The future largest covered athletics hall in Europe is being built in Miramas, in the South of France.
An ambitious project that brings together many partner companies all mobilized to bring this large-scale complex out of the ground.
The glue-laminated timber frame structure is designed by SMC2 with the architectural firms of Chabanne and RILL and the Valéry Calvi design office.
The building is covered by a double textile membrane and the façades are made of translucent textile, allowing natural light to pass through but filtering the weather.
Focus in this article on the double canvas cover.