A 1,800 m² micro-perforated tensioned fabric second skin for École 42, the coding school funded by Xavier Niel, at 96 boulevard Bessières in Paris.
The project
École 42 occupies a former 1960s administrative building, refurbished by In&Edit Architecture. The façade had to give the building a strong identity on the boulevard.
According to the architects’ description, the perforated second skin makes the building read as one continuous volume while improving its thermal performance.
Our work
Normandie Structures built the tensioned fabric façade, over 1,800 m²: a micro-perforated membrane tensioned on a steel frame, set in front of the existing façades.
