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1 Francia Projects 23 Created 30-May-16 By Maria Paz Ricciardi, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina Nemausus Nîmes, Jean Nouvel housing Carré d'art Maison de la Culture Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut Maison de Verre Villa la Roche Terminal Hoenheim Nord 7 Paris, Tadao Ando memorial space, religion House and studio Ozenfant 14 Fondation Cartier 15 Centre Georges Pompidou 16 Communist Party Headquarters 17 Paris, Oscar Niemeyer government, office 8 Rue de Meaux Housing 18 Paris, Renzo Piano housing 9 Grande Arche 19 Paris, Johann Otto von Spreckelsen exposition space, landmark, office 10 Villa Savoye 20 Poissy, private house 11 Hoenheim, Zaha Hadid s car park, tram station Meditation Space Paris, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners auditorium, congress centre, exposition space, library, museum Paris, Dominique Perrault square, library, landmark 6 Paris, private house, museum, gallery Bibliothèque Nationale François Mitterand 13 Paris, Jean Nouvel exposition space, museum, office Eveux, monastery 5 Paris, Pierre Chareau private house Monastery of Sainte-Marie de La Tourette Arab World Institute Paris, atelier, private house Ronchamp, church 4 Firminy, auditorium, community centre, culture, exposition space Paris, Jean Nouvel culture, library, museum Nîmes, Foster & Partners exposition space, library, museum 3 Le Grand Louvre 21 Paris, IM Pei museum 12 Apartment Building by 22 Paris, atelier, housing, monument 1

2 Unité d'habitation Cité Radieuse Marseille, hotel, housing 23 Tour D2 Masséna 25 Paris, Hamonic + Masson mixed-use development, retail, housing 24 Paris, Anthony Bechu office 2

3 photo: David Uró i Vilanova photo: David Uró i Vilanova Nemausus Avenue du Général Leclerc Nîmes In peripheral surroundings of modest houses, appears an alternative of "housing" in two parallel blocks, with maximum flexibility and typological variety using "modular" apartments (studio, one-room, double height, duplex) Between blocks there are the rest of a "arboretum" as public park on the ground floor In the half-buried plant is the parking The access to the blocks is by outside stairs and metallic footbridges, that lead to the 114 houses Trying to reduce the communitarian spaces, the façades (South) can be completely opened with a system of accordion doors The terrace can be completely integrated with the living, the apartment is opened to light and to the Mediterranean climate in Nimes The construction system uses industrial materials and prefabricated (thin walls of concrete and aluminium) to reduce the costs, and to construct high quality apartments To lower the price, with vocation to be: "the democratic aspect" photo: David Uró i Vilanova Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Jean Nouvel Sabine Rosant French Government (Ministry of Housing and Territory) and the City of Nîmes duv_ 3

4 photo: Vitorio Benedetti photo: Vitorio Benedetti Carré d'art Place de la Maison Carree Nîmes The Carré d'art successfully connects ancient and modern architectures It also provides a powerful catalyst for reinvigorating the social and physical fabric of a city The site faces the Maison Carre, a perfectly preserved Roman temple The challenge was to relate new to the old, but at the same time to create a building that represented its own age with integrity This building not only contains magazines, newspapers and books, but it is also a gallery for painting and sculpture It has nine storeys, half of which is sunk into the ground The lower levels house archive storage and a cinema, while above a roofed courtyard forms the heart of the building, exploiting the transparency and lightness of modern materials to allow natural light to permeate all floors photo: Vitorio Benedetti Foster & Partners City of Nîmes MI_MOA Every day open from 10:00-18:00, except Mondays 4

5 Maison de la Culture Route de Saint Just Malmont Firminy The concrete House of Culture was built on a hill, on a former stone quarry The situation contributed to the majesty of the structure The most striking detail of the design is the curved roof The inclined façade resembles an athletic complex The building was conceived directly after the period of constructing the convent of La Tourette, and some similar architectural elements are recognized: the Corbusier theme of the architectural sequence through a series of spaces, and the way rooms are illuminated Together with this Cultural Centre, The nearby church Saint-Pierre and sports stadium form an entire Corbusier complex 1965 Eugène Caudius-Petit, mayor of Firminy Michael_Noordam Firminy has 4 Corbusier buildings in one place Guided tours Monday to Friday start at 2:30 pm from the Maison de la Culture / Espace and take about 3 hours Firminy is about 14 km (9 miiles) from Saint Etienne, in the south of 5

