INDUSTRIAL PLANT TURBOMECA

Turbomeca is the world leader in helicopter turbines. The redeployment of its industrial site is part of the larger project of the aviation hub in Bordes-Assat.
In designing a factory of more than 300 metres long and only 12 metres high, we are dealing with a project with a roof on a landscape scale.
A gigantic canopy surmounts the factory, composed of metal parts forming an awning or sun protection and of a greenhouse housing the central part.
We offer a distinctive organization based on the development of the production: the plant is entirely organized around its central axis gathering all tertiary functions. On either side of this spine, four Autonomous Production Units (APU), separated by gardens, produce the various turbine components. A workflow ring surrounding the whole plant ensures the exchange of the parts between the APU.
The diagonal green path linking the former site of the factory to the new part, introduces nature into the heart of the project and complies with the respect for the environment philosophy defended by Turbomeca.

The project is set on a platform which protects it from floods from the river Gave de Pau nearby.
The perfectly rectangular perimeter is formed by gabions filled with pebbles from the Gave. The double central street regulates the flow of the staff:
– The main entrance is located in the North. After crossing a waterway spanned by a footbridge, the visitor reaches the reception in building B0, the bow of the project containing the tertiary functions.
– The staff entrance is located on the opposite site. Apart from the car parks for private vehicles, there are bus stops for daily shuttle buses for commuters.
– The link between old and new sites follows a diagonal path leading to the centre of the project. The path then passes through a garden and ends in a balcony with a front view of the Pyrenees and the Gave.