena welcomes the Olympics badminton, Paralympics Badminton and Taekwondo competitions
After the Games: the Arena Porte de la Chapelle welcomes concerts, shows and high-level sport competition in the main room, and every day, inhabitants in Northern Paris can come to the gym and the additional premises
Location
Arena Porte de la Chapelle - Paris 2024
29 Av. de la Prte d'Aubervilliers
75018 Paris 18
