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MATMUT ATLANTIQUE STADIUM
BORDEAUX (FRANCE)
HERZOG & DE MEURON

TEMPLE OF SOCCER The Matmut Atlantique Stadium was unveiled for the
2016 UEFA Euro soccer championship. A structure
The Swiss architecture firm, owned and run
that is monumental, yet delicate, located between the
by Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, 2001
Parc Floral and the Bordeaux Woods. 42,000 seats
Pritzker Prize winners, has designed a surprisingly
for fans, entirely covered, giving the stadium the 6th
open stadium in Bordeaux: a forest of white posts largest capacity in France. Its geometric clarity and
layout make it appear both grandiose and gracious.
that perfectly echoes the magnificent Landes
While some see echoes of a classical temple, others
Forest that covers the region.
wax lyrical about the thousand white posts that blend
with the stairways, as if to sow doubt about what is
inside and outside. An esthetic choice which does not
mask the functionality of the place, a prerequisite for
the hosting of large-scale sporting and cultural events.
DELABIE products installed:
TEMPOSTOP time flow basin taps (Refs. 746000 and 745301)
TEMPOMIX 2 time flow basin mixer (Ref. 700000)
TEMPOSTOP time flow urinal valve (Ref. 778000)
TEMPOMIX time flow shower kit (Ref. 790709)