6 Chapel of Notre Dame du Haut Rue Chapelle Ronchamp On a hill, this monumental pilgrimage church 'chapel of our lady of the height' (though on most days more frequented by architectural pilgrims than the intended variety) is a dramatic form with the contrasts of a dark roof, deep windows with coloured glass and the white-washed curved walls of rough masonry Formally and symbolically, this small building is immensely powerful and complex The heaviness of the walls and roof is misleading In 's words: 'The shell has been put on walls which are absurdly but practically thick Inside them however are reinforced concrete columns The shell will rest on these columns but it will not touch the wall A horizontal crack of light 10cm wide will amaze' The place is truly astounding, very impressive photo: Yoshinori Kuwahara 1955 City of Ronchamp Michael_Noordam Hours for the chapel are 10-16h everyday Tél Ronchamp is a little over an hour's drive west of Basel-Mulhouse, the airport near the French/Swiss/German border From Mulhouse follow the A36 southwest to Belfort, then the N19 west to Ronchamp A steep windy road to the North is signposted to the chapel from the center of Ronchamp village 6

7 Maison de Verre Rue Saint-Guillaume Paris Interior designer Chareau joined efforts with licensed architect Bernard Bijvoet to design what would be part gynological clinic for Dr Dalsace and part private residence for the doctor and his wife, Annie The remarkable Maison de Verre (glass house) was inserted into an existing building and is one of the greatest houses of the International Style, adding materials the movement had never used before in such an extent to create a work of architectural genius -- a structure that is fully functional and fully aesthetic in its simplicity The steel frame allowed for complete freedom of internal space The glass block wall itself, is able to stand alone without a heavy frame breaking its pattern Ventilation through the glass block wall is provided by a series of movable traps A not-so-complicated weight and pulley system opens the window panels, allowing for natural ventilation This unique system causes a minimum of visual impact on the glass facade of the structure Floor area/size m² Main designer, Pierre Chareau Bernard Bijvoet docteur Dalsace Michael_Noordam The house is still inhabited by the grandchild of the original client The Maison de verre is open for a limited number of visits by appointment Group visits for schools of architecture are given priority The visits will be organized on Fridays at 2 and 3:30PM and are limited to a maximum of 10 people per group Language: English Duration: 1,5 hours Costs: 20,- pp for teachers/students; 40,- pp for other visitors For more info and reservations: mdv31@orangefr Métro : 12, Rue du bac 7

8 Monastery of Sainte-Marie de La Tourette Route de la Tourette Eveux 's last major work in Europe Its program is unusual a complete, self-contained world for a community of studying, silent monks, living a life so austere they are sometimes known as the 'begging brothers' The building has 100 individual cells, communal library, classrooms and refectory, a rooftop cloister and church Many of Le C's long-established practices are here: the pilotis (load-bearing columns) inside the walls freeing the facade for long strip windows, the grassed rooftops and the carefully planned architectural promenade with ramp; but the austerity and spirituality of the monks' life gives a very different outcome Trying to give the monks what men today need most: silence and peacethis monastery does not show off; it is on the inside that it lives" Despite many practical reservations (soundproofing, acoustics and many maintenance issues that are very visible today) one student monk compared his entry into the building to a second entry into religion 1960 Dominicans of Lyon Michael_Noordam Though still functioning for a greatly-reduced population of monks, La Tourette has become something of a pilgrimage site for students of architecture Overnight stays can be arranged in the unused cells To get there by car, take the A6 motorway north from Lyon, until the "Limonest" exit (33) Take the N6, then shortly turn left onto the D73 to cut across to the N7 Follow the N7 to L'Arbresle, then follow signposts to Eveux and to the Couvent de La Tourette 8

9 Villa la Roche Square du Docteur-Blanche Paris Villa La Roche was built as a home for Raoul La Roche, a Swiss banker and collector of avant-garde art Among other things, the house would serve as a private gallery to display La Roche's extensive art collection Built in a private Paris courtyard, the house had major constraints imposed by the site and its zoning restrictions, including a north orientation, existing trees and height and boundary limitations Inside the building, to display the art, an architectural promenade was made, a theme inspired by 's visit to the Acropolis in 1911 and repeated most strikingly in his Carpenter centre for the Visual Arts nearly forty years later The promenade goes up and down staircases, leads you through tight spaces, in-between balconies, open surveys, down ramps and into a beautifully lit library This idea of a spatial sequence was re-invented by many modern architects, after 1925 Main designer, Pierre Jeanneret Raoul La Roche Michael_Noordam 10 am to 1230 pm to 6 pm (Mondays 130 pm - Fridays 5 pm) Saturdays 10 am to 5 pm Closed : Sundays, Monday mornings and public holidays The villa is open to the public, administered by the Fondation, which is based in the adjoining Villa Jeanneret at 8 square du Docteur-Blanche For reservations please call or visit wwwfondationlecorbusierassofr he villa is ten minutes' walk west of Jasmin metro station line 9 (Jasmin) / liges 9 and 10 (Michel-Ange - Auteuil) Bus : line 52 (La Fontaine - Mozart) / Line PC : (Suchet - Raffet) 9

