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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Campus SFR (SFR Headquarters) in Saint-Denis, France by Jean-Paul Viguier et AssociésFebruary 24th, 2017 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: Jean-Paul Viguier et Associés The new head office for SFR will bring together some 8500 staff who are currently dispersed between 4 sites in the Paris area. The project is conceived as a campus, with offices, a conference centre, restaurants, a sports hall and fitness centre and numerous gardens. The new 130,000 sq m SFR headquarters in the Landy-Pleyel ZAC (mixed development zone) boasts nearly 8,500 employee workstations.  Image Courtesy © Eric Sempé
 Image Courtesy © Eric Sempé The building, designed by Jean-Paul Viguier, “adopts the metaphor of the tree, which experiences continual growth and rebirth, adapting constantly to external conditions. The project takes the form of a campus, atop a trunk with protruding branches leading to terraces and large multi-level gardens.”  Image Courtesy © Eric Sempé  Image Courtesy © Eric Sempé The principle is based on the idea of unity and union, with four main buildings presented both as a unified whole and as discrete spaces, in other words several buildings which must form a visual whole and reflect the corporate culture in detail: strong roots (the trunk) and various business units characterised by their diversity (the branches). Each element is linked horizontally for journeys promoting contact and communication.  Image Courtesy © Eric Sempé  Image Courtesy © Eric Sempé The emphasis is placed on building the relationship with the environment: the employees’ workspace environment and the site’s specific environment for genuine contextuality in an industrial landscape; and, with a light, breathing building, the relationship with the gardens that surround the building.  Image Courtesy © Eric Sempé  Image Courtesy © Eric Sempé Daylight is a key project component fostering pleasant working conditions and optimal energy efficiency, achieved partly by using alternate glass and metal components, with varying openings, reflection levels and densities to suit the space. The facades act like an item of clothing which changes in nature to suit the degree of exposure. Providing protection on the northern side against sound pressure from the main roads, cold and shade, the garment changes to the west and east with external blinds, glass containing aluminium for extra flexibility, and openings. To the south, facing the gardens, large horizontal overlaps protect against the sun and the partition walls directly adjoin the outer walls. Which is where the stairwells are located, facing the gardens, for permanent visual contact with the redesigned landscape. Shared services are grouped together on the ground floor for a smooth and active relationship with resource-rich common areas: several restaurants, fitness suite, squash courts, relaxation space, etc.  Image Courtesy © Eric Sempé  Image Courtesy © Eric Sempé  Image Courtesy © Eric Sempé  Image Courtesy © Jean-Paul Viguier et Associés  Image Courtesy © Jean-Paul Viguier et Associés
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Tags: France, Saint-Denis Categories: Building, Campus, Headquarters, Office Building, office Complex, Offices |
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