Project Europa Levallois-Perret, Paris architecture project photos, French office design images
Project Europa in Levallois-Perret, France
3 August 2023
Location: Levallois-Perret, Paris, France
Design: Baumschlager Eberle Architekten
Photos by Cyrille Weiner
Project Europa in France
Contemporary yet timeless. A 1980s building set at the boundary of a historic town centre and the River Seine was to be brought up to date whilst retaining the particular cachet of its location. The renovation of this 175m-long building proved extremely demanding in terms of architecture, city planning and functionality.
The result is a contemporary yet timeless structure with increased levels of autonomy. The building makes reference to the nearby banks of the Seine and the luxurious vegetation of the Île de la Jatte by giving vertical form to the idea of an “isle of green” and providing outdoor access via loggias and terraces.
The new design is achieved by the overlaying of volumes in motion and playing with the vertical rhythm of a facade whose outline “trips” along Rue Anatole France. The ground floor, which gives onto Rue Anatole France, is open to all. Both permeable and modulable, the spacious “grand vestibule” rises two and three storeys and houses the entrance halls leading to the office space, a large co-working and restaurant zone, a lobby and a foyer.
Economy and ecology hand in hand. Now highly compact, the various volumes are economical and optimise energy efficiency. The design of the neutral space opened up between the facades and the circulation cores provides greater flexibility, simpler spaces and long-term usability.
To give the building an emblematic feel special attention has been paid to the building envelope. Beyond purely aesthetic considerations, it plays a significant part in the sustainable and environmentally friendly design. The facades take the form of three strips arranged one above the other – in classical terms: plinth, body and attic – and each comprise three floors, creating the impression of a divided building mass. Facade setbacks and overhangs reinforce this perception.
The landscape design is based on the skewed lines of the new building with passers-by on Rue Anatole France being gently invited to enter the grand vestibule where these lines meet. The strategy is similar on the side facing the core of the block, where the form of the building frames two interior gardens.
Project Europa, Levallois-Perret, France – Building Information
Client: SCI Westbridge (représentés par LaSalle Investment Management and Ardian)
General contractor: Petit, groupe Vinci
Landscape Design: Baumschlager Eberle Architekten
Interior Design: BDG Architecture
Site Area: 5,927 sqm
Gross floor area: 28,350 sqm
Floor area: 27,832 sqm
Construction Cost: EUR 69 million
Start of planning phase: 2017
Start of construction: 2019
Completion: 2021
Photographer: Cyrille Weiner
Project Europa, Levallois-Perret, France, images/information received 030823 from Baumschlager Eberle Architekten
Bayonne Buildings
French Architectural Projects
Tête de Pont Bayonne, south west France
Design: Josep Lluis Mateo – Mateo Arquitectura
image Courtesy architecture office
Bayonne Gateway
New Buildings in France
French Architectural Projects
French Architecture Design – chronological list
French Architect Offices – design firm listings
South West France Architecture Designs
Ilot Queyries, Bordeaux, southeast France
Architects: MVRDV
photography : agrob-buchtal.de/ OssipArchitectuurfotogr, Rotterdam
Ilot Queyries, Bordeaux Housing
Le Dôme Winery, Saint-Émillion, Bordeaux, south west France
Architects: Foster + Partners
image courtesy architecture office
Le Dôme Winery Saint-Émillion, Bordeaux
Hyperion Tower
Design: Jean-Paul Viguier et Associés, Architects
picture from architect
Tower Building in Bordeaux
Comments / photos for the Project Europa in Levallois-Perret design by Baumschlager Eberle Architekten page welcome
