Paris, France
2002
Transpac
At the junction between the new Paris Rive Gauche district and some old preserved blocks, the building follows the shape of a complex parcel: two curvilinear triangles joined at the apex. A huge new raised avenue on one side, a traditional Paris street on the other, and a boulevard and overhead metro track at the crossroads: the urban settings are varied, and the architecture responds to them.
Client
Program
Area
Planning
Client
Meunier Promotion
Program
Offices, conference rooms, restaurants and cafeteria, archives room
Area
19 000 m²
Planning
Delivery
2002
On the avenue de France, a long glass wall, simple and contemporary, takes on the curve of the parcel. The façade asserts on this avenue the company’s presence among the greatest. From the rolled glass prow, along the glazed footbridges, the gaze travels across the different areas of the building, which gradually becomes transparent as it narrows.
Opposite the old Paris buildings, on rue Edmond Flamand, the sizes and solidity of the façades provide a subtle transition between buildings and between eras. Articulating street and avenue, the building establishes correspondences between the differing levels. The metal profiles of the eaves fascias extend all the way around, uniting the various faces.
The large, slightly jutting glass wall edging avenue de France turns back on itself and runs alongside the planed stone panels of the office storeys. Above, overhanging floors and balconies make the volume less solid. The interplay of regressed elements reflects the respective prospects of the street and the avenue. Both considerate of its setting and contemporary, the building extends and links the old blocks and the new quarter.
Opposite the old Paris buildings, on rue Edmond Flamand, the sizes and solidity of the façades provide a subtle transition between buildings and between eras. Articulating street and avenue, the building establishes correspondences between the differing levels. The metal profiles of the eaves fascias extend all the way around, uniting the various faces.
The large, slightly jutting glass wall edging avenue de France turns back on itself and runs alongside the planed stone panels of the office storeys. Above, overhanging floors and balconies make the volume less solid. The interplay of regressed elements reflects the respective prospects of the street and the avenue. Both considerate of its setting and contemporary, the building extends and links the old blocks and the new quarter.
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