Viguier Architecture

SFR Headquarters

SFR Headquarters
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SFR Headquarters
© Éric Sempé

SFR Headquarters

Jean-Paul Viguier et Associés

MANUFACTURERS
Pohl

LIGHTING
Seul Soleil 

DEVELOPPER
Vinci Immobilier Promotion 

TECHNICAL STUDIES (FACADES)
Epp France

TECHNICAL STUDIES
Setec Bâtiment

PHOTOGRAPHS
Eric Sempé 

AREA
135000 m² 

YEAR
2013

LOCATION
Saint-denis, France

CATEGORY
Institutional Buildings

The new 130,000 sq m SFR headquarters in the Landy-Pleyel ZAC (mixed development zone) boasts nearly 8,500 employee workstations.

The building, designed by Jean-Paul Viguier, "adopts the metaphor of the tree, which experiences continual growth and rebirth, adapting constantly to external conditions.

SFR Headquarters
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SFR Headquarters
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The project takes the form of a campus, atop a trunk with protruding branches leading to terraces and large multi-level gardens."

The principle is based on the idea of unity and union, with four main buildings presented both as a unified whole and as discrete spaces, in other words several buildings which must form a visual whole and reflect the corporate culture in detail.

SFR Headquarters
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SFR Headquarters
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Strong roots (the trunk) and various business units characterised by their diversity (the branches). Each element is linked horizontally for journeys promoting contact and communication.

The emphasis is placed on building the relationship with the environment: the employees' workspace environment and the site's specific environment for genuine contextuality in an industrial landscape; and, with a light, breathing building, the relationship with the gardens that surround the building.

SFR Headquarters
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SFR Headquarters
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Daylight is a key project component fostering pleasant working conditions and optimal energy efficiency, achieved partly by using alternate glass and metal components, with varying openings, reflection levels and densities to suit the space.

The facades act like an item of clothing which changes in nature to suit the degree of exposure. Providing protection on the northern side against sound pressure from the main roads, cold and shade, the garment changes to the west and east with external blinds, glass containing aluminium for extra flexibility, and openings.

SFR Headquarters
© Éric Sempé
SFR Headquarters
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To the south, facing the gardens, large horizontal overlaps protect against the sun and the partition walls directly adjoin the outer walls.

Which is where the stairwells are located, facing the gardens, for permanent visual contact with the redesigned landscape.

SFR Headquarters
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SFR Headquarters
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Shared services are grouped together on the ground floor for a smooth and active relationship with resource-rich common areas: several restaurants, fitness suite, squash courts, relaxation space, etc.


SFR Headquarters
Fourth Level Plan


SFR Headquarters
Aerial View
SFR Headquarters
Site Plan

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