EDA by Kengo Kuma and Associates

On a site with impressive visibility, EDA is a landmark building, an urban signal with ambitious architecture, emblematic of the renewal of this district, which marks the entrance to Paris and Issy-les-Moulineaux.

The vertical sun-screens punctuate the volume along their length. They vibrate and generate a kinetic effect that is in keeping with the dynamics of the site. They give rhythm to the facades and underline the different superimposed layers.

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The facades come alive according to the viewpoints and the orientation of the sun. A gradation of transparency occurs from the bottom (more open) to the top (more opaque).

The base, consisting of large full-height glazed elements, provides a view, encourages interaction and gives life to the district. On the upper floors, the use of sun-screens is intensified to offer optimal protection on the most exposed areas.

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Wood is used in the structure and in the protected (interior) parts of the double-skinned facade. EDA is also a landscape building with a dense network of tree-lined terraces and hanging gardens. This new construction project creates a building complex with 7 superstructure levels and 5 infrastructure levels.

The building is organised as follows: A service base open to the public between the ground floor and the first floor, office floors between the 2nd and 7th floors and 5 basement levels. Source by Kengo Kuma and Associates.

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