iXcampus:Expansion of an innovation campus

To imagine this innovative venue, we developed the architectural programme around 4 major challenges:

• Architecture that embodies the ambition of iXCampus: Iconic elements structure the site. The château and its glass base, buildings designed by Jean Prouvé and Dominique Perrault, and the listed wooded area are the main features. The backdrop is the site's industrial past, which has left not a single production building, but the offices of the prestigious companies that have succeeded one another. The architecture and history of the site must be given their due weight in the design of the new project, whose ambition is to be part of the transmission of this heritage.
  
  At the entrance to the city of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, the parcel of land shaped like a bow towards the city center is one of the first places you see when arriving from the NR13. The project must seize this opportunity, and create a building that is a beacon for a campus and a city looking to the future. iXcampus aims to use Architecture as a communication tool.
  
  Through the design of a signature building, the project is the physical embodiment of its ambition, philosophy and boldness. As a showcase building, it embodies the conviction that cutting-edge technology can serve sustainability.
  
  Its ambition is clear: to give free rein to architectural creativity and collaborate for several years with a bold, enthusiastic team towards a common goal: to create an emblematic building on a global scale. There are thousands of innovation campuses around the world. iXcampus aims to set the benchmark with an exemplary project.
• A passive and responsible project built to last: To minimize the project's environmental impact, the project owner is keen to set an example by implementing innovative solutions. To achieve this, precise objectives have been defined, such as reducing energy consumption during the operating phase, designing reversible facilities to meet changing needs, and paying particular attention to the environmental impact of the construction phase.
  
  The promise of a passive and low-carbon building is a compelling one, offering a significant reduction in energy consumption, improved air quality and enhanced indoor comfort, while significantly reducing building operation and maintenance costs. The fundamental principles of passive buildings are to conserve the heat emitted inside the building and that brought in from outside, in order to drastically limit heating and cooling requirements.
  
  The project must reconcile thermal performance, low carbon footprint and architectural quality to achieve an exemplary result in every respect. It must anticipate the obsolescence of buildings by being reversible, allowing for the evolution of uses and programmatic assignments by space and on a building-wide scale.
  
  Finally, to further reduce the project's environmental impact, it is important to promote the use of low-carbon, bio-sourced and geo-sourced materials, sourced from local resources, and to carry out a life-cycle analysis to measure the project's carbon impact and identify sources of impact savings. The right balance between passivity, reversibility and reduced carbon impact are the cornerstones of the project's environmental design.
• An exceptional working environment linked to nature : iXcampus aims to attract the best deeptech companies with a positive impact by offering an excellent working environment. The campus offers a comfortable, high-quality environment, appropriately integrated into its wooded landscape. The boundaries between the built environment and the park are blurred, bringing users closer to nature. The new buildings, in dialogue with nature, offer an exceptional working environment on the outskirts of Paris.
  
  The challenge is to invent shared spaces at the boundary between work and living. Natural lighting is widely favored, and interior spaces are extended outdoors. The offices and coworking spaces meet the most demanding acoustic and thermal standards, and are also a catalyst for innovation, combining offices, coworking spaces, laboratories, common areas, outdoor extensions and more.