CENTRE AQUATIQUE
AUTERIVE
Programme
Construction of a 312.50 m² sports pool (5 lanes), a 150 m² activity/recreational pool, a 40 m² interactive wading pool, and a wellness area (hot tub, sauna, steam room, and sensory showers). Landscaping of the outdoor area with a terrace, sunbathing lawns, and a water play area featuring a 60 ml slide and an outdoor aquatic area (200 m² recreational pool + 4-lane, 40 ml water slide).
Client
CCBA – COMMUNAUTÉ DE COMMUNES DU BASSIN AUTERIVAIN
Area
2,750 m²
Cost
10,2 M€
Scope
Full Service
Schedule
Competition 2021
Environment
Groundwater geothermal energy Rainwater harvesting, green roofs, permeable parking lots, wood framing, local materials, in-situ concrete, glass bead filtration with optional perlite, recovery of leachate for filter backwashing with heat recovery, energy recovery from the dehumidification unit. HQE approach based on the Certivéa standards
Team
Client : CCBA – COMMUNAUTÉ DE COMMUNES DU BASSIN AUTERIVAIN Lead architect : SUD architectes Associate architect : V2S Building services (MEP) engineer : Ethis Structural engineer : Betem Quantity surveyor : Ecallard Acoustics consultant : Gamba Landscape architect : Poirel 3D visualization : Air Studio
In Auterive, the aquatic center is set within a landscape that opens up to the Pyrenees, offering a key public facility dedicated to sports, recreation, and wellness. The project includes a 5-lane competition pool, an activity and leisure pool, a lively wading pool, and a relaxation area featuring a jacuzzi, sauna, steam room, and sensory showers.
The building’s layout is guided by a clear understanding of its uses and visitor flows, ensuring comfort, safety, and smooth movement throughout the facility. The complex’s orientation is designed with user activities and natural elements in mind, effectively managing sunlight, reflections, and glare.
The project blends into the site without appearing imposing, favoring simple, functional geometries that interact with the surrounding landscape. The unobstructed views of the Pyrenees mountain range are an integral part of the experience of the place.
The outdoor spaces extend the facility’s uses with beaches, sunbathing lawns, a water play area, and additional aquatic amenities, including a slide and a recreational pool. This continuity between indoors and outdoors enhances the site’s appeal and conviviality.
From a structural standpoint, the project prioritizes simple, locally sourced solutions, featuring a glulam timber frame and load-bearing structure, as well as facades made of in-situ concrete. This approach aims to reduce the carbon footprint while making the most of local resources.
The complex offers an integrated, accessible, and sustainable facility where architecture, landscape, and functions come together to promote the well-being of residents.
