Sporting Casino, Neo-Basque casino in Soorts-Hossegor, France.
The Sporting Casino is a gaming establishment in Neo-Basque style located in Soorts-Hossegor with traditional regional architectural features and multiple gaming rooms. The building encompasses gaming and entertainment spaces across its interior floor area.
The casino was built between 1927 and 1932 and officially recognized as a historical monument in 1991. The architects Henri Godbarge, Louis and Benjamin Gomez shaped its design and regional character.
The name Sporting reflects its dual role: games and shows on one side, pelota and tennis on the other. The three gallery levels and terraces served as stands for spectators watching pelota or tennis matches on the courts and fronton enclosed by the two wings. Inside, Suzanne Labatut painted the grand salon with maritime pines of the Landes forest and the Hossegor lake.
The main building is entered diagonally by a set of steps that puts the facade in perspective. Its two perpendicular wings frame the tennis courts and the pelote fronton, and the three levels of galleries and terraces serve as stands for spectators. The fourth side is closed by tiered seating forming the boundary on the street.
The building's two perpendicular wings frame the pelota court and tennis grounds, and its three levels of galleries and terraces served as stands for spectators. Real tiered seating closes the fourth side, forming the complex's boundary on the street. Access to the main building runs diagonally up a set of steps that sets the facade in perspective.
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