Tramway Maintenance Center in Lyon

  • Site model of the Lyon Tramway Maintenance Center, showing white shed-like halls, tracks and depot buildings integrated into a dense urban fabric.
    Section model of Lyon Tramway Maintenance Center showing rammed-earth wall, steel frame, timber trusses and ventilated roof over a stratified floor build-up.
  • Axonometric cutaway of the Lyon tramway maintenance center showing timber and steel roof trusses, stepped interior stands and earth-toned masonry façades.
    Exploded axonometric of the Lyon tramway maintenance center, showing timber truss frames, light roof panels and a glazed envelope suspended above.

    Axonométries constructives de la halle de remisage et de la station-service des tramways.

Project description

Located on the site of the former Fagor-Brandt factories, the tramway maintenance center is an industrial facility that is essential to the operation of the metropolitan mobility network. Usually located on the outskirts, this type of facility is here positioned in the city center, with particular attention paid to its urban and landscape integration. The buildings, defined by the 43 meters length of the tram units, develop an architecture of repetitive bays where constructive rationality becomes the guiding principle of the composition. A hybrid structure combining rammed earth, metal and timber forms this efficient industrial tool.

Project details

  • Address
    rue Challemel Lacour, Lyon, Rhône
  • Dates
    Ongoing since 2023
  • Programme
    Stabling area for 44 trainsets, extendable to 66 trainsets, maintenance area with washing and sanding service station, operations area (offices, changing rooms, shared spaces), parking area
  • Surface area
    22,840 m2
  • Budget
    70.6 M€
  • Regulatory framework
    RE 2020 niveau 2025 – Cep – 20 %
  • Carbon emissions
    704 kgCO2eq/m2
  • Energy consumption
    182 kWh/m2/year
  • Notable details
    Urban heating network, photovoltaic, rainwater harvesting, wooden structure, prefabricated rammed earth, low-carbon concrete

Credits

  • Client
    SYTRAL
  • Lead architect
    BLP & Associés (architect)
  • Project management
    Tectoniques (architect), Tectoniques Ingénieurs (timber structure, concrete structure), Ingérop (cost consultant, electrical engineering, MEP engineering, civil engineering, timber structure, concrete structure, roads and utilities), Actierra (sustainability consultant), LS2 Landscapes (landscape architect), Convergo SARL (ergonomist), Antea Group (Decontamination), 8'18" (Lighting designer)
  • Photography
    Tectoniques

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