A jewel-like façade encircles koffi and diabaté architectes’ new project in abidjan, the economic capital of ivory coast. the orange côte d’ivoire headquarters, part of the french telecom operator, will rise up seven stories, totalling over 160,000 square feet (15,000 sqm) of floor space. a 43,000 sqm (4,000 sqm) intricate, art-like frame wraps around the exterior comprising 4,000 unique double curved parts. this personalized sophisticated surface weave was digitally developed in collaboration between jet contractors and dassault systemes, industry leader in 3D design and engineering software.
delve into the project and explore the possibilities of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform in designboom’s exclusive interview, below.
30 years serving innovation, jet contractors is a fully integrated group that operates in morocco and elsewhere on the african continent, combining leading expertise in engineering, procurement, manufacturing and construction historical knowledge and innovative tools shape complex creative architectural designs spanning the fields of public infrastructure, residential, industrial and service-oriented programs, even metal-dominated works of art. recent projects include the kenitra high-speed train station by omar kobbité architectes and silvio d’ascia architecture, casablanca finance city tower by morphosis, and the soon-to-be-completed grand theatre of rabat by zaha hadid architects.
‘we are a very modern, fully integrated industrial group,’ begins mohamed enhili, head of BIM & digital transformation at jet contractors. ‘jet contractors started as an aluminum fabricator but now we encompass and enhance all possibilities of engineering, fabrication and construction in our work. our goal is to complete projects autonomously. clients understand we are able to completely realize projects of great complexity.’
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