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PALAIS DE JUSTICE
PARIS (FRANCE)
RENZO PIANO BUILDING WORKSHOP

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JUSTICE GOES GREEN Aged over 80, Renzo Piano, 1998 Pritzker prizewinner,
The numbers at the Palace of Justice in Paris are head- co-architect with Richard Rogers of the Pompidou Center,
spinning: 62,000m of usable space; 160m tall; has delivered his latest masterpiece in the Batignolles
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district in north-western Paris: an immense glass tower
90 stories spread over 3 superimposed levels, decreasing in where light is shed — in the true sense of the term — on
size; the second tallest occupied building in Paris after the ongoing cases! Indeed, light is the main focus in most
Montparnasse Tower; 5,650m of roof gardens; of the spaces: offices, courtrooms, meeting rooms and
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90 courtrooms... A colossus designed by a virtuoso! public galleries. Light presides like a judge over the vast
hall, seen entirely from the outside through a crystal-
clear glass façade. While the human angle was one of the
project's priorities, the environment was also offered a
key role: the building, designed to be sustainable, notably
uses natural ventilation, has solar panels integrated into
its façade and collects rainwater.

DELABIE products installed:
TEMPOMATIC MIX 2 electronic mixer (Ref. 494000)
TEMPOFLUX 2 self-supporting frame system for WCs (Refs. 578305 + 578222)
Satin stainless steel ligature-resistant coat hooks (Ref. 510104S)
Satin stainless steel grab bar (Ref. 5050S) and other accessory ranges