The headquarter of the nautical company Bénéteau is located on the French Atlantic coast in Givrand. The two rectangular volumes are linked through a walkway defining a Zen garden. The main volume, extended southwards, is realized with a customized double skin with a texture that redesigns the company logo. The back side of main building, overlooking the internal garden , is covered with a solar canopy emerging among the flat roofs. It is realized with double glazed semitransparent solar panels installed on a steel structure.

Source: ISSOL; Marchegay Technologies Technologies

Project	Bénéteau Group Headquarter
Location	Givrand (F)
Latitude	46° 40'
Completion year	2012
Architect	Periot Architecture Durable
Typology	Administration
Category	New
Surrounding	Urban
Technology	Multicrystalline
Power installed	36 kWp
Orientation	-
PV Module	Lamineted safety glass ISSOL
Dimensions	64 m lenght
Transparency	Opaque