The Post Office Of The Louvre
Introduction
Reopened to the public since January 18, 2022, La Poste du Louvre is a historic building of the city of Paris from 1888. Designed for hospitality and leisure, the metamorphosis of this iconic postal building required a five-year renovation by architect Dominique Perrault.
The 32,000 m² of La Poste du Louvre is accessible to the public to become a place that hosts shops, restaurants, accommodation, offices and services including a post office.
Valued for their ability to flood the interior with natural light, curtain walls provide optimal fire protection by limiting the spread of flames from one floor or room to another. Their design perfectly matches the shape of the framework blending in with the historic nature of the interior, while providing transparency and visibility throughout the building. Privacy and discretion are also ensured thanks to spy mirror effect properties on some of the glazing.
The renovation required fire-resistant glass solutions from Vetrotech Saint-Gobain EI60 and E30: CONTRAFLAM, CONTRAFLAM STRUCTURE, CONTRAFLAM LITE, VETROFLAM and PYROSWISS.
Products used
Pyroswiss E30 - VETROFLAM E30
PYROSWISS: 77 m²
VETROFLAM E30: 321 m²
CONTRAFLAM LITE E30 and E60 - CONTRAFLAM EI60-3 and EI30 – CONTRAFLAM STRUCTURE EI60
CONTRAFLAM LITE E30: 213 m²
CONTRAFLAM LITE E60: 10 m²
CONTRAFLAM EI60-3 : 490 m²
CONTRAFLAM EI30 : 3m²
CONTRAFLAM STRUCTURE EI60 : 3m²
Key Successes Of The Project
- Satisfying the architect's request for the transparency of the building, its thermal and acoustic insulation
- Ensuring discreet, aesthetic and effective fire protection of the building
Main Challenges Of The Project
- Respect the harmony of the building's architecture between historical heritage and modernity through glazing that adapts to the location
- Providing maximum transparency
- Meet the architect's requirements in terms of fire resistance and thermal and acoustic insulation
Stakeholders
Poste Immo
Dominique Perrault Architect
T.S.M.
Michel Denancé
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