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| Bouygues Construction builds second-tallest building in Lyons France-based Bouygues Construction has signed a contract for construction of a building complex in Lyons which will include the city's second-tallest skyscraper: the Oxygène Tower. The contract worth more than 100 million euros was signed by SCI Tour Oxygène and the consortium of which GFC Construction is the lead firm. Standing 115 metres tall in the heart of the Part-Dieu business district, the 28‑floor tower will be the second-highest in Lyons, after the Crédit Lyonnais building (162 m; known as "Le Crayon"). Designed by architectural firm Arte Charpentier, the Oxygène building will provide 29,500 m² of office space. To improve energy performance, it will have ventilated double-skin façades and most of the offices will benefit from natural daylighting. Under the same contract, Bouygues Construction will also build an extension to the Part-Dieu shopping centre called "Cours Oxygène". The extra 15,000 m² of floor space will take the total sales area to more than 125,000 m², making the shopping centre one of the largest in Europe. The entire project is to take 32 months (handover in the first quarter of 2010). write your comments about the article :: © 2007 Construction News :: home page |