The Visitor trails

Discover our 10 guided trails, which will take place between 7th and 12th November.
You will have the opportunity to visit buildings that are outstanding in terms of architecture, interior fittings and in environmental and technological innovation. Open Batimat OFF Guide

If you have already ordered your badge, go to your Visitor Space and you will find the trails amongst the product orders (My Orders section).

If you have not already ordered your badge, request it and then follow the instructions. You will find the trails amongst the product orders once you have pre-registered.

13e Paris Rive Gauche/ 21st Century construction project reconciling environmental demands and housing density

Biopark, Paris 13,
Valode & Pistre architectes,
photo André Morin

This trail will take you from the new Paris Val de Seine School of Architecture to the Francis Soler housing, via the Paris Rive gauche ZAC and you will be able to see how the Paris of the 21st Century is being built to reconcile environmental demands and the need for high density housing.

A trail involving 20 buildings including :

Paris Val de Seine School of Architecture, Renovation of SUDAC hall + Extension
UFR Biology, Construction of a university research laboratory
Biopark, Conversion of an existing building in the Biotechnology Centre

L’Ile Seguin – Rive de Seine/ Urban renewal, from former Renault factories to environmental imperatives

Logements Seine Parc, Terres de Seine
Jean MAS, Architecte - ATELIERS 234
photo © FG+SG – Fernando Guerra, Sergio Guerra.

This trail offers you a visit to the south of Boulogne-Billancourt. Climate, environmental and social challenges have been at the heart of the scheduling and implementation of the project since its very beginnings.
It will provide you with a view of the challenges overcome by the Tour Horizon by Jean Nouvel and a series of housing developments at the cutting edge of responses to environmental demands.

A trail involving 15 buildings including :

Rive de Parc residential and retail building, 500 homes with underground parking, offices, shops and activities, outdoor development and landscaping
L’Equipe offices, 8 floor office building
Seine Parc housing, 177 homes, 2 shop premises, 325 parking spaces

12e Bastille – Quai de la Rapée/ Monitoring architecture in the heart of Paris

Immeuble de Logements,
Secteur Villiot-Rapée
Agence Hamonic + Masson
photo Sergio Grazzia

From the Place de la Bastille to the recent Quai de la Rapée social housing projects carried out by the architect Frank Salama and the Hamonic + Masson practice, this trail offers you a walk through the 12th district and a revelation of 15 years of varied architectural creation.

A trail involving 11 buildings including :

Residential building, Construction of 62 low cost homes (photo attached)
St Antoine Hospital, Construction of a new building (Emergencies, Polyclinic, Intensive Care and refurbishment of the Crozatier entrance)
Housing and crafts centre, Mixed building housing craft business focusing on wood and new information and communication technologies + 12 low cost homes

17e Rue Rebière- ZAC Clichy/ Architectural experimentation and urban improvement

Logements THPE, Rue Pierre Rebière
Bourbouze & Graindorge – Architectes

In the north of Paris, from “Porte de Saint Ouen” to “Porte de Champerret”, this trail provides a view of urban renewal underway in the 17th district. Discover Rue Rebière, and the Clichy and Cardinet ZACs.
The diversity of the architectural creation and the need to preserve resources and save energy mark the identity of this new quarter.

A trail involving 14 buildings including :

Bois le Prêtre Tower, Refurbishment
Very high energy performance housing, Construction of 20 homes
Nursery, 66 nursery places, partial demolition, rebuilding and extension of a crèche dating from 1952

15e / Along the tram line

Aménagement tramway,
Entre pont Garigliano et porte d'Ivry via
boulevards Wilmotte et Associés SA d'Architecture

From the Pont du Garigliano to the Porte de Versailles, 3 clearly different generations of housing are featured with structures by Patout (1934), Kagan (1992) and the recent work by the Paris City Hall.

