Malpasse Stadium / Guillaume Pepin architect + Fabrice Giraud architect

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Marseille, France
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Malpasse Stadium / Guillaume Pepin architect + Fabrice Giraud architect - Exterior Photography, Concrete
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Text description provided by the architects. The purpose of the program was the transformation of the existing stabilized soccer field into an approved turf pitch. Creation of a 900 m² building with 4 player changing rooms, 2 referee changing rooms, toilets, a delegate room and an infirmary, 4 additional changing rooms for schoolchildren, a clubhouse, accommodation and caretaker's office, refreshments, and premises annexes. 

Malpasse Stadium / Guillaume Pepin architect + Fabrice Giraud architect - Interior Photography, Stairs, Handrail, Concrete
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The project is a square part of the rising topography of the plot. It is semi-buried. It is accessed from the top of the building, with a dominant view of the gazebo on the playground. 

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Access to the field and the stands is by a large staircase, descending on the northeast corner of the field, nod to the players' entrance to a large stadium, but here in a reverse process, where c 'is the public who arrives on the field, before joining their stands. 

Malpasse Stadium / Guillaume Pepin architect + Fabrice Giraud architect - Interior Photography, Concrete
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Malpasse Stadium / Guillaume Pepin architect + Fabrice Giraud architect - Exterior Photography, Concrete
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The building in rough formwork concrete, like 2 strips of concrete, 2 strata coming juxtaposed. The slab overhangs protect from the sun and rain, accompany the players' exit from the locker room and play with Mediterranean light, drawing on the façades changing shadows. 

Malpasse Stadium / Guillaume Pepin architect + Fabrice Giraud architect - Exterior Photography
Courtesy of Guillaume Pepin architecte

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Address:Malpassé, 13013 Marseille, France

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Cite: "Malpasse Stadium / Guillaume Pepin architect + Fabrice Giraud architect" 03 Mar 2020. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/934811/malpasse-stadium-guillaume-pepin-architect-plus-fabrice-giraud-architect> ISSN 0719-8884

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