10 photo: Jeroen Apers photo: Jeroen Apers Bibliothèque Nationale François Mitterand Quai François-Mauriac Paris On 14 July 1988, François Mitterrand announced the construction and the expansion of one of the largest and most modern libraries in the world, intended to cover all fields of knowledge, and designed to be accessible to all, using the most modern data transfer technologies, which could be consulted from a distance, and which would collaborate with other European libraries In July 1989, the services of the architectural firm of Dominique Perrault were retained After the move of the major collections from the rue de Richelieu, the National Library of opened to the public on 20 December 1996 It contains more than ten million volumes The new complex consists of a large esplanade and four identical L-shaped towers, whose form recalls the shape of an open book This architecture was controversial; many considered it too costly, and not very suitable to the storage of book collections Indeed, wooden boards had to be set up at the windows to protect the books from the light photo: Jeroen Apers Floor area/size m² Security consultant Services engineer Dominique Perrault Séchaud & Bossuyt HGM Guy Huguet SA Ministère de la Culture Apers Take the RER to the Library's own station, Bibliothèque François Mitterand 10

11 photo: Viktor Ramos photo: Viktor Ramos Terminal Hoenheim Nord Rue du Chêne Hoenheim The city of Strasbourg developed a new tram-line service to combat increasing congestion and pollution in the city centre It encourages people to leave their cars outside the city in specially designed car parks, and then take a tram to the more inner parts of the city Hadid was invited to design the tram-station and a car park for 700 cars at the northern end of line B which runs north to south Her idea is to create "an energetic and attractive space that is clearly defined in terms of function and circulation, which is made possible through 3D graphics of light and openings The notion of the cars as being ephemeral and constantly changing elements on site is manifest as a 'magnetic field' of white lines on the black tarmac In contrast with the lines on the ground, an area of darker concrete, almost an imaginary 'shadow', cuts gently through the car park, linking the field of the station to the one of the car park" photo: Viktor Ramos Floor area/size m² Zaha Hadid s CTS Compagnie des Transports Strasbourgeois NGHM Open from 07:00-20:00 daily You can collect your car from the parking 24/7 Take tram line B towards the north, the end station Hoenheim is where you need to be Tram B takes you in 20 minutes from the city centre to the tram station Hoenheim With the car, take route 'de la Wantzenau (RD 468)' or route 'de Bischwiller (RD 37)' You can park your car here for 2,70 euros per day (2007) 11

12 Meditation Space Place de Fontenoy Paris At the very end of the patio of the Japanese garden, with access to the right, is the 33m2, cylindrical, one-story structure is paved with granite exposed to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945, subsequently cleaned and used for the floor and base of the pond Commissioned by UNESCO to symbolize peace and to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the adoption of UNESCO's Constitution Financed through Japanese private donations amounting to approximately 5 million French Francs photo: Piotr Krajewski 1995 Tadao Ando pkrajewski_pl General phone number: +33 (0) Access to the public only on guided tour reservation early in advance Visible behind the gates of Unesco, however By train: RER B from Roissy CDG to Paris St Michel station, every 4 to 15 minutes from 5 am to midnight, fares, combined metro-rer ticket, 770 Take metro line 10, direction Boulogne Pont de St-Cloud to Ségur station This will take you about one hour from Roissy CDG 12

