BNP Paribas Real Estate's Corporate Real Estate Development division has just delivered #Curve, its first timber frame building, in Saint-Denis. With a surface area of 24,000 m², #Curve is one of the largest wooden buildings ever made in France. The numerous carbon optimizations, integrated from the design stage, make it a particularly exemplary building, in line with the environmental commitments of BNP Paribas Real Estate.

#Curve is positioned, thanks to its wooden frame and its energy efficiency, as a response to the necessary reduction of carbon emissions in the real estate industry. The building, which is committed to being 40% below RT 2012 in terms of its energy needs, is aiming for HQE certification, the Effinergie + label as well as the E + / C- label.

About #Curve

#Curve offers around 24,000 m2 of offices with 250 m2 of retail space on the ground floor and 257 car parks. Spread over seven floors, this building, designed by Chartier Dalix Architectes and developed by BNP Paribas Immobilier Promotion Immobilier d'Entreprise, has 1,960 workstations on floors of around 3,000 m2 and a capacity of approximately 260 workstations per platform. Leased mainly by the Regional Health Agency (ARS), #Curve was acquired by Générale Continentale Investissements (GCI) and Benson Elliot. #Curve benefits from a wide range of services (business center, co-working spaces, restaurant, fitness / wellness, bar, contemporary café, concierge, etc.) and quality services (landscaped gardens, accessible terraces, etc.) in premises whose layout was designed by RF Studio (Ramy Fischler) so that the work environment is a source of fulfillment. At 450 m. from the RER B “Stade de France” station, which will subsequently be reinforced by the entry into service of line 15 of the Grand Paris Express and of the T8 tramway, #Curve rises in a mixed environment on rue du Landy, at within the 30 hectares of the ZAC de la Montjoie, a new eco-district in the Plaine Saint-Denis, managed by Séquano Aménagement. The building also benefits from the proximity of metro line 12, Front Populaire station, leading directly to Saint-Lazare and Montparnasse stations. In the short term, the area will host Condorcet University, which will complete the transformation and revitalization of this promising district.

Sustainable development approach of the project owner

#Curve is one of the achievements testifying to BNP Paribas Real Estate's commitment to providing sustainable products and services. This wooden frame construction, which is the first for BNP Paribas Real Estate for a building of this size, is a testament to the low-carbon commitment from the design of the building.

BNP Paribas Real Estate wishes to satisfy its customers and partners with innovative real estate products and services, creators of shared value (tangible and intangible) and contribute with them to the development of the sustainable city.

Find our sustainable development strategy: https://bnppre.isivalue.com/reporting/fr/

Architectural description

Located in the ZAC Montjoie, this “white” office operation is designed in a spirit of great compactness. The building stretches out in the diagonal of its base, avoiding any vis-à-vis. This arrangement releases two large gardens in the ground which offer an important wooded line on the street. One of the 2 gardens is bordered by a gallery - bioclimatic space - which enhances the catering area; the other more frequented, is a "place of representation". Its landscaping is a real showcase for the hall.

The entire project is designed in a wooden structure allowing great flexibility in the layout of the trays. The wood, left visible inside, joins the strong identity of an innovative tertiary building that of an ecologically responsible construction.