Palexpo Vision "20XX" / group8

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  • Architects: group8
  • Area Area of this architecture project Area:  102000
  • Year Completion year of this architecture project Year:  2015
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  • Manufacturers Brands with products used in this architecture project
    Manufacturers:  Si Lumiverre SA, Stephan SA
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© David Gagnebin-de bons

Text description provided by the architects. Three decades after the completion of its construction, the building covering an area of 102'000 m2 needed to be adapted to the new standards governing events and congresses. The main changes are intended to render the whole complex more flexible and give it a more attractive image. The project Vision 20XX is a concept which aims to give each space in the building its own specificity within the mega structure of Palexpo.

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© David Gagnebin-de bons

A new throughway ensures clear directions for the public; spatial continuity is guaranteed by a translucent, red, longitudinal wall, punctuated by rectangular signposts designating the entrances to the major function areas.

Floor Plan

The renovation of Congress Centre 1 has made it possible to individualize and give more flexibility to the use of each hall, the ceilings of which are based on a meshed network generated by Voronoï’s theorem, and also to redefine the foyer and the means of access by a “kinetic piece of furniture”.

Palexpo Vision "20XX"  / group8 - Chair
© David Gagnebin-de bons

Congress Centre 2, which is situated beneath Hall 2, comprises eight new conference rooms made flexible by the provision of sliding walls.

Palexpo Vision "20XX"  / group8 - Beam, Steel, Column
© David Gagnebin-de bons

The existing restaurant has been renovated by repositioning the different functions and reclassifying the spaces in specific fashion.

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© David Gagnebin-de bons

Located beneath Hall 2, the new kitchen of the centre has an area of 2'400 m2. It is at the centre of gravity of the whole complex and directly connected to all areas.

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© David Gagnebin-de bons

The extension of Hall 6 has been carried out by closing off an area of an additional 6'000 m2 under a cantilever. The corrugated, perforated metal facade is a prolongation of the existing facades, and constitutes an adaptation on the large scale of the motorway and the airport.

Palexpo Vision "20XX"  / group8 - Facade
© David Gagnebin-de bons

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Address:Grand-Saconnex, Switzerland

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Cite: "Palexpo Vision "20XX" / group8" 06 Aug 2016. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/792219/palexpo-vision-20xx-group8> ISSN 0719-8884

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