Vincent Callebaut’s “Foam of Waves” Wins Bit To Sustainably Revive Aix-Les-Bains’ Ancient Thermal Baths in France

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17 April 2019 From Paul Münzner Filed Under: 2019, Featured, Green Building

Vincent Callebaut Wins Bit The Foam of Waves to Revive Aix-Les-Bains' Ancient Thermal Baths in France

Callebaut's proposal "Foam of Waves" features renewables, rain and gray water recycling, urban farming, ... (Vincent Callebaut)

The architecture firm Vincent Callebaut Architecture of Paris-based ecological architect Vincent Callebaut, won a prestigious competition to revive the ancient National Baths of Aix-les-Bains.

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The proposal of the firm called “The Foam of Waves” was selected to give the defunct ancient baths a sustainable and vibrant restoration. The project introduces an energy-generating model that supports the recommended carbon-neutral protocol of COP 21.

According to Callebaut, “The whole architectural project is the carrier of the new paradigms of our society. It offers future residents and visitors the opportunity to adopt new lifestyles that respect the environment, health, and urban well-being in order to simply live better. It is a resilient architecture, innervated by nature. It is an ode to biodiversity, renewable energies and the circular economy that advocates the construction of post-carbon, post-fossil, post-nuclear and even post-insecticidal cities.”

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The main focus of the “Foam of Waves” is the restoration of the Revel, Princes, and Pellegrini structures while ensuring that proper respect is given to the actual Roman ruins. The architects of the firm designed a program for attracting not just the locals, but investors and tourists as well. It comprises a mixture of residential, educational, tourist, urban agricultural, and commercial spaces that will inject an energetic vibe to the area. Its scope involves more than 180 green sky-villas, a rooftop restaurant, wellbeing center, and an aquaponic farm to name a few.

Vincent Callebaut Wins Bit The Foam of Waves to Revive Aix-Les-Bains' Ancient Thermal Baths in France - green balconies — (Vincent Callebaut)

Vincent Callebaut Wins Bit The Foam of Waves to Revive Aix-Les-Bains' Ancient Thermal Baths in France - two balconies — (Vincent Callebaut)

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The proposal of Callebaut is a structure with many stories and abundant in foliage with green terraces in a waveform. There will also be over 25,000 energy-producing endemic trees, plants, and shrubs covering it. Callebaut explains that “It’s about both preserving the best of each identifiable era to build the future of Aix, and tracing the evolution of thermal practices related to the progress of medicine.”

Aside from serving as a sustainable park opened to the public, the wellness-focused facility also aims to restore people’s interest in the rich cultural history of the town. On the other hand, the purpose of the green apartments, which are situated in the new building’s eastern part is 25% social housing and 75% free housing.

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Known for his green, sustainable, and eco-friendly architecture, Vincent Callebaut aims to decrease the building’s energy requirement by maximizing its envelope through the use of external insulation. This in return will not reflect the extreme seasonal temperature shifts. Therefore, the structure’s overall inertia, airtightness, and insulation are the core components in the excellent design of the entire project. Furthermore, to ensure construction durability and safety, the architect will use biobased materials for acoustic and thermal insulations.

“Our goal is to revive orchards and help recreate jobs in the region, reveal the intrinsic heritage qualities of the building and highlight them with contemporary architecture that assumes its era,” Callebaut explains. “Then, we act as futurists to propel the Ancient National Baths towards the 21st century in terms of uses, technological and social advances, and innovative and sustainable constructive principles,” he added.

The expected completion of the project is in 2023.