Castalia Aqua-Leisure Centre
Water // Maurepas
The project
Client: Cities of Maurepas and Élancourt
Programme: Construction of an aquatic centre
Areas: 4,218 sqm indoor (including 1,130 sqm of water surface)
Construction value: €21,000,000 excl. tax
Competition winner: 2019
Delivery: 2022
Project team:
Lead contractor: EIFFAGE
Architect: COSTE Architectures
MEP engineering: TUAL
SWIMDOO (ENGIE Cofely + Récréa)
Project overview
Project overview:
The new aquatic centre for the cities of Maurepas & Élancourt is set in Maurepas, slightly back from the town centre, within an urban fabric made up of housing, a sports plateau and the great Maurepas state forest adjoining the site.
The site is characterised by the presence of a significant fringe of green spaces — namely the Maurepas state forest. It runs along the western and south-western limits. This is a tremendous asset for preserving a value-enhancing vegetal continuity within the urban fabric for the bathing areas. It also provides visual and acoustic protection for the pools and the planted solarium.
Programme A 400 sqm sports pool — a 79 sqm activity pool — a 200 sqm balneo-leisure pool — a 34 sqm toddler pool — a slide area — stands — a wellness area with saunas, hammam, spa 70 sqm, rest rooms, sports rooms — a 250 sqm outdoor pool — water games — water slide — mineral decks
HQE reference: highly demanding targets — relationship of the building with its environment, integrated choice of construction processes and products, low-impact construction site, energy management, water management, activity-waste management, cleaning and maintenance, hygrothermal comfort, acoustic, visual and olfactory comfort, sanitary quality of spaces, air and water, bioclimatic design, preference for natural and durable materials, biosourced materials with the use of timber, rainwater harvesting, water reuse (filter backwashing, toilets, foot-baths), dual-flow ventilation…