13 photo: IMA photo: IMA / Georges Fessy Arab World Institute Rue des Fosses-Saint-Bernard Paris In 1980, 18 Arab countries concluded an agreement with to establish the AWI to spread knowledge and research the Arab World s language, and its cultural and spiritual values, reflecting the opinion, that the Arab world - its civilization and values, its past and future - needs to be better known and understood in the West It supplies cultural information in a wide range of media: libraries, electronic databanks, a conventional, glass-case museum, audio-visual displays, and an outreach program of touring exhibits and performances as well This is not an Arab building, but an occidental one, it s not pastiche, like the Paris Mosque, but modern and from an urban point of view The Institute is a hinge between 2 cultures and histories Certain symbolic items like the moucharabiehs whose polygons of varying shapes and sizes, create a geometric effect recalling the Alhambra It AWI has been conceived equally by Jean Nouvel, ure-studio, Pierre Soria and Gilbert Lezenes photo: IMA Floor area/size m² Main designer, Jean Nouvel ASure-Studio Gilbert Lezenes Pierre Soria Institut du Monde Arabe MI_MOA Daily from 10:00 to 18:00 except Mondays Library: 13:00 until 20:00 except Sunday and Monday Métro : Jussieu, Cardinal-Lemoine, Sully-Morland Bus : 24, 63, 67, 86, 87,

14 photo: Laurent David Ruamps House and studio Ozenfant Avenue Reille Paris The house and studio in Paris for 's friend the painter Ozenfant is an early example of 'minimal' architecture, a prototype of the Domino house and a manifestation of some of the principles which was to set out in his famous 'five points' It possessed a geometrical clarity inside and out which has since been lost with the elimination of the north-light roof and its replacement by a flat one Project is not public! 1922 Amédée J Ozenfant Michael_Noordam Metro: Porte d'orléans (line 4) RER: Cité Universitaire (line B) 14

15 photo: Philippe Ruault photo: Philippe Ruault Fondation Cartier Boulevard Raspail Paris In 1994, the Fondation Cartier moved, exchanging Jouy-en-Josas near Versailles for the boulevard Raspail in the heart of Paris Its new premises were designed by Jean Nouvel, an architect celebrated in and throughout the world for the unique way in which he dematerializes architectural structure He also famously designed the Institut du Monde Arabe (1987) and the Musée du Quai Branly (2006), both in Paris For the external façade, he designed a glass screen running parallel to the boulevard Raspail that would prolong the boulevard s perspective Behind this transparent wall, a cedar of Lebanon planted by Chateaubriand in 1823 emerges from a monumental flower pot clad with multi-colored mosaics, a witty creation by the Italian designer Alessandro Mendini Above the entrance to the building rises a wall of plants commissioned in 1998 from Patrick Blanc, a specialist in tropical botany and the creator of this innovative design photo: Patrick Gries Floor area/size m² Structural engineer Jean Nouvel Arup Gan Vie boeboe Daily, except Monday, from 11-20:00 hr On Tuesday evenings its open until 22:00 hr The Fondation Cartier is on the east side of the boulevard Raspail in the 14th Arrondissement Either walk North from Denfert-Rochereau (RER Line B or Metro lines 4 and 6) or walk South from Raspail (Metro lines 4 and 6) Bus numbers 38 and 68 stop at Denfert-Rochereau 15

16 photo: Michael Buschor photo: Michael Buschor Centre Georges Pompidou Place Georges Pompidou Paris Centre Georges Pompidou is a complex in the Beaubourg area of the IVe arrondissement of Paris, near Les Halles and the Marais It houses the Bibliothèque publique d'information, a public library, the Musée National d'art Moderne, and IRCAM, a centre for music and acoustic research The building was designed by the architects Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers and Sue Rogers and engineers Peter Rice and Edmund Happold, whose design was not popular at first However, under the guidance of its first director, Pontus Hultén, it quickly became a noted attraction in Paris The Pompidou 'revolutionized museums,' the Pritzker jury said, 'transforming what had once been elite monuments into popular places of social and cultural exchange, woven into the heart of the city The characteristic piping is colour-coded according to the contents: yellow for electricity, red for transport, blue for water, and green for air' [Wikipediaorg] photo: Michael Buschor 1977 Main designer, Interior architect Services engineer Contractor Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners Gianfranco Franchini Renzo Piano Ove Arup and Partners Grands Travaux de Marseilles Ministère des Affaires Culturelles, Ministère de l Education Nationale Buschi Museum, Exhibitions 11am-9pm, ticket counters closed at 8 pm Rooms closed at 850 pm Late night openings for certain exhibitions, as indicated on the website, Thursdays and Fridays to 11 pm Ticket counters closed at 10 pm Atelier Brancusi: every day, except Tuesdays, 2-6 pm To avoid queuing up, best after 5 pm Public Reference Library (Bpi): Weekdays: pm Saturdays, Sundays & public holidays: 11 am-10 pm Metro Stations 'Rambuteau', 'Hôtel de Ville' or 'Châtelet - Les Halles' 16

