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Biome

SFL (Société Foncière Lyonnaise) - Paris

A NEW ECOSYSTEM IN THE HEART OF PARIS

Iconic building of the 1960s, the old SMABTP headquarters by architects Fernand and Francis Leroy, Raymond Lopez and Henry Pottier has been revisited under the impetus of SFL.
This new project, called Biome, is ambitious and human, it takes its place in the future of office architecture and outlines the new iconic architecture of the district. We were invited to undertake the complete architectural conception, then to develop the project in partnership with the Architect Yrieix Martineau.
Biome - Jouin Manku - YMA - SFL © Alexis Paoli
Biome - Jouin Manku - YMA - SFL © Alexis Paoli
Biome - Jouin Manku - YMA - SFL © Alexis Paoli
Biome - Jouin Manku - YMA - SFL
"From the earth emerged a new structure, the exoskeleton of the Zola Pavilion. Like two trees of different species, in the heart of a wooded garden, the two buildings dialogue with each other. Together, they create a new ecosystem in the heart of the fifteenth arrondissement of Paris. A thin footbridge connects them and spans a green flow. Nature enters inside through its fluid forms, the course is thought as a choreography, it makes the relationship to space, natural and instinctive." 

Patrick Jouin & Sanjit Manku - Jouin Manku
Biome - Jouin Manku - YMA - SFL © Alexis Paoli
Biome - Jouin Manku - YMA - SFL © Alexis Paoli
Biome - Jouin Manku - YMA - SFL © Alexis Paoli
Biome - Jouin Manku - YMA - SFL © Alexis Paoli
Biome - Jouin Manku - YMA - SFL © Alexis Paoli
Biome - Jouin Manku - YMA - SFL © Alexis Paoli
Biome - Jouin Manku - YMA - SFL © Alexis Paoli
Biome - Jouin Manku - YMA - SFL © Alexis Paoli
Biome - Jouin Manku - YMA - SFL © Alexis Paoli

PROCESS

Biome © Jouin Manku
Biome © Jouin Manku
Coupe Biome © Jouin Manku
Biome © Jouin Manku
Biome © Jouin Manku
Biome - Jouin Manku - YMA - SFL © Alexis Paoli
Biome - Jouin Manku - YMA - SFL © Alexis Paoli

EXTRAORDINARY OBJECT

L'EXOSQUELETTE

"A design is never simple. We had to find a form that would reorientate the whole and, at the same time, strike a balance between the existing and the new. This plastic research made us realize that the right angle is not natural, and that the extension must interact with different neighboring figures. Once again, we wanted to find a counterpoint, but also to express the idea of an organic, vertical thrust. A curved plan therefore seemed the most appropriate."

Patrick Jouin et Sanjit Manku - Jouin Manku
Biome - Jouin Manku - YMA - SFL © Alexis Paoli
Biome - Jouin Manku - YMA - SFL © Alexis Paoli
Biome - Jouin Manku - YMA - SFL © Alexis Paoli
Biome - Jouin Manku - YMA - SFL © Alexis Paoli
Biome - Jouin Manku - YMA - SFL
Croquis Biome Biome © Jouin Manku
Biome - Jouin Manku - YMA - SFL
Schéma Biome © Bouygues Immobilier
Biome - Jouin Manku - YMA - SFL
Biome - Jouin Manku - YMA - SFL
Biome - Jouin Manku - YMA - SFL © Alexis Paoli

In figures

- Total surface area: 24,000 m2
- 2700 m2 of office space
- 2400 m2 of service areas: business center, fitness center, conference room, etc.
- 3100 m2 of outdoor spaces, gardens, terraces

Informations

Client
 SFL (Société Foncière Lyonnaise)

Architectural concept,
interior architecture, design           


   Jouin Manku

Sanjit Manku
Patrick Jouin
Jacques Goubin
Yann Brossier
Alexandre Doucin
Olivier Evrard
Daniela Coppolecchia
Nike Vogrinec
Pascal Legrand
Bruno Pimpanini
Aude-Marine Beuzelin
Jan Louis Dahan
Camille Ringenbach
Charlotte Arres
Arnaud Desvignes

Partner Architect 

 YM Architecture

Executive architect 

 SLA

General contractor 

Facade engineer

Structure Engineer 

Architect of record

 Bouygues Construction

VSA

SCYNA 4

Artelia

Paysagist

Lighting designer

 Agence Laverne

SeuilSoleil
Labels
 BBCA Rénovation
BBC Effinergie Rénovation
BiodiverCity « Excellent »
HQE « Exceptionnel »
BREEAM Construction « Excellent »
LEED « Gold »
WiredScore « Gold »

Year

 2022

Credits

Photographies: Biome - Jouin Manku - YMA - SFL © Alexis Paoli