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Tour Saint-Gobain / Valode & Pistre

Tour Saint-Gobain / Valode & Pistre - Exterior Photography, Facade

  • Curated by Paula Pintos
  • Architects: Valode & Pistre
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  49000 m²
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2019
  • Photographs Photographs: Sergio Grazia , Laurent Kronental
  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project Manufacturers:   AutoDesk , Kuraray , Saint-Gobain
  • Lead Architects: Denis Valode – Jean Pistre
  • Building Contractor : Vinci
  • Consultants : Batiss , Lasa , Artelia
  • Engineering : Egis , TERRELL , Artelia , Arcora , Movveo , G-Sir , Transsolar , 8’18’’
  • Landscape : Raphia
  • Clients:  Generali, Saint-Gobain
  • City:  Paris
  • Country:  France
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Tour Saint-Gobain / Valode & Pistre - Exterior Photography

Text description provided by the architects. The building of about 49,000 sqm on 44 floors and 165 meters high aims to achieve exemplary environmental quality with a strong emphasis on urban integration, energy performance, and user comfort.

Tour Saint-Gobain / Valode & Pistre - Exterior Photography, Facade

Designing a new tower in La Défense today involves solving several issues from a wide variety of fields: functional issues (creating a flexible place and an efficient building) - technical and constructive issues (a complex site with many constraints) - the quality of living conditions in a high-rise building - urban issues (with the evolution of a business district to a more urban living model) and also symbolic issues (the headquarters of a major French company).

Tour Saint-Gobain / Valode & Pistre - Exterior Photography, Facade, Glass

Notwithstanding all these concerns, a tower, more than any other building, is about people and how it affects them. Emotions are expected to be felt at the sight of such a building and the architect should strive to bring about these feelings and this excitement.

Tour Saint-Gobain / Valode & Pistre - Exterior Photography

The tower’s architecture shows originality and can be compared to a grouping of three crystals capturing and scattering light with a play on reflection and transparency. The dynamic silhouette of the building, through the assembly of three oblique prisms that, in an anthropomorphic way, resembles a head, a body, and afoot, allows it to interact with the surrounding towers. The tower thus becomes a figure turning its head and slightly stooping as a sign of warm welcome.

Tour Saint-Gobain / Valode & Pistre - Exterior Photography, Glass

Moreover, nature is given the centre stage: large greenhouses contribute to the aura and environmental performance of the building while gardens on all floors can be directly accessed from the office spaces.

Tour Saint-Gobain / Valode & Pistre - Exterior Photography, Glass

An efficient, functional, and flexible tower.  The tower has been designed as a prime resource for the company. Divided into three distinct parts, it includes: - a main body where all levels are devoted to office space. - a lower part that houses such services as open access areas, including a showroom on the esplanade level. - highest floors located in the top glazed prism,i.e. the head of the tower, which encompasses reception areas, meeting places, and the “ espace plein ciel” , a stupendous gathering area with panoramic views.

Tour Saint-Gobain / Valode & Pistre - Exterior Photography, Patio

An outstanding working environment .  The office floors benefit from panoramic views and enjoy strong natural lighting. Gardens can be accessed from the office spaces; although outdoors, these areas are wind-sheltered.

Tour Saint-Gobain / Valode & Pistre - Interior Photography, Dining room, Glass

An environmental and energy-efficient tower.   The tower's architecture has been designed with environmental concerns in mind. Spatial, architectural, and technical solutions contribute overall to the efficiency of the tower in this regard.

Tour Saint-Gobain / Valode & Pistre - Exterior Photography, Glass

A project conveying the qualities of Saint-Gobain .  The Saint-Gobain holding is now a leader in the distribution of construction materials and products. Glass, however, remains an emblem of Saint-Gobain's traditional activity and thanks to its crystalline architecture, the tower emphasizes its aesthetic qualities and its properties of light transmission, thermal insulation, and low emissivity.

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Address: la défense, france.

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Saint-Gobain’s 350 years of history have been an ongoing film of change and adaptation, demonstrating that industry is movement.

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From Royal Manufactory to industry

Founded during the reign of Louis XIV, the Royal Manufactory of mirror glass developed a revolutionary procedure that involved casting glass on a metal table. It opened its main production site in a small village in the northeastern part of the Kingdom from which it took its name: Saint-Gobain.

In October 1665, Louis XIV signed the Letters Patent, thereby officially creating the Manufacture des Glaces de Miroirs in Paris, one of 25 royal manufactories founded that year.

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A period of prosperity and development

The mirror glass works benefited not only from royal orders as soon as it opened for business, but also and even more so from the soaring popularity of mirrors among the general population. This and its monopoly on mirror glass making helped guarantee the Manufactory’s prosperity.

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Progression of the glass market

Confronted with the emergence of strong international competition, Saint-Gobain developed a large chemical business that supported the expansion of glass works outside of France. Glass was becoming a construction material in its own right with the growth of architecture combining steel and glass for large public buildings such as railway stations, exhibition centers, greenhouses, indoor food markets, covered walkways and department stores.

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Industrial revolutions and modern times

The 20th century was one of diversification: after focusing almost exclusively on manufacturing mirror glass since its was founded, Saint-Gobain now became interested in all types of glass products.

The new automobile market reinforced the development of the more traditional construction market, which was stimulated by the promotion of a light-filled architectural style that combined concrete and glass.

After World War II, the Group transformed once again through major mergers and acquisitions. The partnership with Pont-à-Mousson and the reorganization of the newly merged Group marked an important turning point. The following years were shaped by the emergence of great captains of industry, as well as by the Group’s entry into building materials distribution and stepped-up international expansion.

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Saint-Gobain group has refocused on its sustainable habitat strategy and accelerated its international expansion.

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