The headquarters of CMA-CGM building consists of three glass prisms, intersected by a full height atrium.

PROJECT TYPE

FACADE TYPE

COUNTRY

CREDITS:

DEVELOPER

Merit Real Estate/CMA CGM

ARCHITECT

nabil gholam architects

FAÇADE CONSULTANT

Arup façade engineering – London

CONTRACTOR

Entreprises A.R. Hourie s.a.l.

SCOPE OF WORK:

– Design and build of the first double skin unitized system executed in  Lebanon, with aluminum motorized sun blinds between the two skins, allowing for natural ventilation.

– More than 800 Horizontal stainless steel fins and vertical honeycomb fins with natural stone, protruding from the aluminum façade.

– Entrance canopy, skylight, interior partition and curtain wall, interior waterfall.

– Stringent weather-tightness tests were carried out on the façade at Bodycote, the third party accredited laboratories.