Restructuring of two buildings - Paris 2009-11

The project was about a major renovation of the Southern Europe headquarters of the ZDF (Second German Television Channel) in the sixteenth arrondissement of Paris, consisting of two buildings around a central courtyard.

The operation demanded for the partial rehabilitation of the facades, the replacement of some windows and the revision of the zinc and slate roofing. In a first step the front building had been renovated to accommodate the offices of the ZDF, a recording studio with the necessary acoustic design (suspended ceiling, wall covering, sound proof windows, furniture…) and the cutting rooms. A new electric installation of the entire building with parabolic antennas on the roof was done, as the installation of an air conditioning / ventilation by heat pump. In a second step, the back building was renovated into office spaces, partly occupied by a German radio. During the operation, the ZDF stayed on the site.

The architecture on the recording studio focuses on the synthesis between aesthetics, functionality and acoustic performance of the room. The details highlight the decoupling of the components to prevent a transmission of the impact sound.