{"id":1876,"date":"2021-05-06T08:42:10","date_gmt":"2021-05-06T08:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1876"},"modified":"2021-05-06T08:42:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-06T08:42:11","slug":"new-sports-centre-for-val-thorens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/05\/new-sports-centre-for-val-thorens\/","title":{"rendered":"New Sports Centre for Val Thorens"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Work has already started on the construction of a new sports centre in Val Thorens, as the resort puts the pandemic behind it and focusses on the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a normal year, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/val-thorens\">Val Thorens<\/a> would still be open for skiing, but in the absence of skiers and snowboarders, demolition work began on the old sports centre on Wednesday 06 April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/vt3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"895\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/vt3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1878\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/vt3.jpg 895w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/vt3-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/vt3-768x343.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/vt3-190x85.jpg 190w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/vt3-60x27.jpg 60w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/vt3-400x179.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 895px) 100vw, 895px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>default<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Demolition work has already begun<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The project is being managed by the SEEM team from the Martel Groupe, who are clearing the 7800 m\u00b2 footprint of the existing building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The demolition element of the project will last until the end of May 2021, before earthworks, foundations and structural work begin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Destruction centre sportif de Val Thorens - 6.04.2021\" width=\"510\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/zpnW8jpQNc0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cContemporary and Iconic Architecture\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The original sports centre in Val Thorens was built in 1980 and opened to the public forty years ago in 1981. It has always been a focal point in the resort and included a shopping centre as well as sports facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ambitious new concept will be sleek with \u201ccontemporary and iconic architecture\u201d, designed by Parisien company Dubuisson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It will be styled with a nod to the shape of a snowboard and will include the creation of a large public space on the roof of the building for use in winter as well as summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/vt4-new.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"895\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/vt4-new.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1877\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/vt4-new.jpg 895w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/vt4-new-300x134.jpg 300w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/vt4-new-768x343.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/vt4-new-190x85.jpg 190w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/vt4-new-60x27.jpg 60w, https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/vt4-new-400x179.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 895px) 100vw, 895px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Scheduled to open in winter 2022\/23<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Environmental themes are a key element of the plans, with lower energy use, even with a similar sized building. The new sports centre in Val Thorens is expected to open to the public at the start of winter 2022\/2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you would like to help finding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/val-thorens\/properties\">accommodation in Val Thorens<\/a> or any location in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/france\/les-trois-vallees\">Les 3 Vall\u00e9es<\/a>, then please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chaletline.co.uk\/contact.php\">contact the Chaletline team<\/a> on 01822 617761 and we will be delighted to help. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/05\/new-sports-centre-for-val-thorens\/\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/vt4-new-190x85.jpg);\" class=\"thumb_crop\">https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/vt4-new-190x85.jpg<\/a><p>Work has already started on the construction of a new sports centre in Val Thorens, as the resort puts the pandemic behind it and focusses on the future. In a normal year, Val Thorens would still be open for skiing, &hellip;<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/2021\/05\/new-sports-centre-for-val-thorens\/\">read more<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1877,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[86],"tags":[84,82],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1876"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1876"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1876\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1879,"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1876\/revisions\/1879"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1877"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1876"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1876"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaletline.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1876"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}