World Bank Building

On this project, the architect had to work around several challenges such as incorporating a videoconferencing solution, lighting compatible with a variety of scenarios, and acoustic comfort. The response to this last challenge revolves around three main factors: absorption to limit reverberation, reflection to improve speech intelligibility and emission of sound waves to ensure good sound distribution throughout the space. The Dérive model from the Tectonique 5.5 collection used on the ceiling was also used as wall cladding.