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"La Canopée" in Paris

"La Canopée" in Paris
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Presented at IABSE Conference: Elegance in structures, Nara, Japan, 13-15 May 2015, published in , pp. 24-25
DOI: 10.2749/222137815815773765
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At the heart of Paris, « Les Halles » is both the busiest underground station in Europe, and one of the busiest underground commercial malls in France. Above this very complex structure - and const...
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Medium: conference paper
Language(s): English
Conference: IABSE Conference: Elegance in structures, Nara, Japan, 13-15 May 2015
Published in:
Page(s): 24-25 Total no. of pages: 8
Page(s): 24-25
Total no. of pages: 8
Year: 2015
DOI: 10.2749/222137815815773765
Abstract:

At the heart of Paris, « Les Halles » is both the busiest underground station in Europe, and one of the busiest underground commercial malls in France. Above this very complex structure - and constrained environment - LA CANOPEE consists of an innovative glass roof with a surface of nearly 1ha without any supporting column. Erecting La Canopee gathers 3 specific complexities :

  • The necessity to cope with the existing underground supporting structure without transferring horizontal loads;

  • The complex geometry of this roof which is bent in the vertical and horizontal directions;

  • The location of the works, in the very centre of Paris and above a mall and a metro station, imposing very specific construction methods and safety measures.
Keywords:
renovation steel structure 3D Underground structure glazed structure BTM construction in occupied conditions

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