Le Phénix theatre — Valenciennes
Refurbishment and compliance upgrade of the building and the stage installations.
Built in 1996 in Valenciennes, the "Le Phénix" theatre is a Scène Nationale, declared of community interest in 2016 and a European Centre of Creation. It has a 760-seat main hall, a 170-seat creation studio and teaching spaces.
For the renovation of the building and its stage infrastructure, which had become necessary, an investment plan bringing together the conurbation authority, the State and Europe was set up to undertake works across the whole site.
These covered the building envelope and the forecourt, the scenography, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, electrical compliance, fire safety, accessibility for disabled people and the creation of two small teaching studios. Thanks to these changes, the Phénix takes its full place in the urban fabric: the forecourt, the foyer and the various spaces are genuinely lived-in places.
