Office building

Redevelopment and elevation of an office building on the quays of Bordeaux

Raising an office building above the Garonne River

Formerly the Port of Bordeaux's pilot center, this two-storey building, built in the 1960s, is located on the Bacalan quays, on the edge of the future Bassins à Flots district. The project to restructure and raise the building by three additional storeys will provide four office floors and an apartment on the top floor, with a terrace overlooking the Garonne.

Supported by a concrete column structure at the center of the building, the timber-framed and timber-floored elevation features fully glazed levels, each marked by a thick, white floor overhang.

Wooden posts punctuate the façade, recalling the architectural style of the adjoining housing development and the port's past.