We are pleased to announce our recent win of the Jean Moulin site competition in La Défense, Paris. Our winning proposal will transform an area currently overshadowed by road infrastructure through the creation of a low-carbon development, featuring two mixed-use buildings and a new public space.
A long low-rise building will provide six to eight levels of flexible office space and a three-stepped green rooftop. Its street-level pavilion will offer 250m2 of social and cultural space, a 1400m2 upper level with a food court, an indoor market hall and a terrace offering spectacular views. To the north of the site, a taller building will provide 200 homes for students and young professionals. With climbing walls, a yoga area, and a café at the lower levels, meeting the community's need for sports facilities.
The project aims to cut embodied and operational carbon by 50% through building the offices and residences in a modular prefabricated timber structure. Parts of the fit-out will be repurposed from other buildings, and the entire project will be prefabricated off-site to reduce waste and pollution.
At the heart of the scheme is a new green promenade connecting Puteaux to the Esplanade de La Défense, with multiple pedestrian links and pocket parks.
Find out more on our website: rshp.com/news/rshp-selected-to-design-a-mixed-use-development-in-la-denfense-paris/
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