Court of Justice of the European Union

Félix Giorgetti was responsible for the construction of the 5th extension to the Court of Justice of the European Union. A building of 30 floors above ground and two basement levels, of a total of 42,500m² including the tower and the base. At 115m high it has become the tallest tower in Luxembourg-City.

The building :

• A 30-storey reinforced concrete building;
• The floors are in ventilated thin double-glazed skin with adjustable sunshades;
• The top of the tower facades is covered by glazed photovoltaic panels;
• BREEAM certification targeted: excellent level;
• Energy class required: AAA;

To ensure the safety of personnel and guarantee optimal working conditions at this height, a “fall arrester” system was installed, surrounding the periphery of the building. It surrounds two complete floors at a time and is composed of vertical metal beams covered by a perforated sheet cladding.

These elements were lifted using a hydraulic system, after each level of the concrete slab.

Work completed :

• Mechanical and manual earthworks of the foundations;
• Embankments and thermal insulation under paving;
• Buried networks / earthing and laying empty casings;
• Reinforced concrete structure poured on site;
• The central core of the tower was made using a climbing formwork. The concreting of walls and slabs was carried out using a 32ml stationary pump.

Security :

In order to ensure the safety of people working at this height, hydraulic lift guards and goods lifts for people and facade materials were put in place.