Located in Givrand (Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie area), BENETEAU\u2019s (a major sailing boat, yacht and motorboat manufacturer) headquarters has an original fa\u00e7ade designed using HIMACS new generation acrylic stone. With thermoformable, multipurpose, ultra-resistant and non-porous properties, HIMACS proved to be the perfect material for the project.
\n\tThe head of the company PAD, made up of 14 employees, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric P\u00e9riot, a licensed architect graduated from the School of Architecture in Nantes, France, takes a fresh look at incorporating buildings into their environment. He created the project\u2019s initial design. By integrating a perforated mesh-like fa\u00e7ade into his design, P\u00e9riot knew exactly how to stand out from the other four short-listed companies selected by BENETEAU. The project had many requirements, including the challenge of designing a work in an open space in order to create a building which is fully exposed to natural sunlight. The world\u2019s leading sailing yacht manufacturer relied on PAD for this project, which consists of two different buildings separated by a patio and connected by a glass gallery.
\n\tWanting to follow the original design as closely as possible, BERI 21, the project manager and in-house general contractor for BENETEAU, started to look for different materials used in other fa\u00e7ades while the structure was being designed. After discovering HIMACS material in a sailing yacht shower room (there is no coincidence here), the company quickly contacted HIMACS. Although HIMACS material was an obvious solution, it was officially selected only after its fastening system was tested and approved.
\n\tThe main southern facing fa\u00e7ade with the mesh-like design is built in HIMACS and identifies BENETEAU headquarters. Thanks to the adaptability and excellent thermoformability of this new generation acrylic stone, BERI 21 was able to create this remarkable work. The material was installed by MCS company teams. HIMACS is the first Solid Surface on the market to have been granted European Technical Approval and the ideal material for all different types of structures.
\n\tHIMACS was chosen because it helps regulate the fa\u00e7ade which is exposed to large amounts of sunlight and reduce high levels of energy due to radiation thanks to its perforated material. Its random mesh-like design represents BENETEAU\u2019s logo and its irregular perforated pattern gives the impression that the fa\u00e7ade is moving, like a wave coming to cover and protect the building.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"template":"","projects_category":[1165],"projects_line":[1146],"class_list":["post-6951","projects","type-projects","status-publish","hentry","projects_category-himacs","projects_line-himacs"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n