Redevelopment of the Former Émile Loubet Tower in Saint-Étienne

  • Construction site of the Redevelopment of the Former Émile Loubet Tower in Saint-Étienne, showing stripped concrete base, tower façade and crane in operation.
  • Detail of the redeveloped Émile Loubet Tower in Saint-Étienne, showing a vertical rhythm of light stone fins and cladding against a clear sky.
  • Open floor of the former Émile Loubet tower in Saint-Étienne, showing exposed steel roof grid, unfinished slab with voids and city landscape beyond.
  • Redevelopment of the former Émile Loubet Tower in Saint-Étienne, showing the concrete grid façade and added glazed rooftop volume at sunset.
  • Archival view of the Saint-Étienne site before the Émile Loubet Tower, showing demolition ground in front of mid-rise masonry housing blocks.
    Historic view of the Émile Loubet Tower in Saint-Étienne under construction, showing exposed concrete frame, tower base and site crane.
    Street view of the former Émile Loubet Tower in Saint-Étienne, showing the 1970s concrete base and glazed office tower rising above the urban block.
  • Construction site of the Former Émile Loubet Tower redevelopment in Saint-Étienne, with stripped concrete frame, exposed slabs and temporary shoring.
    Vladimir de Mollerat du Jeu
    Construction view of the Émile Loubet Tower Redevelopment in Saint-Étienne, showing stripped concrete frame, open ground floor volume and exposed slab soffits.
    Vladimir de Mollerat du Jeu
    Construction view of the Émile Loubet Tower Redevelopment in Saint-Étienne, showing stripped concrete frame, new window bays and ceiling works in progress.
    Vladimir de Mollerat du Jeu
  • Original 1970s façade construction drawing for the Émile Loubet tower in Saint-Étienne, showing prefabricated concrete panels, sections and dimensions.
    Close-up of the Émile Loubet Tower façade in Saint-Étienne, showing restored stone cladding and a new glazed window set between exposed concrete floors.
    Vladimir de Mollerat du Jeu
    Close-up of the Émile Loubet Tower façade in Saint-Étienne, showing grid of stone cladding, vertical concrete fins, glazed bays and stripped floor slabs.
    Vladimir de Mollerat du Jeu
    Alt
    Vladimir de Mollerat du Jeu
  • Installation of a prefabricated metal and glass façade module on the Émile Loubet Tower redevelopment site in Saint-Étienne, overlooking the city.
    Vladimir de Mollerat du Jeu
    Close-up of a worker tightening a metal fixing bracket on a steel beam and glazed panel during the Émile Loubet Tower Redevelopment in Saint-Étienne.
    Vladimir de Mollerat du Jeu
    Construction detail in the Émile Loubet Tower redevelopment, showing stripped concrete corner, new glazed facade junction and view over Saint-Étienne.
    Vladimir de Mollerat du Jeu
    Facade detail of the Redevelopment of the Former Émile Loubet Tower in Saint-Étienne, showing tiled concrete grid and added glazed rooftop volume.
    Vladimir de Mollerat du Jeu
  • Construction site of the Émile Loubet Tower redevelopment in Saint-Étienne, showing stripped concrete structure, new steel walkways and exposed façades.
    Vladimir de Mollerat du Jeu
    Construction view of the Émile Loubet Tower redevelopment in Saint-Étienne, showing concrete structure, steel canopy frame and cranes over a central void.
    Vladimir de Mollerat du Jeu
    Concrete stair flights and dense scaffolding during the Redevelopment of the Former Émile Loubet Tower in Saint-Étienne, showing exposed structure and decks.
    Vladimir de Mollerat du Jeu
    Construction view of the Former Émile Loubet Tower redevelopment in Saint-Étienne, showing stripped façade, new rooftop volume and scaffolded base.
    Vladimir de Mollerat du Jeu
  • Site plan of the Redevelopment of the Former Émile Loubet Tower in Saint-Étienne, showing the new linear volume, courtyards and urban fabric integration.

    Site plan

    N
  • Axonometric technical drawing of the Redevelopment of the Former Émile Loubet Tower in Saint-Étienne, showing the slab base, tower volume and external stair core.

    Axonometric view

  • Technical floor plan of the Redevelopment of the Former Émile Loubet Tower in Saint-Étienne, showing office strips, core, and longitudinal circulation.

    ground floor plan

  • Technical floor plan of the Redevelopment of the Former Émile Loubet Tower in Saint-Étienne, showing a longitudinal core layout and perimeter structure.

    typical floor plan

  • Longitudinal section of the Redevelopment of the Former Émile Loubet Tower in Saint-Étienne, showing tower core, podium volumes and stepped extensions.

    transverse section

  • Elevation drawing of the Redevelopment of the Former Émile Loubet Tower in Saint-Étienne, showing gridded façade, podium base and rooftop extension.

    north elevation

Project description

The project consists in transforming a neglected complex, emblematic of 1970s administrative architecture and composed of a base and a tower, into a mixed urban facility accommodating a cinematheque, municipal archives, a memorial centre, the headquarters of the municipal police, student housing and offices. It is based on two principles: revealing the intrinsic qualities and potential of the existing structure through selective stripping out and restoration; and implementing targeted, clearly identifiable interventions: removing a corner of the base to improve the relationship with the public space, adding an emergency staircase and adding a rooftop volume.

Project details

  • Address
    3 place Sainte Barbe, Saint-Étienne, Loire
  • Dates
    Under construction since 2023
  • Programme
    Heritage hub – Cinémathèque (POPA), Municipal Police and Civil Security Directorate (DPSCM), Habitat et Métropole head office, 51-unit student residence, municipal archives and multi-storey car park
  • Surface area
    22,300 m2
  • Budget
    31.1 M€
  • Regulatory framework
    RT Existant – 40 %
  • Energy consumption
    53.8 kWh/m2/year
  • Notable details
    Internal wood-fibre insulation, renovation of stone façades, gas cogeneration boiler, double-flow adiabatic ventilation, heat recovery from wastewater

Credits

  • Client
    EPASE, Ville de Saint-Etienne, Habitat et Métropole
  • Project management
    Tectoniques (architect, lead), Dominique Vigier (associate architect), Tectoniques Ingénieurs (cost consultant, electrical engineering, MEP engineering, sustainability consultant, concrete structure), Gamba (acoustic consultant), Numéro 111 (Interior design), Namixis (Fire Safety System)
  • Photography
    Vladimir de Mollerat du Jeu

Related projects