Refurbishment of the Faculty of Pharmacy
Marseille (13)
Stakeholders
Client: AMU - Aix Marseille Université
Architect: Patriarche Associés
Stakeholders: Patriarche Associés (BE Fluides et QEB), Eckersley O’Callaghan (BE Façades), Isolea (Désamiantage), Demeninge (Ingénierie de transfert), Terre et Lac (Photovoltaïque)
Description
Thermal envelope renovation of the high-rise building (IGH) of the Faculty of Pharmacy at La Timone (37 meters high), which includes training rooms, research laboratories, lecture halls, documentation areas, and technical premises.
Project Objectives:
- Improve the building’s image with a renewed appearance while preserving the existing heritage that defines the building’s identity:
- Replacement of 6,000 m² of exterior joinery
- Façade offset outward while retaining the existing wooden façades (only the glazed parts are removed)
- Significantly reduce energy consumption
- Installation of 450 m² of photovoltaic panels
- Improve thermal comfort control:
- Hybrid VRV heating system providing heating and cooling all year round, independently on each terminal (some lab areas require cooling year-round)
- Decarbonize energy sources
- Control investment and maintenance costs
- Address fire safety constraints related to a high-rise building constructed before current IGH regulations
- Commissioning mission and project monitoring
Labels, certifications and awards
- BBC Renovation – Effinergie label
Technical and usage specifications
- 35% reduction in the building’s energy consumption
- “Drawer operation” carried out in 8 construction phases over 2 years
- Creation of temporary buffer spaces in advance of each phase
- Compliance with tight deadlines, relocation and movement of activities at each phase
- Work conducted on an occupied site
Informations and key numbers
- Delivery year : 2024
- Surface : 29 000 m2
