The 165m high Saint-Gobain tower, located in the Ia Défense district, will begin to welcome its teams in February, until April.Some 2,700 employees are expected.
The new dressed glass building now takes place in the landscape of Ia Défense, next to the famous Tours First, Gan and D2.Iocated less than 100 m from the group's former headquarters (the mirrors), the tower amounts to 44 levels, including 38 above the defense slab.
It was here, and before the imminent reception of the first employees that the management of Saint-Gobain presented its wishes to the press.A visit led by Thomas Peranzi, project manager and director of real estate affairs in the group.
Here, comfort has been invited on all floors and it is the key word of the visit.Employee offices are divided between the 5th and 31st floor (1200 m2 per floor).It is on the 31st floor that Comex and financial services will be able to officer."The management team, smaller in number of employees, will occupy this level which offers less surface, due to the architecture of the tower" complete Thomas Peranzi.
Under the 5th floor, that is to say the slab, will take place of common services, catering and an auditorium.Note a gym at the foot of the Tour, side boulevard circular.It will be open to employees and the public.
As for the ground floor, it will welcome a showroom of the products of the Saint-Gobain group which can be a preamble to a guided tour in the tower."We are thinking about various customer journeys in the tower which will therefore become a prescription tool," explains the head of the group's real estate business management.
Devant l’ancien siège de Saint-Gobain, dits des Miroirs (en bas de la photo), la nouvelle tour Saint-Gobain conçue par Valode & Pistre, financée par Generali et construite par Vinci Construction, accueillera ses premiers salariés au début du mois de février.Its construction started in 2016 ended with a few months late on the announced schedule.© F.Ieroy
Sageglass glazing on the head of the Saint-Gobain tower
Above the stages of office, there are three shared technical stages, (32nd, 33rd and 34th).As for the tower head, it starts on the 35th floor with meeting rooms, continues on the 36th floor with a reception lounge, while the 37th floor, called Plein Ciel space, will be dedicated to events: it will be possibleTo organize a theater representation there for example, it is said at Saint-Gobain.
"This tower is the illustration of the group's know-how and the concept of multi-confort associated with our entire product offer" sums up Thomas Peranzi.Some 80 materials and solutions of the group including glazing, thermal and acoustic insulation, or even the group's latest generation partitions have been implemented.
An illustration of the implementation of the Sageglass glazing (dynamic and variable tint) is also visible at the top of the tower.He heads the tower's head and the visitor can discover his operation in the Salle Plein Ciel.It can darkens in the event of a strong sunshine and the demonstration was made during the speech of the President and CEO Pierre-André de Chalendar.
Dans la tête de la tour (du 35e au 38e étage), des salles de réunion et de réception (Espace Plein Ciel au 37e) permettent d’apercevoir un panorama unique sur les tours proches (dont la tour First visible à gauche de la photo)© F.I
10 % of individual offices in the tower
Inside, in terms of comfort, employees should in particular appreciate the effects of reversible radiant ceilings and the ventilation system by movement of air at very low speed. Ie déplacement d’air à 0,15 m /s garantit un confort acoustique et l’absence de sensations désagréable liées au soufflage d’air chaud ou froid.
Ies occupants bénéficieront d’une température comprise entre 21 et 24° C, ce qui sera plus confortable que les valeurs préconisées par le code du Travail (entre 19 et 26 ° C), selon Thomas Peranzi.CO2 and light probes will be in action under the control of the GTB (Building Technical Management).If necessary, employees will however be able to take control of the façades (managed by the GTB) and the individual lamps of their workstations
As for the workspaces, they include open space, close to the facades (natural light) limited to 20 people.They are delimited by large traffic corridors and Personal Business Storage SAS, and adjoin meeting rooms and collective spaces (cafeteria).
Ia tour comprend seulement 10 % de bureaux individuels réservés à des utilisations occasionnelles. « Ie patron n’a pas de bureau non plus.It is an easy rule to explain and understand.There will be many chiefs here, and therefore if the boss does not have an office, the others will not have it, "said Pierre-André de Chalendar.
Ia tour offre un peu moins de 7 m2 par poste de travail, hors circulations, ce qui offre une densité raisonnable.It includes 2,500 workstations for 2,700 people;A ratio that takes into account the "nomadism" of certain work teams and the possibilities of telework that will be encouraged.© F.Taddei
7 m2 per workstation and services offered
"We try to convey the image of an apartment with places to work together, come together, call calm when necessary, and relax.And the use of stairs between floors is also encouraged, following the recommendations of occupational medicine, "adds Thomas Peranzi.
Finally, to make life easier for employees, "comfort" services, considered as work tools will be offered by selected service providers.This is how hairdressing services will be possible on site for those who do not have time to manage these services outside their working hours;In the same way, employees will be able to order, in catering areas, their evening meals to take away, thanks to a click and collect system ...
Ies salariés pourront directement brancher leurs PC portables sur les espaces de bureaux grâce à des cordons informatiques dédiés ; ils auront également la main sur les luminaires et la gestion des stores en façades en cas de besoin.Questionnaires will be submitted to employees in order to analyze their feelings on the new facilities. Ie bâtiment confirme ainsi sa vocation de laboratoire grâce à des mesures précises qui seront effectuées sur l’acoustique par exemple et le ressenti des occupants.© F.I
Occupation of the premises from February
As for the occupation of the premises, it will start in February.First of all, it is the departments of the work environment, from Saint-Gobain, as well as the local IT services that will take possession of the premises. Ie gros des troupes arrivera par vagues successives de 40 à 50 personnes accueillies et encadrées par les supports informatiques. Ies arrivées de personnel suivantes seront échelonnées sur la période allant de la fin du mois de février à la fin du mois d’avril.
Among the “big” teams in transit, note those of SGDB France (Saint Gobain Distribution Bâtiment France) who leave in part the 19th arrondissement to occupy 6 floors of the tower (from 11 to 16th) and which represent around 500 people.
There will also be added the Placo-Isover teams, previously based in Suresnes (92) and which will integrate 3 floors (17th in the 19th).Finally, employees of the nearby former head office (1200 people) will take place from the 22nd floor on the 31st floor. Ies autres étages seront occupés par des services informatiques.And a period of inaugurations will allow interested visitors and customers to discover throughout the year this exceptional building-laboratory ...
Pierre-André de Chalendar presented his wishes to the press after the organization of the tower. « I’emménagement de la tour est un point d’aboutissement pour le groupe Saint-Gobain avec une nouvelle organisation spatiale qui permet le travail en commun des nouvelles équipes. Ies fonctions sont désormais regroupées alors qu’auparavant, elles se déclinaient par métiers » a indiqué le Président directeur général du groupe qui a confirmé l’accélération des mouvements de portefeuilles du groupe.Objective: "Build an organization closer to customers with the integration of the offer of construction products, allowing an extended and integrated offer of our products by country" © F.T.
Source: Batirama.com / f.Ieroy
