Sixteen schools, the University of Luxembourg and the general public will be able to use the facility. Illustration: Vize

Sixteen schools, the University of Luxembourg and the general public will be able to use the facility. Illustration: Vize

The Fonds Belval has launched the design of a new large-scale sports centre, which is due to be built in the Belval park in 2027. This sports facility will be used by pupils from 16 nearby schools and students from the University of Luxembourg. It will also be open to the public and to sports clubs and federations.

The centre will comprise the following facilities: a swimming pool with three 25 × 15 metre pools (two of which have movable floors) and a diving pool, a climbing wall (8 m high), a 550m2 area dedicated to martial arts and body expression, a 3,004m2 sports hall that can be divided into six rooms, a body-building area and two squash courts.

Outside, there will be two multi-sports pitches, as well as three beach volleyball courts and a fitness and jogging trail.

The project features an innovative energy concept, a rational use of materials and architecture that blends into the landscape. Located near the Lycée Bel-Val, the building will blend harmoniously into the surrounding park thanks to the use of underground levels and a green roof, which will be laid out as a fitness trail.

At a glance

Client: Fonds Belval

Architect: Moreno Architecture & Associés, A2M

Landscaper: Babylone

Project manager: Progroup

Civil engineering consultant: ICB

Technical engineering consultant: TPF Engineering

Energy performance: A2M

Sustainability: Progroup, Faast

Control office: Luxcontrol

Acoustics office: Schroeder & Associés

Start of studies: 2018

Surface area: 43,550m2

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