T Zen maintenance depot
location
Lieusaint / France
client
EPA Sénart
programme
maintenance depot and administration: maintenance area + offices + sidings
area
3.150 m2
cost
12 M€
architect
Richez_Associés
consultants
Systra + Arcadis
selected by architectural magazine AMC as one of their top 100 buildings of the year, 2011
sustainable approach
_ external insulation
_ triple glazing
_ external blinds
_ green roofs
_ solar panels
Press
To the south-east of Paris, the towns of Sénart and Corbeil are linked by T Zen, Greater Paris’ bus rapid transit system.
T Zen’s maintenance depot lies alongside the high-speed train lines. The offices have brightly coloured facades of rhythmic cadence, while the polycarbonate cladded maintenance building sits on a black podium like an illuminated box.