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HYPERGREEN: INTERVIEW WITH THE ARCHITECT, JACQUES FERRIER [Visual sign] “Hypergreen, sustainable construction takes to the skies [Interview] Jacques Ferrier, architect In partnership with Lafarge, the Hypergreen project is a research-based project. Initially, it was not a project for a real building but a sort of concept-building. It focuses on very futuristic and innovative ideas, a search for a new style of skyscraper, one which is highly environmentally sound: a suggestion box for the new skyscraper generation… Industrial companies in general and Lafarge in particular, are a pool of new, innovative materials. But they are not perceived as such. If you say “ultra-high performance concrete fiber”, it is not very seductive or attractive. An architect can shape these materials and find their applications which, I hope, will be a great inspiration for dreams… A high, ecologically sound skyscraper, with wind turbines and hanging gardens will give these materials visibility and make them more attractive. Our notoriety and reputation in the architectural world are carried and supported by the international presence of a large group like Lafarge. An example: Lafarge provided us with support for this project’s presentation last November at an important congress on the future of towns in Shangai. We had designed a double structure: the Ductal® mesh in an ultra-high performance concrete which would serve as the frontage of the building and also contributes to its stability. The interior is a prefabricated concrete structure, which doesn’t yet exist for buildings of this height. We carried out many simulations in the town’s cityscape, to show that this tall building would fit perfectly in the town itself. We also demonstrated its difference. It is less like a monolithic object, the glass is relatively opaque, it appears to be permeable. One can glimpse life inside the building: the gardens, offices, a hotel, the conference centre, and the wind turbines turning above. The construction industry in general (including building construction and building maintenance) is responsible for one third of the greenhouse effect. It is therefore extremely important that architecture moves towards sustainable construction, focusing on sustainable cities. For me, architecture in the 21st century either has an environmental future or no future at all.” Learn more about Lafarge