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Tuesday May 9th, 2017
One year after laying the first stone, the major structural works of Bordeaux Métropole Arena is already completed. The works and technical teams deployed all their ingenuity to arrive at this result. Let’s put a spotlight on this iconic project for greater Bordeaux and for Bouygues Bâtiment Centre Sud-Ouest. Why have a Bordeaux Métropole Arena? […]
One year after laying the first stone, the major structural works of Bordeaux Métropole Arena is already completed. The works and technical teams deployed all their ingenuity to arrive at this result. Let’s put a spotlight on this iconic project for greater Bordeaux and for Bouygues Bâtiment Centre Sud-Ouest.
Bordeaux, voted “the most fashionable destination in the world for 2017”, is not yet equipped with facilities worthy of this name to accommodate music or sporting events.
Following the concession call-for-tender initiated by the city, the team made up of Rudy Ricciotti (the architect), Bouygues Bâtiment Centre Sud-Ouest (the representative of the design/build consortium) and Lagardère Live Entertainment (the operator) have dreamed up a functional and adaptable amphitheatre-style arena, all in white concrete, which will have remarkable acoustics.
Bordeaux Métropole Arena will accommodate 2,500 to 11,300 spectators for around 100 events per year and with approximately twenty possible configurations.
One of the initial challenges was, in just ten months, to create the white concrete pebble resting on a glass pedestal on the banks of the Garonne. The façade will be evenly perforated with illuminated openings, looking like a digital equaliser.
This building full of curves makes you think of a simple shape – however, this does not mean that it is simple to build. The Siteworkers poured this novel shape, which incorporates a double curve with sloping sides, on site. The ubiquitous white concrete will retain a rough finish and be visible to all, which will involve a high level of quality and absolute rigour on a day-to-day basis throughout the manufacturing cycle; the use of digital modelling has proved to be a decisive factor.
Bordeaux Métropole Arena ©Antoine Billaud
Bordeaux Métropole Arena ©Antoine Billaud
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Bordeaux Métropole Arena ©Antoine Billaud
Bordeaux Métropole Arena ©Antoine Billaud
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Bordeaux Métropole Arena ©Antoine Billaud
Bordeaux Métropole Arena ©Antoine Billaud
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Bordeaux Métropole Arena ©Antoine Billaud
Bordeaux Métropole Arena ©Antoine Billaud
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Bordeaux Métropole Arena ©Antoine Billaud
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Bordeaux Métropole Arena ©Antoine Billaud
Bordeaux Métropole Arena ©Antoine Billaud
Télécharger l‘imageThe construction site is now entering a key stage since the end of April, with the fitting of the roof structure formed specifically by two gigantic beams. The most impressive of these will be 82 metres long and 6 metres high. It will be assembled on the ground in three sections which will be lifted into place using a 700-tonne crane. Its little sister measures 55 metres and will be made up of two sections.
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BIM World is back on 28-29 March! And Bouygues Construction will be represented at this umbrella event for the digital transformation in construction, real estate, and urban planning; with the goal of leading way in the digital transformation of our industry.
Alan Mossman is Managing Director of The Change Business Ltd, a lean design and construction consultancy. He is an occasional author and professor of lean construction at universities such as Loughborough and Nottingham Trent. If BIM is about technology, then lean is about the people who use that technology! Alan Mossman tells us about it today, through his favourite field, lean construction.
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After "Wizom Connected", Bouygues Construction's connected housing solution, the group is now launching an adaptable housing offer called "Wizom for Life". Presented during a trade show for mayors from the Paris region, it rounds out the Wizom housing offer and paves the way for a more flexible and modular home.
Bouygues Construction operates in more than 80 countries on five continents. There are so many destinations to discover, for a complete change of scenery this summer! Travel the world through our most emblematic projects and sites—without the jet lag.
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Bouygues Construction joined Construct Lab in July. This group of construction and public works firms fixes frequent problems in these sectors, and start-up companies apply solutions. Julien Bourcerie, Open Innovation Manager for Bouygues Construction, on “collective intelligence” in construction.
