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Architects: 169 architecture
- Area: 320 m²
- Year: 2017
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Photographs:Pierre L'Excellent
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Manufacturers: Guardian Glass, STABALUX, sammode
Text description provided by the architects. This temporary cover project follows the initiative of the city of Paris that aims to promote the use and re-use of bio-sourced materials. Elioth and 169-architecture defined several principles for the realisation of this project in order to limit its carbon impact.
Firstly, the load carrying part of the structure, with a max span of 15m, is constructed in laminated timber (larch). Similarly, the structure of the façade, acting as protection railing, is made up of a wooden frame in the form of vertical units of brackets, in larch as well.
This structure was deliberately designed using the principles of a very low-carbon construction, encouraging the use of short supply chains.