Rossignol’s Mountain-Inspired Headquarters Minimizes its Environmental Impact

Rossignol's Global Headquarters consolidates the company's European workforce under one giant, undulating, nature-inspired roof. Located in an alpine valley in Saint-Jean-de-Moirans (in between Lyon and Grenoble), the new hq features facilities for production, management, shipping, sales and more. <a href="http://www.rossignol.com/?_lang=IV&amp;_cnt=" target="_blank">Rossignol's </a>headquarters were designed by <a href="http://www.herault-arnod.fr/projets/bureaux/article/siege-mondial-rossignol" target="_blank">Hérault Arnod Architectes</a> to take advantage of sustainable building strategies that reduce the complex's impact upon the picturesque surrounding environment.

<a href="http://www.rossignol.com/" target="_blank">Rossignol</a> is a leader in the snow sports industry, so they wanted their new headquarters to reflect their technology and manufacturing as well as their commitment to the outdoors.

<a href="http://www.herault-arnod.fr/projets/bureaux/article/siege-mondial-rossignol" target="_blank">Hérault Arnod Architectes</a> takes direct inspiration from the surrounding landscape, topography, and materials.

Rossignol's Global Headquarters consolidates the company's European workforce under one giant, undulating, nature-inspired roof. Located in an alpine valley in Saint-Jean-de-Moirans (in between Lyon and Grenoble), the new hq features facilities for production, management, shipping, sales and more. <a href="http://www.rossignol.com/?_lang=IV&amp;_cnt=" target="_blank">Rossignol's </a>headquarters were designed by <a href="http://www.herault-arnod.fr/projets/bureaux/article/siege-mondial-rossignol" target="_blank">Hérault Arnod Architectes</a> to take advantage of sustainable building strategies that reduce the complex's impact upon the picturesque surrounding environment.

Inside, the facilities provide space for the production of equipment, service rooms, offices for management, marketing, travel services, administrative and sales offices, R &amp; D, and design department.

The headquarters also features a mountain restaurant which is similar to lodges at ski resorts.

The headquarters were constructed with a steel frame and then clad in wood (natural larch) and glass.

The steel skeleton allows for large, open interior spaces, and skylights in the roof project natural daylight into the rooms.

Designed to minimize its impact on the environment, the building maximizes energy use with efficient systems.

The building is well-insulated to minimize energy loss, and the large timber roof protects the interior from solar heat gain.

Office spaces are optimized for natural ventilation, and automatic windows open when conditions are right.

Waste heat from the workshop is recovered and re-injected into the heating network.

Manufacturing facilities inside the headquarters.

Shaded rooftop area helps keep equipment protected and cool.