After ten years, the sports and water sports centre in Péronnes-lez-Antoing is finally gaining momentum. In 2009, agwa and Artgineering won the competition for a new building, but due to a lack of budget, its realisation was put on hold for a while. From the outset, every phase of the project seemed to follow a different logic. It took a long time to realise the project, but the result is impressive: the building is layered, rich and complex.

The story of the sports and water sports centre in Péronnes-lez-Antoing is the finest proof that an old saying is wrong: the shortest stories are not always the best. It all began in 2009, when agwa and Artgineering won the competition for a new building. Despite rapid design phases, the project came to an abrupt end in 2012. Subsequently, both the clients and the architects made every effort to accommodate the French Community, which was struggling with budgetary issues. Five years later, they succeeded in reviving the project by implementing it in three phases. Ten years after the competition, the first phase has been completed. It has turned out to be a surprising building.