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1 DGA COTE D'AZUR Projects 6 Created 06-Sep-14 By Christian R Koch, Copenhagen, Denmark CMA CGM Head Office Marseille, office Unité d'habitation Cité Radieuse Psychiatric Hospital Marseille, SCAU clinic, hospital Les Docks 5 Marseille, Eric Castaldi commercial space, mixed-use development, office 3 Marseille, Le Corbusier hotel, housing 2 Pierres Vives 6 Montpellier, government 4 MuCEM 7 Marseille, Rudy Ricciotti culture, museum, theatre this page is part of Mi guide 'DGA COTE D'AZUR' made by Christian R Koch, Copenhagen, Denmark 1

2 CMA CGM Head Office Quai Arenc Marseille In November 2004 Zaha Hadid was selected to design the corporate headquarters for CMA-CGM, French shipping-container company in Marseille, facing the sea The design consists out of a high rise tower with offices, and a low rise part with public functions like an auditorium, restaurants, a large aquarium and a maritime museum The blue glass façade, with 2 sloping slides, makes it 'elegant, fluid and sculptural' Hadid's London-based firm was chosen over two other Pritzker prize winners, Norman Foster and Christian de Portzamparc The 147 m, 33 storey high tower is also called "Tour French Line", to be completed in the second half of 2009 It will be the city's highest building, and first tower to be built after 30 years Situated on a small strip of land, wedged in between infrastructure, it is part of a large redevelopment plan for the Marseille waterfront: Euromediterranée Other high-rises are planned in this district, among which designs by Jean Nouvel and Massimiliano Fuksas Public access unknown! Floor area/size m² Structural engineer Client ARUP CMA CGM mabuse to see more on the development of this area, go to and see y3aspx for artist impressions of the design this page is part of Mi guide 'DGA COTE D'AZUR' made by Christian R Koch, Copenhagen, Denmark 2

3 Unité d'habitation Cité Radieuse Boulevard Michelet Marseille The Marseille unité d'habitation, the radiant city was intended to "show the way ahead" Here Le Corbusier's vision for communal living and the needs and realities of post-war come together There are communal rooms, shops (also the "Le Corbusier" hotel), a kindergarten, a theater etc, and on some floors "rues intérieures" (interior streets) complete the internal facilities The "House", which is supported by 17 pairs of concrete stilts - these also contain the supply services - represents a whole town for some 1,600 inhabitants The basic idea behind this construction was to provide accommodation for many people in the smallest possible area and to leave room for green open spaces Le Corbusier has nevertheless sought to realize harmonious proportions and forms 1952 Le Corbusier Bjorn_Utpott You can call the Hôtel Le Corbusier on , fax , or hotelcorbusier@wanadoofr Without a reservation you can see the building from the gardens and take the elevator to the ninth floor for the roof terrace By appointment you can arrange to see an apartment preserved and furnished as it originally was in the 1950s Arrange your visit through the Hotel Le Corbusier this page is part of Mi guide 'DGA COTE D'AZUR' made by Christian R Koch, Copenhagen, Denmark 3

4 photo: Christian Michel photo: Christian Michel Psychiatric Hospital Boulevard Baille Marseille Set on one of Marseille's main boulevards, the new psychiatric hospital treats numerous architectural and medical aspects in terms of urban integration The simplicity of the plan and the scale and treatment of the façade provide a unique solution, where visual and solar protection, continuity and fragmentation, are effectively united photo: Christian Michel Project is not public! Floor area/size m², Urban planner Client SCAU Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille Marine this page is part of Mi guide 'DGA COTE D'AZUR' made by Christian R Koch, Copenhagen, Denmark 4

5 photo: Dominic Dirkse van den Heuvel photo: Dominic Dirkse van den Heuvel Les Docks Place de la Joliette Marseille Les Docks are four former warehouses which were transformed by the architect Eric Castaldi The building is home to 220 companies employing around 3,500 people Various corporate headquarters, regional branches, restaurants, and services are located inside Les Docks is part of the euroméditerranée in Marseille, the largest urban renewal project in Europe which will strongly support the preparation of the city as European Capital of Culture in 2013 photo: Dominic Dirkse van den Heuvel 2002 Eric Castaldi Dominic_Dirkse this page is part of Mi guide 'DGA COTE D'AZUR' made by Christian R Koch, Copenhagen, Denmark 5

6 photo: Fabrice Dunou photo: Fabrice Dunou Pierres Vives Avenue Pablo Neruda Montpellier The Department of Herault decided to gather heads of departmental archives, book and reading and his departmental office of sports (Hérault-Sport), within the same building: Pierres Vives This building, whose design was entrusted in 2002 to the Anglo-Iraqi architect Zaha Hadid, was built in the heart of Mosson in Montpellier The public opening is scheduled for September 2012 By bringing these three entities in one place, the General Council wishes to bring an ambitious project based on the encounter of culture and sport In addition to the tasks currently performed by the archives, the directorate of books and reading and Herault-Sport, the equipment will be able to offer a new service offering, focused on access to knowledge for all, the intersection of publics photo: Fabrice Dunou Floor area/size m², Interior architect Supplier Client FabriceDunou Reynaers Aluminium Conseil Général de l'herault Open to public in September this page is part of Mi guide 'DGA COTE D'AZUR' made by Christian R Koch, Copenhagen, Denmark 6

7 photo: Henk Heijnen photo: Michela Sala MuCEM Promenade Robert Laffont (Esplanade du J4) Marseille Located near the old harbor, is the new MuCEM, Museum of Civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean, designed by Rudy Ricciotti Dedicated to the theme of 'Mediterranean', the building was designed as a multi-purpose container to house cultural initiatives, exhibitions, theatrical performances, musical performances, film screenings, occupying an area of about 40,000 square meters Ricciotti has designed a box placed on the pier J4, connected by a suspended walkway that runs around the building to the nearby fortress of Saint Jean-century The building will be open to the public in the month of June 2013 photo: Henk Heijnen Rudy Ricciotti michela_sala Métro : station Vieux-Port ou Joliette Tramway T2 : République-Dames ou Joliette Bus n 83: J4 LBrauquier this page is part of Mi guide 'DGA COTE D'AZUR' made by Christian R Koch, Copenhagen, Denmark 7