RCP Design Global or RCP is an independent design agency based in

Tours Tours ( , ) is one of the largest cities in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the prefecture of the department of Indre-et-Loire. The commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabitants as of 2018 while the population of the whole metr ...

and

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. ...

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France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan ar ...

) founded by Régine Charvet-Pello in 1986. RCP is predominantly based in the transport and mobility design, and specialises in urban transport,

High-speed rail High-speed rail (HSR) is a type of rail system that runs significantly faster than traditional rail, using an integrated system of specialised rolling stock and dedicated tracks. While there is no single standard that applies worldwide, line ...

interiors ''Interiors'' is a 1978 American drama film written and directed by Woody Allen. It stars Kristin Griffith, Mary Beth Hurt, Richard Jordan, Diane Keaton, E. G. Marshall, Geraldine Page, Maureen Stapleton, and Sam Waterston. Allen's first f ...

public space A public space is a place that is open and accessible to the general public. Roads (including the pavement), public squares, parks, and beaches are typically considered public space. To a limited extent, government buildings which are open t ...

s and

street furniture Street furniture is a collective term for objects and pieces of equipment installed along streets and roads for various purposes. It includes benches, traffic barriers, bollards, post boxes, phone boxes, streetlamps, traffic lights, traff ...

. RCP is the French leader on sensory design.

History

1986 : * Fondation of RCP Design Global 1996 : * Design Transport :

Transilien Transilien () is the brand name given to the commuter rail network serving Île-de-France, the region surrounding and including the city of Paris. The network consists of eight lines: H, J, K, L, N, U, P and R, each operated by SNCF, t ...

for the SNCF - extern design * Main contract with the RATP 2002 : * Design of the

Paris Tramway Line 3 Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

for Alstom transport''Sensolab drives interior experimentation''
Railway Gazette, 08/2007. 2003 : * PREDIT Program with the SNCF - Direction de l’Innovation et de la Recherche * Became the

advertising agency An advertising agency, often referred to as a creative agency or an ad agency, is a business dedicated to creating, planning, and handling advertising and sometimes other forms of promotion and marketing for its clients. An ad agency is generall ...

of the château de Chenonceau 2004 : * Le Mans tramway design * Fondation of Sensolab, sensory design department. 2006 : *

Le Mans Le Mans (, ) is a city in northwestern France on the Sarthe River where it meets the Huisne. Traditionally the capital of the province of Maine, it is now the capital of the Sarthe department and the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Le ...

bus A bus (contracted from omnibus, with variants multibus, motorbus, autobus, etc.) is a road vehicle that carries significantly more passengers than an average car or van. It is most commonly used in public transport, but is also in use for cha ...

es Design *

Angers tramway The Angers tramway (french: Tramway d'Angers) is a single-line tramway in the French city of Angers in Pays de la Loire. Opened on 25 June 2011, Line A is operated by Keolis and replaced some bus lines, with the buses redeployed throughout t ...

design 2007 : * Design in

Algeria ) , image_map = Algeria (centered orthographic projection).svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Algiers , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , religi ...

Algiers tramway The Algiers Tramway ( ar, ترامواي الجزائر العاصمة, ''Tramwāy al-Jazā'ir al-`Āṣimah'', "Algiers Capital Tramway") is a tram system which commenced service on 8 May 2011 in the Algerian capital, Algiers. By June 2012, the ...

, Oran Tramway and Constantine Tramway for

Alstom Alstom SA is a French multinational rolling stock manufacturer operating worldwide in rail transport markets, active in the fields of passenger transportation, signalling, and locomotives, with products including the AGV, TGV, Eurostar, Av ...

* Design of the

tram-train A tram-train is a type of light rail vehicle that meets the standards of a light rail system (usually an urban street running tramway), but which also meets national mainline standards permitting operation alongside mainline trains. This al ...

express line

Rhônexpress Rhônexpress is an express tram-train service which links central Lyon, France, with its airport, Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport, and the TGV train station located there. The route is long, and served by six tram-train sets, built by Swiss manu ...

(Lyon/ Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport) with

Veolia Transport Veolia Transport (formerly Connex and CGEA Transport) was the international transport services division of the French-based multinational company Veolia until the 2011 merger that gave rise to Veolia Transdev. Veolia Transport traded under the ...

and

Stadler Rail Stadler Rail is a Swiss manufacturer of railway rolling stock, with an emphasis on regional train multiple units and trams. It is also focused on niche products, such as being one of the last European manufacturers of rack railway rolling stock ...

2009 : * Tramway of

Design in association with Roger Tallon and

Daniel Buren Daniel Buren (born 25 March 1938, in Boulogne-Billancourt) is a French conceptual artist, painter, and sculptor. He has won numerous awards including the Golden Lion for best pavilion at the Venice Biennale (1986), the International Award for ...

* Wind turbine Design for

Vergnet Vergnet is a French wind turbine manufacturer headquartered in Orléans. The company also produces water pumps installed in Africa. Vergnet wind turbines are small to midsize (the newest model is rated for 1MW) designed for operation in tropical ...