A trail involving 16 buildings including :

Mozart_Lame Nord Building, Construction of offices in the new Seine Ouest business zone (opened 26th January 2007) on the site of the historic EDF/GDF station. Certified high environmental quality project.
Tram line development, Urban integration of the tram line into the boulevard des Maréchaux sud, development of public spaces between the Garigliano bridge and the Porte d’Ivry (photo attached)
Social housing and Artists’ studios, 38 studios and 38 associated homes, a car park

18e Goutte d’or/ New generation and social housing

Construction de 8 logements
rue Marcadet, (Siz’-iX) Architecture

At the heart of the 18th district, this trail features a selection of urban renewal projects that are underway in this working class quarter.
Here the various housing projects mix environmental and social demands and are gradually helping to change the face of the quarter.

A trail involving 12 buildings including :

Social housing, building with 8 low cost homes and a shop
Housing and Studios for musicians, 13 homes and 4 studios for musicians
Nursery, Construction of a communal, 60-place nursery and a staff apartment

18e -19e / Paris in the midst of change

Ecole pour enfants polyhandicapés et ateliers municipaux
Atelier Jean François Schmit, Architecte

Through a presentation of the Pajol ZAC, the largest city center solar energy project in France, the new City of Paris cultural center (Le 104) and a series of public facilities, this trail at the crossroads of the 18th and 19th districts features the landmarks of a future Paris.

A trail involving 18 buildings including :

Very high energy performance housing, Construction of 10 very high energy performance homes
Student residence, Construction of 143 student rooms, communal and administrative areas, as well as a staff apartment.
School for multiply disabled children, The first school for the multiply disabled and offices and workshops for the STEGC, energy and HVAC technical department, and the DEV, department of green space and the environment

20e Sud/ Urban experimentation and mixed use

Croix-Saint-Simon,
photo Wilmotte & Associés SA

From Edouard François’s ambitious Eden Bio project to the RATP Cultural Center by Patrick Berger, as well as the High Environmental Quality social housing project by LAN Architecture, this trail offers you an architectural walk through Paris’s 20th district.

A trail involving 11 buildings including :

Croix Saint Simon Hospital, Extension project on the Avron site: building of new wing for the Croix-Saint-Simon Hospital in order to bring together two hospitals
Social and cultural centre for the RATP, 4 buildings arranged around a semi-public space bounded by RATP tracks and inner circle waste land
Hostel, 31 apartments, including 25 bedsits and 3 studios, two 2 rooms and one 3 rooms, communal spaces (workshops, library, common rooms, dining room) on the ground floor, utility areas (kitchen) and an administrative section

20e Porte des Lilas / From the ring road to the garden

Les cabanes du jardin Serge Gainsbourg
photo Nicolas Waltefaugle

The Porte des Lilas ZAC is part of an urban improvement project for the entrances to Paris with the creation of a major space formed by the roofing over of a section of the ring road, which will restore the connection between Paris and the surrounding communities.
A mixed and balanced programme is currently underway and one of its priorities is to control energy consumption.

A trail involving 14 buildings including :

Serge Gainsbourg Park, Development of a public park sheltered by the Périphérique
Hostel for young workers and nursery, Construction hostel for young workers and a 60-place crèche, Porte des lilas
Etoile Lilas Cinema, 7-screen Multiplex cinema (1,500 seats) and shops (1,000 m2)

Issy-les-Moulineaux / High Environmental Quality town

Ilot-C-Vue depuis la RD 7 vers le mail des Hirondelles
Badia Berger, Architecte

As a pioneering town in the field of sustainable development, Issy les Moulineaux has worked to minimize its impact on the environment .This trail allows you to discover the current state of the extensive Forum de Seine and Berges de Seine ZACs, which are reshaping the south west of Paris.
Besides major signature buildings, these ambitious programmes are show cases for France’s commitment to the environment in its urban planning and they comply with its high environmental quality and very high energy performance criteria.

A trail involving 15 buildings including :

Galéo / Bouygues Immobilier head office, Varied office programme, a business restaurant, multi-function retail spaces and a 5 level, 492 space car park.
Georges Mandel College, Teaching rooms, student’s restaurant, new College, 36 space car park, 6 staff apartments
Social housing, Construction of 168 low cost local authority homes