This historic steel-framed building was constructed in 1910 to house the warehouses of department store Galeries Lafayette.
The reconfiguration project made possible the metamorphosis of the warehouse into an exceptional place for living for its 1,500 occupants. The programme includes a hall, lobby, bar, cafeteria, meeting rooms, a 163-seat auditorium, a 51-space car park, archives and 20 social housing units.
A spectacular artwork, a mantilla made of steel wire and glass discs, which diffuses light into all spaces, was imagined as a jewel at the heart of the project.
DISTINCTIONS SIMI GRAND PRIX SIMI 2012 in the Rehabilitation category
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DEVELOPER The Carlyle Group
ASSISTANT OF THE DEVELOPER BNP PI PIE
ASSISTANT HIGH ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY IOSIS Conseil | ELAN
ARCHITECT Franck Hammoutène
COORDINATION OF STUDIES | SITE MANAGEMENT CALQ
STUDY OFFICESesys | CEEF | EPPAG | UBC Ingenierie | Restauration Conseil | Impedance | Architecture et Scènes Extérieures | DAL | Alain Banneel
GENERAL CONTRACTOR Bouygues Bâtiment IDF
AREA 23,600 sqm.
WORK COSTS €50 M
STATUS Completion in 2012
ENVIRONMENTAL PROFILE HQE® - Commercial Building 2008
