Article source: Piuarch and Stefano Sbarbati

Extreme organizational flexibility, attention to environmental quality and an accurate interpretation of the setting: these were the requirements for the headquarters of IDF Habitat, the French company in charge of the development of social housing operations. In March 2017 IDF Habitat proudly announced its new address, 15 km from the heart of Paris. Designed by Piuarch, Stefano Sbarbati and Incet Ingénierie, the winners of a competition held in 2013, the Champigny-sur-Marne headquarters were inspired by the desire to create an efficient, functional complex, and above all one that stands as an indispensable element in the area’s transformation process. The building is in fact part of the so-called “ZAC des Bords de Marne,” an ambitious redevelopment program aimed at defining a new social, cultural and productive sector connected with the city, interpreting expectations and generating a system with a strong identity.

Image Courtesy © Sergio Grazia

• Architects: Piuarch and Stefano Sbarbati
• Project: The new IDF Habitat Headquarters
• Location: Métropole du Grand Paris, France
• Photography: Sergio Grazia, Martin Argyroglo
• Software used: Autodesk, Autocad, 3dS Max, Rhinoceros and Adobe CS
• Client: IDF Habitat
• Cost: 7.100.000 euro
• Floor space: 3,000 sq.m.

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