Coface Headquarters, Bois-Colombes
The 40,000 sq m of offices is located on the site of the former Hispano-Suiza factories, the last of the industrial wastelands in a district that is undergoing radical transformation. Set on a triangular plot, the building features a sculpted facade of white and grey facets, enlivened by a pattern of windows modules of different sizes that endows the complex with an apparently random rhythmic appearance. The double height of the openings breaks up the effect that an accumulation of stories could produce. In contrast to this mineral facing, the base and the crown are partially marked by setbacks clad in an irregular pattern of metallic spines. The main lobby, three stories high, creates a space of urban transparency between the open entrance area outside and the interior garden.
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Program
Offices for 1800 workstations, multi-company restaurant, conference room (R+7 and technical facilities).
Client
SEFRI-CIME
Project team
Chaix & Morel et Associés, Paris
Philippe Chaix, Jean-Paul Morel, Anabel Sergent, Benoit Sigros
with Pierre Cornil, Kaï Jensen, Aurélia Leclerc
and Rémi Brabis, Simon Bauchet, Julian Fissler, Flora Genel, Alexander Golinski, Taeck-Gu Lee, Eva De Marco, Alberto Morao, Christopher Rombaut, Boriana Tchonkova
Khephren, structure
Barbanel, mechanical engineering
CSD-Faces, fire safety
Restauration Conseil, kitchen designer
Elioth, façade
Iosis, sustainable development
Avel Acoustique, acoustics
CEE, quantity surveyor
TUP, landscaping
Coteba, execution, management
EEC, synthesis
Jean Jegou, interior designer
Key figures
Area : 40 000 m² SHON
Construction costs excl. VAT : 78 M €
Competition 2007 - completion 2013
Environmental specifications
Environmental quality approach of the building aiming for BBC and HQE certifications
Photography credits
Hervé Abbadie
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