Hall 7 of the Exhibition Park, Paris-Nord Villepinte
The exhibition halls are arranged like flower petals to converge on a central plaza at the heart of the complex. The new hall takes the form of a new “petal.” It's a sculpted matt metal structure, whose edge profile is a continuous “band.” This band, which runs around the entire perimeter of the hall, gives it its unity. The linear shape of the building lends itself to the creation of a solar shaft which provides natural ventilation for the exhibition areas and offers natural lighting that structures the exhibition space. Sunlight is present in the hall and in the gallery which is equipped with sunshading in the form of aluminium louvers.
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Program
New exhibition hall and redevelopment of the exterior spaces.
Project of a later phase with improvement of the central place and extension of the entrance facade in order to create a continuous covered porch.
Client
SIPAC
Project team
Chaix & Morel et Associés, Paris
Philippe Chaix, Jean-Paul Morel, Rémy Van Nieuwenhove, Denis Germond
with Frédéric Carrasco, Kaï Jensen, Guillaume Trubert
and Mohand Ait Hadi, Ania Ait Mesbah, Bastien Papetti, Philippe Pereira, Khalina Petkova, Lorraine Prache, Niccolo’ Ruggini, Marie-Sophie Schulte, Jin Sung
Igrec ingénierie, engineering
Tribu, sustainable development
Neveux Rouyer, landscaping
C&E Ingéniérie, consultant for the glass roof canopy
Ayda, acoustics
Key figures
Area : 36 000 m² SHON
Construction costs excl. VAT : 60 M €
Competition 2008 - completion 2010
Environmental specifications
Non-residential buildings HQE® (planning, design, construction).
Cep = 290,35 kWhep/m².year - Cepréf = 415,83 kWhep/m².year
Gain = 30,18% = THPE level
Functional implantation, integration in the landscape, green roof, efficient envelope and equipments, sunscreens, natural ventilation and lighting, responsible management of water.
Photography credits
Hervé Abbadie
Eddie Young - 3D
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