Palais de Justice de Paris
17th arrondissement of Paris / 2017
CLIENT: Bouygues Construction
ARCHITECT: Renzo PIANO – RPBW Architects
3 main challenges / mission / action:
- Solar awning PV power plant
- A project rising up to 160m off the ground!
- A building bathed in light that houses the Paris Tribunal de Grande Instance court
Required specifications:
310KWc self-produced power
Resources harnessed by Solstyce:
- 8 employees
- 500 hours worked overnight to meet deadlines
Challenges / mission / action:
- Project with total surface area of 62,000m²
- Highest PV power plant in Paris
- 1600 PV panels fitted onto façade
- Seldom equalled architectural demands
- Project subject to requirements of high-rise buildings
- Manufacture of bespoke PV panels to match architecture
- In November 2017, the building was awarded the Equerre d’Argent, one of the most acclaimed architecture prizes in France, granted by Groupe Moniteur.

Tribunal de Grande Instance, Paris (75) Renzo PIANO – RPBW Architects . Image credits : Guillaume DAVID

Tribunal de Grande Instance, Paris (75) Renzo PIANO – RPBW Architects . Image credits : Guillaume DAVID

Tribunal de Grande Instance, Paris (75) Renzo PIANO – RPBW Architects . Image credits : Guillaume DAVID

Tribunal de Grande Instance, Paris (75) Renzo PIANO – RPBW Architects . Image credits : Guillaume DAVID