A new ten-storey student accommodation building, "Pairs XIII," has been erected in Paris, representing a significant addition to the city's student housing. The core structure features a substantial 4300m² timber framework, meticulously assembled against a concrete construction.

The exterior of the timber structure boasts a distinctive finish with perforated aluminum façade cladding, complemented by a colored aluminum underlay. To enhance fire resistance and ensure superior air and vapor-tightness, sheet steel covers the inside of the panels. At the MBS production plant, the client took the opportunity to fit the fire-resistant exterior joinery, solar protection panels, and façade cladding directly onto the components. These prefabricated elements were then efficiently anchored from the inside to the concrete structure at an impressive rate of seven components per day. This high level of prefabrication drastically minimized on-site work, leading to considerable reductions in both assembly time and overall costs.