![Porte Marguerite de Navarre / 169 architecture - Stairs, Beam, Steel](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5952/0356/b22e/3898/a700/0c53/medium_jpg/PierreLExcellent-Elioth_Chatelet-02.jpg?1498546986)
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Architects: 169 architecture
- Area: 320 m²
- Year: 2017
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Photographs:Pierre L'Excellent
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Manufacturers: Guardian Glass, STABALUX, sammode
![Porte Marguerite de Navarre / 169 architecture - Steel](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5952/0324/b22e/3898/a700/0c52/medium_jpg/PierreLExcellent-Elioth_Chatelet-01.jpg?1498546936)
Text description provided by the architects. This temporary cover project follows the initiative of the city of Paris that aims to promote the use and re-use of bio-sourced materials. Elioth and 169-architecture defined several principles for the realisation of this project in order to limit its carbon impact.
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Firstly, the load carrying part of the structure, with a max span of 15m, is constructed in laminated timber (larch). Similarly, the structure of the façade, acting as protection railing, is made up of a wooden frame in the form of vertical units of brackets, in larch as well.
![Porte Marguerite de Navarre / 169 architecture - Steel, Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5952/038b/b22e/3898/a700/0c54/medium_jpg/PierreLExcellent-Elioth_Chatelet-03.jpg?1498547036)
This structure was deliberately designed using the principles of a very low-carbon construction, encouraging the use of short supply chains.
![Porte Marguerite de Navarre / 169 architecture - Arch](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5952/03e4/b22e/3898/a700/0c56/newsletter/PierreLExcellent-Elioth_Chatelet-05.jpg?1498547130)
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![Porte Marguerite de Navarre / 169 architecture - Windows, Facade, Handrail](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5952/03b3/b22e/3898/a700/0c55/newsletter/PierreLExcellent-Elioth_Chatelet-04.jpg?1498547090)