INES - French National Solar Energy Institute / Agence Frédéric Nicolas + Michel Rémon & Associés

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Architects: Agence Frédéric Nicolas, Michel Rémon & Associés
Area: 7500 m²
Year: 2013
Photographs:Mathieu Ducros
Solar: TECSOL
Building Structure: Technip TPS
Thermal: Technip TPS

Text description provided by the architects. Located at the southern end of the Savoie Technolac science and technology park in the city of Chambéry, HELIOS is home to the head offices of the National Solar Energy Institute (INES) whose aim is to promote the development of solar energy. Delivered in December 2013, the building houses the institute’s laboratories, the directors’ offices, as well as the administrative services and training department, covering an area of 7,500 sq.m. The building, which is home to all the divisions working to promote and develop solar energy, showcases the design and implementation of these new concepts and techniques. The energy requirements listed in the 2007 call for tender were used as the driving force behind the project.