- Area: 3000 m²
- Year: 2010
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Photographs:Adrià Goula
Text description provided by the architects. It was in 2006, in response to an invitation to tender announced by SAEM Val de Seine Aménagement, that the project for the construction of offices in Rue Emile Zola was awarded to Mateo Arquitectura. Under the contracting authority of VINCI immobilier d’entreprise and NEXITY entreprises, a twofold issue was addressed: redefining the periphery of the street block and constructing office buildings on a 15,000 sqm site overlooking the Seine, on floodable ground. Josep Lluís Mateo, the project manager, seeks in each of his works to transcribe a form of vibration, revealing an almost organic nature in the structure. Accordingly, the Factory is designed to present an alternation of built and empty space, shadow and light, comprised of materials that are at once powerful and lightweight, creating a multiplicity of atmospheres and intensifying the solid appearance of the building.