''APCI - Fiche Lauréat''
APCI, 2009. 2010 : *

es Design * Renovation of the

SNCF TGV Sud-Est The SNCF TGV Sud-Est was a French high speed TGV train built by Alstom and Francorail-MTE and operated by SNCF, the French national railway company. A total of 111 trainsets were built between 1978 and 1988 for the first TGV service in France ...

; in association with Compin * Seat concept for

TGV The TGV (french: Train à Grande Vitesse, "high-speed train"; previously french: TurboTrain à Grande Vitesse, label=none) is France's intercity high-speed rail service, operated by SNCF. SNCF worked on a high-speed rail network from 1966 to 1 ...

- SNCF 2011 : * SUDI Design,

Photovoltaics Photovoltaics (PV) is the conversion of light into electricity using semiconducting materials that exhibit the photovoltaic effect, a phenomenon studied in physics, photochemistry, and electrochemistry. The photovoltaic effect is commercial ...

station with Groupe Hervé and Raphaël Dinelli Image:Habillage-transilien.jpg,

Image:Rame-tramway-paris-T3.jpg, Paris Tramway File:Ombrière SUDI - Sustainable Urban Design & Innovation.jpg,

station SUDI Image:Tram angers flambant neuf - mai 2010.jpg,

Image:Tramway Le Mans.jpg, Le Mans tramway Image:Rhonexpress quai provisoire LYS Ibou.JPG,

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of ...

Image:Tram Tours Maquette-exterieur1.JPG,

Tramway Image:Tram tours 1.jpg,

Tramway - The vertical stripes

Image:Tram Tours Maquette-interieur2.jpg, inside view -

seat A seat is a place to sit. The term may encompass additional features, such as back, armrest, head restraint but also headquarters in a wider sense. Types of seat The following are examples of different kinds of seat: * Armchair (furniture), ...

; Design by RCP Design Global Image:Chateau_de_Chenonceau_2008E.jpg, Panorama of Château de Chenonceau, Indre-et-Loire,

Awards

RCP is most notable for the number of national and international design awards they have won over the years. * 2001 : ''Étoiles de l'Observeur du design'' 01 (see French Wikipedia article): « Jeux d'extérieur Gyrosat » - Proludic * 2004 : Lauréat Observeur du design 04 : « Jouet Manipuloo » - Nathan * 2006 : Lauréat Observeur du design 06 : « Tramway des Maréchaux à Paris » - RATP * 2006 : Lauréat Observeur du design 06 : « CYCLOTRI, borne interactive de la mallette pédagogique » -

Haute-Garonne Haute-Garonne (; oc, Nauta Garona, ; en, Upper Garonne) is a department in the Occitanie region of Southwestern France. Named after the river Garonne, which flows through the department. Its prefecture and main city is Toulouse, the country' ...

general council * 2007 : Grand Prix Cap’ Com / Prix coup de cœur : « Ciel en Arc » - Société d'Équipement de la

Touraine Touraine (; ) is one of the traditional provinces of France. Its capital was Tours. During the political reorganization of French territory in 1790, Touraine was divided between the departments of Indre-et-Loire, :Loir-et-Cher, Indre and V ...

* 2009 : Lauréat Observeur du design 09 : « Éole, le village du vent, aire de jeux pour enfants de 2 à 7 ans » - Wiki-cat and ADAPEI 79 * 2009 : Lauréat Observeur du design 09 : « Exposition énergies » - SMEPE

* 2009 : Lauréat Observeur du design 09 : « Birdlike, éolienne Farwind de 1MW » -

* 2011 : Lauréat Observeur du design 11 : « SMS, Sani Module System » - Sanitec * 2011 : Lauréat Observeur du design 11 : « Savebag, le book, cahier d’idées » - Savebag * 2011 : Lauréat Observeur du design 11 : « Chenonceau Store » - Château de Chenonceau''APCI - Fiche Lauréat''
APCI, 2011. * 2011 : Rolling stock price by French magazine « Ville, rail & transports » : « Moovi TER » -

Brittany (administrative region) Brittany (french: Bretagne ; br, Breizh ); Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is the westernmost region of Metropolitan France. It covers about four fifths of the territory of the historic province of Brittany. Its capital is Rennes. It is one of the tw ...

''L’Auvergne et le Nord-Pas-de-Calais remportent les grands prix des régions''
. Ville, rail & transports, 2011. * 2011 : Rail d’Argent by French magazine « Ville, rail & transports » : « Intercités Normandie » - Région Haute-Normandie

Locations

RCP Design Global Head Office 56 avenue

Marcel Dassault Marcel Dassault (born Marcel Ferdinand Bloch; 23 January 1892 – 17 April 1986) was a French engineer and industrialist who spent his career in aircraft manufacturing. Early life and education Born on 23 January 1892 in Paris, he was the young ...

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RCP Design Global Paris Office 4 Place d'Estienne d'Orves, 75009

References

External links

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RCP Design Global official website
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RCP Design Global official blog
Streetcar designers Service companies of France Design companies established in 1986 Design companies of France Wind turbine manufacturers Engineering companies of France Wind power in France Sensory design 1986 establishments in France Companies based in Centre-Val de Loire

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