Sports Center Jules Ladoumegue - Stairs

The choice to situate this sports center by the new subway lines was an intentional one. The architects wanted to create an urban center where people in both Paris and commuters from the outskirts could both enjoy the facility.

The entrance is quite monumental where visitors are invited by big metal external staircase that blends well laterally with the horizontal wood sun shading louvers on the east facade. Other facades are quite different on this building, such as the facade facing the boulevard switches from red to colorless translucent vertical panels, resembling piano keys while the south facade is equipped with photovoltaic panels.