马岩松带领的MAD建筑事务所受邀参加2024年巴黎奥运会水上运动中心国际设计竞赛且入围。与Atelier 2/3/4/+VenhoevenCS，MVRDV+BVL architecture两组欧洲事务所角逐最终设计权。竞赛阶段，MAD事务所联手法国Jacques Rougerie Architecture, Atelier Phileas Architecture, Apma Architecture本地事务所和专业顾问合作设计。
MAD Architects, led by Ma Yansong, was invited to participate in the long-awaited international competition to design the Aquatic Centre for the 2024 Paris Olympics. The firm teamed up with three French architectural studios, Jacques Rougerie Architecture, Atelier Phileas Architecture, and Apma Architecture on their design.
▼项目远景效果图，rendering of the project in a distance ©MIR
2024年巴黎奥运会共设有36个赛场，其中新建的大型场馆只有2个，水上运动中心是其中之一，选址于巴黎圣丹尼区（Saint-Denis），与举办开闭幕式和田径赛事的主场馆法兰西体育场仅一条高速公路之隔。
The ambitions of the 2024 Paris Olympics is to instill environmental change and work towards hosting the games as carbon neutral. The 36 venues set for Paris 2024 will be housed in existing or temporary infrastructure, with only two new large-scale venues being built. One of these is the Aquatic Center. It is located in the Saint-Denis district of Paris, adjacent to the important Stade de France, which will host the opening and closing ceremonies of the Paris 2024 Olympics, along with track and field events. Positioned to the west of the stadium, separated by a high-speed road, the two key Olympic venues will be connected by a dynamic pedestrian bridge linking them to one another.
▼总平面图，master plan ©MAD
MAD希望水上运动中心成为给人带来美好与希望的城市公共艺术。驱车在巴黎市交通动脉A86/A1高速上，远远就可以看到白色半透明的飘带悬浮于城市之中。白色幕墙的曲线随着阳光和天气而变化，如同缓缓波动的水纹。自然光线充分进入室内，延续光影追逐。出于对可持续发展的重视，MAD选择当地木材作为主要结构材料，占比70%以上。木结构屋顶自然裸露，成为游泳馆室内设计一部分。同时，屋顶设计了大面积太阳能板，以及雨水收集系统，节约资源、降低能耗。
整个水上运动中心仅设2500常规坐席，尺度亲和。场馆内单独设计了一个顶层空间，非赛时可以作为艺术空间、或当地居民的活动空间，重大赛事期间可作为临时看台另增2500个坐席。
The design team’s proposal for the Aquatic Center envisions the sports facility as an urban public artwork that showcases the beauty and hope of Paris. Driving along the city’s main road, at the intersection of the A1 and A86 highways, the translucent curved building appears to be floating, equipped with an incredible lightness, with the city in the distance. Its energetic curves change with the sunlight and the sky, like ripples.
The Aquatic Center will have the capacity to accommodate 5,000 spectators during the Olympics; but to maintain its legacy and usability, it has been designed to easily transform to half its size after the games. Aligning with Paris 2024’s environmental protection considerations and sustainable development, approximately 70% of the structure is constructed from wood, minimizing the project’s carbon footprint. At the same time, the building employs renewable energies. Large solar panels contribute to reducing light and energy consumption; and rainwater collection systems recycle water to irrigate integrated landscaping that covers an area of 6000 m².
▼项目外观，立面覆以曲面白色幕墙，external view of the project ©MIR
▼室内渲染图，木结构屋顶自然裸露，interior rendering, wooden structure of the roof exposed in the space ©MIR
纯净的白色幕墙亦是360度投影显示屏，赛时成为信息展示屏，或进行比赛直播，平时通过与当地多媒体艺术家合作，成为区域最大的公共艺术的展览界面，为社区的夜晚带来活力。
Through the white translucent curtain wall, natural light is able to enter the interior, creating a continuous play of light and shadow. On the exterior, it also functions as a 360-degree projection screen. During the games, it will display information and provide live broadcasts of on-going events inside. In collaboration with local multimedia artists, it will become the largest display interface of public art in the region, bringing vitality to the community at night.
▼夜景，建筑立面可以作为投影屏使用，night view, the facade of the building could be used as a projection screen ©MIR
项目所在地：法国巴黎 占地面积: 27107 m² 建筑面积：14363㎡ 建筑高度: 24.45 m
