Archimède | Brenac & Gonzalez & Associés

Designed by Brenac & Gonzalez & Associés, The Archimède project is located in the Bercy neighborhood, a district undergoing a redevelopment that runs along railways leading to the Gare de Lyon.

The strategy conceived for the project envisaged greater density along the railway that required only a section of the lot made available. The choice of a compact volume liberates the ground level and provides the neighboring school and surrounding area with an unexpected green space, proof that density is not the enemy of open space.

photography by © Sergio Grazia

The volumes were developed through a process of adjustment to the urban context rather than a formalist or aesthetic approach, and the treatment of each façade derives directly from its orientation. Those most exposed to sunlight benefit from a crystalline double skin of vertically pleated printed glass slats which protect the bay windows. To the north, faceted metallic cladding reproduces the radiance and reflections of the glass and wraps the character of changeability and immateriality around the building.

photography by © Sergio Grazia

Project Info:
Architects: Brenac & Gonzalez & Associés
Location: Rue Gerty Archimède, 75012 Paris, France
Landscape Architecture: Babylone
Artistic Intervention: Visual System
Area: 16000.0 m2
Project Year: 2017
Photographs: Sergio Grazia
Manufacturers: Fiandre, Hunter Douglas US, Zehnder, Ambiance Lumière
Project Name: Archimède