Harmony of the Sky

Saint-Nazaire, France

At the opening of the Plaine des sports, the Maison des Sports is the perfect site for an ambitious and iconic project.

Linking the built city and its sport facilities, the project is located in a heterogeneous context where surrounding urban forms juxtapose each other, and where empty spaces call out for housing projects. The park, stadiums and green walkway are all elements of the landscape that lead to the project. They are also sequences which fabricate a new landmark in a transforming city. The regeneration of the seafront, the national theatre and the Docks are numerous points of interest that the project echoes.

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The project is linked to the sports ground and the park that leads to the nearby estuary, and acts as an important articulation in the landscape. The building’s curves sensually link the existing volumes to the first signs of the new green passageway. This exchange will engender an innovative project.

Program
Construction of 170 housing units (51 social housing units, 33 affordable housing units, 86 market-rate housing units) + nursery + multipurpose hall + co-working space + parking.

Location
Harmony of the Sky
Site Maison des Sports
Saint-Nazaire, France

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Schedule
Delivery: 2026

Client
Les Nouveaux Constructeurs

Project management
Lead architect: Hamonic+Masson & Associés

Engineering
Structure: IBA, MEP engineer: SOLAB, landscape and roads engineering and land surveyor: A.G.E., quantity surveyor: MOTEC - Ingénierie

Landscape designer
Lignes de Champs

Renderings
YAM Studio

Floor Area
12 000m²

Environmental approach
RT 2012

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