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Wednesday June 8th, 2016
In the Plateau de Saclay, the SerendiCity site is firing on all cylinders. Why? The residence must be ready to house more than 1,000 Saclay students at the start of academic year 2017! This operation was developed in record time, and the first symbolic stone was laid on 25 May. Explore behind the scenes. The […]
In the Plateau de Saclay, the SerendiCity site is firing on all cylinders. Why? The residence must be ready to house more than 1,000 Saclay students at the start of academic year 2017! This operation was developed in record time, and the first symbolic stone was laid on 25 May. Explore behind the scenes.
The operation, developped by Linkcity Ile-de-France, is the largest student housing project currently underway in France and will provide 25,000 m² at the beginning of the 2017 academic year for new students at the Paris-Saclay University, mainly from higher education establishments currently located or which will be located there, such as CentraleSupélec, L’Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan, and L’Université Paris-Sud.
The project, designed by LAN and Clément Vergély Architectes, in partnership with the Topotek landscaping company, is composed of eight buildings, including three outer buildings containing most of the accommodation surrounding five cylinder shaped buildings in a central cluster that wwill provide more comfort for the future users. The urban perspective of the project will be complemented by a large landscaped park open to the public.
A large area will be reserved for shared spaces: large multi-purpose hall (called the Agora), work room and projection room… and shared housing units, as set out in the ‘Habiter le campus’ (campus life) programme and charter created for the Paris-Saclay campus.
Thanks to an innovative photo-engraving technique, the concrete façades of the cylinder-shaped buildings feature something special: a depiction of the various Muses from the famous Sarcophagus of the Muses, which dates from the 2th century A.D. and is held in the Louvre.
Based on a 3D modelling of the sarcophagus, a mould was created specifically so that concrete could be poured and then the resulting prefabricated elements assembled on site. It’s the differences in the depth of the concrete that gives the representation of the Muses. One’s perception of the gravure changes according to the sun’s position and that of the viewer.
Pose première pierre logements étudiants Serendicity. Linkcity. Gif sur Yvette. 91190. 25 mai 2016
SerendiCity Muses ©Laurent Zylberman
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Innovative in many aspects, SerendiCity is an example of Paris-Saclay Development Authority’s desire to create an emblematic campus open to the region and all parts of society.
Bouygues Construction joined Construct Lab in July. This group of construction and public works firms fixes frequent problems in these sectors, and start-up companies apply solutions. Julien Bourcerie, Open Innovation Manager for Bouygues Construction, on “collective intelligence” in construction.
On Tuesday 19th of June, an epic milestone for the Bouygues UK's UCLH site in central London took place. The cyclotron, the device that will supply the power for the proton beam therapy (PBT) centre at UCLH, was successfully delivered and installed.
For almost two years, Bouygues Construction has been leveraging Open Innovation in order to increase its competitiveness. Roland Le Roux, head of the Open Innovation team in the Innovation and Sustainable Development Department, discusses the challenges involved in this initiative that allows Bouygues Construction to be one step ahead of the competition.
This is the oldest museum in Paris, and also the biggest culturally significant construction project currently under way. The Carnavalet museum – History of Paris will reopen in late 2019-early 2020 after major renovations, some of which are being performed by Ouvrages Publics (Bouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France, a subsidiary of Bouygues Construction). Worksite visit.
The Ritz, the emblematic hotel on Place Vendôme, has reopened after four years of renovation works led by Bouygues Bâtiment Ile-de-France Renovation Privée. This is a defining moment in our subsidiary’s involvement in the luxury hotel market, which has included the remodelling of some major names in French real estate. Let’s put the spotlight on […]
Transforming waste into resources: when the circular economy disrupts our growth models and the way we consume and produce goods. Bouygues Construction is fully committed to acting as a responsible and committed industry player.
Dubai, Hong Kong, Toronto… VSL has provided its expertise in the construction of skyscrapers on a global scale. A look at some breathtaking examples. Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE – 828 m high Since 2010, the Burj Khalifa has held the record for the world’s tallest skyscraper. VSL Heavy Lifting played a leading role in installing the […]
In Llo, a town in the Pyrenees mountains, France just installed a thermodynamic solar power plant.
We propose you this week, to discover the construction sites, of our subsidiary Losinger Marazzi SA, in Switzerland: Faubourg 1227, l’Hôtel Palexpo (GE), Les Jardins de Louis, la Route de Berne, le Collège Alpin International Beau Soleil... www.losinger-marazzi.ch 0
