Universeine, Saint-Denis
Making the most of a view over the banks of the river, Universeine breathes life back into an abandoned industrial area by creating a sustainable district comprising 130,000 m² of office space, housing, and shops. The project enhances the value of the existing structures through its transformation of the Maxwell market hall, emblematic of the site’s industrial past, and its renovation of the Copernic administrative building constructed in the early 20th century. With its sculpted volumes, its heights that fit into the existing built environment, and the rhythmic pattern of its openings, Universeine manages to marry architectural styles of different periods and create a link between past and future.
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Program
New complex made of 6 blocks : office buildings and mixed office-housing buildings. Renovation of the Maxwell Hall and of the Copernic building.
Client
Vinci Immobilier
Project team
Chaix & Morel et Associés, Paris
Philippe Chaix, Jean-Paul Morel, Rémy Van Nieuwenhove
with Brunehilde Ezanno, Denis Germond
and Alberto Morao, Mélodie Renault, Unchol Rim, Cécile Rivière, Marcel Ruzicka, Patricia Salvador, Maximilian Wetzig
B&B architectes, associate architect
Calq architecture, associate architect
Vulcanéo, fire safety
Key figures
Area : 120 000 m² SHON
Construction costs excl. VAT : nc
Project 2010 - under studies
Environmental specifications
Strong environmental approach
Photography credits
Mirco Tardio
Intersens
Chaix & Morel et Associés
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