[Jean-Paul Viguier Et Associés - Banque De France - Fiduciary Center - COVER IMG] The safe of banque de France - Architect: Jean-Paul Viguier et Associés - Photo: Takuji Shimmura
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Banque De France - Fiduciary Center

PrizeWinner in Architectural Design / Industrial Buildings
Firm LocationParis, France, Metropolitan
CompanyJean-Paul Viguier Et Associés
Lead ArchitectJean-Paul Viguier
Design TeamDirectors & Partners : Francesco Zaccaro, Christophe Charon ; Team : Fiona Dunlop, Dioniso Rocha, Claire Moreau,Beat Meier, Daniele Molinari, Aboubacar Mahaman Noury
ClientBanque de France
Projecthttp://www.viguier.com/en/project/80/la-banque-de-france

The Fiduciary Center of the Banque de France rises in La Courneuve, on a 4-ha site within the Great Paris perimeter. As it is planned to process over a billion bills (25% of the national reserves), the major building containing the safe is a monumental technological infrastructure which is specifically designed for ultra-secured and highly-automated environments rising 24 meters above the ground. Beside it, two buildings dating back from a former boiler factory - one from 1923 in brick, the other from 1987 in concrete - have been restored into offices and are open to the public.