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Report: Lille, World Design Capital 2020 / WHAT'S HOT ///

MEL HEADQUARTERS
LILLE (FRANCE)
HENNING LARSEN ARCHITECTS (DENMARK),
KEURK ARCHITECTURE (FRANCE)

THE NEW OFFICES OF THE MEL (EUROPEAN METROPOLIS OF
LILLE), HAVE THEIR NEW HOME IN THE COVETED BIOTOPE:
A GIGANTIC 30,000M , SEVEN-STORY ARCHITECTURAL
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COMPLEX, INITIALLY DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE THE
EUROPEAN MEDICINES AGENCY (EMA).

Delivered early 2019, swift construction
work saw the completion of what would
become the epicenter of the World
Design Capital.
The project perfectly embodies the
ecological ambitions of a sustainable
urban center. Henning Larsen Architects
(Denmark) and KeurK Architecture (Lille),
who are responsible for the project, are
seeking BREEAM certificates of excellence,
biodiversity and E+C. The building they have
created offers passers-by a glimpse of huge 13
living, breathing roof gardens and terraces.

The interior space of this immense green
vessel was created using natural materials
such as wood and stone. There is a two-
storey atrium as well as open spaces for
restaurants, relaxation and coworking.

DELABIE products installed:
BINOPTIC recessed electronic basin tap (Ref. 379ENC)
BINOPTIC electronic basin tap (Ref. 388015)