The EDF learning center is located at the Saclay plateau in southern Paris. It is intended to welcome some of the 160,000 employees of the electricity generating utility for a stay of?one to ve days as part of their continuing in house on the job learning. This retreat on the Saclay plateau, sometimes far from an employee?s usual place of work, is an opportunity for staff to learn and train, but also to meet, exchange and re-energize themselves in order to consolidate a common culture.

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Architects: ecdm

Location: 7 Boulevard Gaspard Monge, 91120 Palaiseau, France

Area: 26000.0 m2

Project Year: 2015

Photographs: Jeremy Bernier
Team: Jean Pierre Miécaze , VP&Green, Calq, APTEC MO (Pascal Cribier, Jean-Marie David), Mazet et associés, THOR ingéniérie, Setec, AVA, Ciguë, Ductal® LafargeHolcim, Betsinor, C&E ingéniérie

Client : Edf, So lo

© Jeremy Bernier

From the architect. The EDF learning center is located at the Saclay plateau in southern Paris. It is intended to welcome some of the 160,000 employees of the electricity generating utility for a stay of?one to ve days as part of their continuing in house on the job learning. This retreat on the Saclay plateau, sometimes far from an employee?s usual place of work, is an opportunity for staff to learn and train, but also to meet, exchange...