La Licorne stadium, Amiens
From a distance, the stadium seems to be a lightweight structure floating above the surface like an airship tied to the ground. Nearby, the movement of the ground creates the transition with the base of the building and makes for easy access to the seating. The project was designed from the start to be a closed stadium on all four sides. Its geometry sticks very close to the playing field. The concave coverings are oriented toward the centre of the stadium so as to focus attention on the playing field and the match. Transparent, they allow sunlight in and provide views of the sky.
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Program
12 000 seats football stadium, extensible to 20 000 seats. Annex field category B and training fields.
Client
City of Amiens
Project team
Chaix & Morel et Associés, Paris
Philippe Chaix, Jean-Paul Morel, Rémy Van Nieuwenhove, Benoît Sigros
and Laurent Bievelot, Caroline Djuric, Emmanuel Laurent, Anabel Sergent
Jacques Richard, worksite architect
Ingerop, engineering, coordination
Inex, mechanical engineering
AR&C, structure
Atelier de Paysages Bruel –Delmar, landscaping
I.S.C., programming
Key figures
12 000 seats
Area : 5 556 m² SHON
Construction costs excl. VAT : 15,24 M €
Competition 1995 - completion 1999
Awards and distinctions
Nomination at the Mies Van der Rohe Prize 1999
Photography credits
Christian Richters
Xavier Testelin
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