17 photo: Viktor Ramos photo: Viktor Ramos Communist Party Headquarters Place Colonel Fabien Paris The avant-garde building conceived by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer has become super hip In 2000, Italian fashion house Prada rented the building to present its collection Niemeyer has created a beautiful building He wanted a simple construction without ornament The walls of the Place du Colonel Fabien have kept the marks of the wooden boards used to build them Oscar Niemeyer said the headquarters was ''a piece of work which will constitute in this city, I am sure, an example of contemporary architecture, and even, permit me to say, a tourist attraction'' The main conference room with metal slates hanging vertically on the walls is situated below ground level and has Niemeyer desks and chairs The room's dome (see the satellite images) is on the lawn in front of the curved six-story main building, sheathed in glass 1972 Oscar Niemeyer Communist Party Naomi photo: Viktor Ramos open Monday through Friday from 9 am to 4 pm; tours by appointment by can be arranged by at vbenoit@pcffr or at or Take the subway to Colonel Fabien, or Jaurès or Bolivar 17

18 photo: Viktor Ramos photo: Viktor Ramos Rue de Meaux Housing Rue de Meaux Paris The residential complex in the 19th district of Paris is composed of 220 low cost apartments The homes all face a central internal garden planted with birch trees Research into the grain and color of materials led to the creation of a ' double-skinned' facade system and the use of terracotta Project is not public! 1991 Landscape designer Renzo Piano Desvigne & Dalnoky R'egie Immobilière de la Ville de Paris + Les Mutuelles du Mans Naomi photo: Viktor Ramos Take the subway to Jaurès 18

19 photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Dirk Verwoerd Grande Arche Rue Carpeax Paris The Grande Arche de la Fraternité is a monument in the business district of La Défense to the west of Paris It is usually known as the Arche de la Défense or simply as La Grande Arche An international design competition was launched at the initiative of French president François Mitterrand Danish architect Johann Otto von Spreckelsen ( ) designed the winning entry to be a 20th century version of the Arc de Triomphe: a monument to humanity and humanitarian ideals rather than military victories After Spreckelsen's death in 1987, his associate, French architect Paul Andreu, completed the work The Arche is almost a perfect cube (width: 108m, height: 110m, depth: 112m The two sides house government offices The roof section, exploited by is an exhibition centre 1990 Main designer, Johann Otto von Spreckelsen Paul Andreu City of Paris boeboe photo: Dirk Verwoerd Open 7 days a week : 10am / 8pm from the 1st of April to the 30th of September 10am / 7pm from the 1st of October to the 31th of March Take the subway to La Défense Call or tourisme@grandearchecom 19

20 photo: Viktor Ramos photo: Viktor Ramos Villa Savoye Rue de Villiers Poissy The Villa Savoye, also called "Les Heures Claires" in Poissy, which was built by Charles-Edouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier, and Pierre Jeanneret between 1928 and 1931, is considered as one of his major works, and even as one of the masterpieces of 20th century architecture The villa was designed for a rich insurer, Mr Savoye, and was the result of several years of formal research which revolutionised the traditional codes of residential architecture The building was constructed in the form of a white parallelepiped with a smooth exterior surface punctuated by a row of windows It is supported by thin pillars and topped by a roof-terrace The house sits in the middle of a field, a prime example of a new architectural vision photo: Viktor Ramos 1931 Main designer, Pierre Jeanneret Mr Savoye boeboe (subject to change!) Open: 1st March to 30th April: from 10 am to 5 pm 2nd May to 31st August: from 10 am to 6 pm 1st September to 31st October: from 10 am to 5 pm 2nd November to 28th February: from 10 am to 1 pm and from 2 pm to 5 pm Closed: Mondays On the Paris/Rouen main road; 33 km from Paris, 19 km north of Versailles From Paris Porte de Saint-Cloud: A13, direction Rouen exit 7, Poissy by the D153 From Paris Porte Maillot: la Défense then A14 direction Rouen exit 6, Poissy by the D153, RER A: Poissy Tél : (33) laurentmichel@monuments-nationauxfr for more visiting information, or see wwwville-poissyfr and for group reservations or guided tours 20

