Replacing the iconic « Cafeteria » of Nicolas Michelin, facing the Seine and close to the towers of the BNF is not trivial!

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Architects: KOZ architectes

Location: 8 Rue Françoise Dolto, 75013 Paris-13E-Arrondissement, France

Architects In Charge: Christophe Ouhayoun, Nicolas Ziesel, Gabrielle Vella-Boucaud

Area: 630.0 sqm

Project Year: 2014

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Engineering & Economy: INCET

Alma : Consulting, kitchen

Plan 02: Ecodesign

Entreprises: OUTAREX, General contractor

Client: CROUS de Paris

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From the architect. Replacing the iconic « Cafeteria » of Nicolas Michelin, facing the Seine and close to the towers of the BNF is not trivial!

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The volume is retained, barely raised to add a floor and to become a gazebo on the Seine. The large greenhouse on the dock sign a presence that is both intimate and spectacular for this new showcase of the « University in the city » that characterizes the implementation of Paris-Diderot in the new district of Seine Rive Gauche.

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The choice of wood construction has achieved the construction site from July to September and avoid the cost of a t...