Arkema chooses URW’s Lightwell office regeneration project in Paris for new headquarters
June 23 2022 - 1:00AM
Paris, Amsterdam, 23 June 2022
Press release
ARKEMA CHOOSES URW’s LIGHTWELL OFFICE REGENERATION
PROJECT IN PARIS FOR NEW HEADQUARTERS
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW) and Arkema, a
global leader in specialty materials focused on innovation and
sustainable materials solutions, have today announced that
they have entered into a nine-year lease agreement for
approximately 25,000 sqm of URW’s Lightwell regeneration
project, representing 80% of the building’s leasable
space and opening near the end of 2024. The new headquarters
will bring together nearly 1,200 employees in a completely
remodeled, sustainable building and will have Arkema moving from
Colombes to Paris La Défense, capitalizing on the districts
attractivity and convenience for employees.
Lightwell represents an exemplary environmental
project. A regeneration of an existing building, the project
preserves two-thirds of the existing structure and incorporates
features such as the current buildings stone exterior cladding
reused as flooring in the new building, the use of eco-friendly and
recycled construction materials, and an externally insulated
façade. More than 85% of the physical waste created will be
reused or recycled.
Designed by the Barthélémy Griño architectural
firm, the project reinvents the modern office environment, creating
warm and inspiring spaces designed to be a catalyst for
collaboration and socializing, with design features such as a
beautiful sun-filled atrium extending the entire height of the
building with a monumental staircase and 1,000 sqm of outdoor
spaces and terraces.
Vincent Jean-Pierre, Managing Director
of URW's Offices and Mixed-Use Projects Division, said:
"We are very pleased to welcome Arkema's teams to Lightwell, an
inspiring project which has been redesigned to offer a new,
socially conscious and user-friendly work experience, unique
in La Défense. Lightwell represents a new way of building: a
low-carbon renovation that promotes resource saving, with a focus
on reuse and energy efficiency. This partnership with Arkema
demonstrates both of our companies commitment to addressing the
environmental challenges we all face in respect to the workplace
environment.
Thierry Parmentier, Managing Director,
Human Resources and Communication for
Arkema added: "Lightwell’s impressive sustainability
credentials fit perfectly within our transformation strategy and
are in harmony with Arkema’s CSR strategy. The new space will offer
an attractive and modern working environment for the group's
current and future talent.
“The building is not only one that puts people
first and provides easy access for our employees, our clients, our
visitors and our candidates, but this new headquarters will also be
a unique opportunity to rethink our working methods by favouring
interaction, flexibility and collaboration.”
The Lightwell project is expected to achieve
significant environmental certifications including HQE
"Exceptional", BREEAM "Excellent" and BBC-Effinergie Renovation
RT-40%; and it demonstrates URW’s exceptional global low carbon
approach as a part of the company’s Better Places 2030 ESG
strategy, which includes a commitment to halving the Group's carbon
footprint by 2030.
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield was advised by GALM
Avocats on this transaction, and Arkema by LPA-CGR Avocats and CBRE
France.
For further information please contact:
Investor Relations Maarten Otte +33 7 63 86 88 78
Maarten.Otte@urw.com
Media RelationsNathalie Feld – Image7+33 6 30
47 18 37Enfeld@image7.fr
Maxwell Clarke – Hill+Knowlton+44 7884 386164
Maxwell.clarke@hkstrategies.com Anne Plaisance – Arkema +33
(0)6 81 87 48 77 anne.plaisance@arkema.com
About Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield is a dynamic global
developer and operator of Flagship Destinations, with a portfolio
valued at €54.5 Bn as at December 31, 2021, of which 86% in retail,
6% in offices, 5% in convention & exhibition venues and 2% in
services. Currently, the Group owns and operates 84 shopping
centres, including 53 Flagships in the most dynamic cities in
Europe and the United States. Present on two continents and in 12
countries, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield provides a unique platform for
retailers and brand events and offers an exceptional and constantly
renewed experience for customers.With the support of its 2,800
professionals and an unparalleled track-record and know-how,
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield is ideally positioned to generate
superior value and develop world-class
projects.Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield distinguishes itself by its
Better Places 2030 agenda, that sets its ambition to create better
places that respect the highest environmental standards and
contribute to better cities. Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield stapled
shares are listed on Euronext Amsterdam and Euronext Paris
(Euronext ticker: URW), with a secondary listing in Australia
through Chess Depositary Interests. The Group benefits from a BBB+
rating from Standard & Poor’s and from a Baa2 rating from
Moody’s.
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About Arkema
Building on its unique set of expertise in
materials science, Arkema offers a portfolio of first-class
technologies to address ever-growing demand for new and sustainable
materials. With the ambition to become in 2024 a pure player in
Specialty Materials, the Group is structured into 3 complementary,
resilient and highly innovative segments dedicated to Specialty
Materials -Adhesive Solutions, Advanced Materials, and Coating
Solutions- accounting for some 85.5% of Group sales in 2021, and a
well-positioned and competitive Intermediates segment. Arkema
offers cutting-edge technological solutions to meet the challenges
of, among other things, new energies, access to water, recycling,
urbanization and mobility, and fosters a permanent dialogue with
all its stakeholders. The Group reported sales of around €9.5
billion in 2021, and operates in some 55 countries with 20,200
employees worldwide.
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