PPN – PAV POINTE NORD

Geneva
Category
Administrative buildings, Facades, Renovations - elevations
Tags
aluminum, electrochromic, glass, opening window, railings, Sottas 50, stainless steel, steel structure, stick system, unitised facade system
About This Project

 

Project

Renovation of the tower (55 metres)

 

Work description

Main façades: Aluminium unitised facade (630 units) with electrochromic glass. Insulating spandrel integrating the bracketing and providing the fire-stop function at the slab edge. External aluminium fins 1’100 lm (new profile). External aluminium window sills 900 lm (new profile). 29 motorised vents.

Penthouse: Steelworks (12 to). Sliding doors with electrochromic glass.  Cladding with bespoke profiled aluminium sheets around the roofplant. Coping 160 lm.

Gables: 30 brushed stainless steel railings. 64 units with patio doors, 34 of which are motorised, electrochromic glass.

Entrance pavilion: Steelworks (11 to). Stick system curtain wall facade in Sottas 50 aluminium with electrochromic glass and roof drainage complex. 2 automatic sliding doors. 4 motorised opening doors.

Total surface area of façades: ~3’500 m2

 

Distinction:

Prix Bilan de l’Immobilier 2024 – Winner – Renovation category

 

Completion

2021 – 2023

 

Client

CPEG Caisse de Prévoyance de l’Etat de Genève

 

Architect

François Baud & Thomas Früh, Atelier d’architecture SA

 

Facade consultant

BIFF SA