21 photo: João Pereira de Sousa photo: João Pereira de Sousa Le Grand Louvre Place du Palais Royal Paris The central courtyard of the museum, on the axis of the Champs-Élysées, is occupied by the Louvre Pyramid, which serves as the main entrance to the museum This leads into a new central circulation space for the main wings of the galleries and as a visual centre point for the vast sprawling exterior The challenge for celebrity architect IM Pei was to create a design that would accomplish its task while at the same time allow the Louvre Museum to remain the focus of attention The solution he came up with was a series of glass pyramids The structures jut into the sky to draw the gaze of tourists and let them know this is where they should be But at the same time it allows both them and the Parisians the ability to see through it and revel in the elder architectural masterpiece The project also included the construction of a shopping mall, cultural center, an auditorium, and parking garages photo: João Pereira de Sousa 1989 Contractor IM Pei Dumez François Mitterrand Lotje The museum is open every day except Tuesday Admission to the Louvre is free on the first Sunday of every month Take the Metro (Lines 1 or 7) to the station Palais Royale Musée du Louvre, and follow signs to the museum; The following bus lines stop in front of the Pyramid: 21, 24, 27, 39, 48, 68, 69, 72, 81, 95, and the Paris Open Tour bus; An underground parking garage is available for those coming by car The entrance is located on avenue du Général Lemonnier It is open daily from 7 am to 11 pm; If you come by Batobus, get off at the Louvre stop, quai François Mitterrand 21

22 photo: goa photo: goa Apartment Building by Rue Nungesser et Coli Paris This apartment building in Paris - Immeuble Molitor Appartement - was constructed in 1934 with on top the apartment of Le Corbusier himself He lived there his whole life, next to the Parc des Princes It is an interesting building, similar to the Clarté Building in Geneva with its glass façade with rigid exterior This stands in contrast to his own apartment on top, which has roof vaults, old brick walls in his atelier and a little roof terrace Floor area/size m² Main designer,, Artist, Interior architect, Landscape architect, Urban planner goa Pierre Jeanneret Kouznetzoff - Noble photo: goa Visitable by appointment For reservations please contact Fondation Tel: +33 (1) reservation@fondationlecorbusierfr Metro: lines 9 and 10 (Michel-Ange - Molitor) / Bus: line PC (Porte Molitor) 22

23 photo: Bjorn Utpott photo: Bjorn Utpott Unité d'habitation Cité Radieuse Boulevard Michelet Marseille The Marseille unité d'habitation, the radiant city was intended to "show the way ahead" Here '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 has nevertheless sought to realize harmonious proportions and forms 1952 Bjorn_Utpott photo: Bjorn Utpott You can call the Hôtel 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 23

24 photo: Dirk Verwoerd photo: Dirk Verwoerd Tour D2 Place des Reflets Paris /d2 As a part of the urban renewal project of La Defense the D2 Tower is planned to become the district's most emblematic building Its glazed façade with the characteristic external diagrid structure makes it sparkle in the daylight like a diamond It's the first skyscraper with an external Steel structure in La Défense On an oval ground plan there is an almost 180 meter high glass body crowned by a dome The rounded facade of the glass body is more reminiscent of an exotic plant than a technical structure Not only the appearance, but also the supporting structure of the building has caused a stir in the industry Although the main load rests on the massive, oval concrete core of the tower, the facade also takes up a considerable share Steel girders arranged in a V shape, which introduce part of the load into the core of the building via steel structures in the floor slab, are used for this photo: Dirk Verwoerd Floor area/size m² Main designer, Structural engineer Anthony Bechu Atelier Tom Sheehan & Partenaires DVVD GTM Bâtiment dirkverwoerd 24

25 photo: Takuji Shimmura photo: Takuji Shimmura Masséna Avenue de Paris Functioning as one single building and offering social housing and home ownership opportunities, this project links the strict rigidity of the Avenue de, the railway landscape, the entrance to the Ivry suburb and finally the transition from a linear city to a vertical one The terraces spiral upwards, catching the light at every angle, adding to the allure of this tiered tower, whilst leaving an impression of progressive transformation The performance resides in the fact that there is no feeling of repetition throughout this structure of 200 homes The apartments are stacked on top of one another, but each has its own strong, unique identity The architect searched for individual identity, ownership and differentiation by creating multiple exterior spaces and apartments with various, differing typologies within the collective The project is completed at the beginning of 2015 and will be the first housing operation of 50 metres to be built in Paris since the 1970s photo: Takuji Shimmura Project is not public! Floor area/size m² Associate architect Building costs consultant Hamonic + Masson Comte & Vollenweider SIBAT Bouygues Immobilier Hamonic-Masson 25