Marseille 2014, Projects 8 Created 09-Sep-14 By Alexiane de Champsavin, Rochefort, CMA CGM Head Office Zaha Hadid s office Unité d'habitation Cité Radieuse Station Fourragere 3 Psychiatric Hospital SCAU clinic, hospital Les Docks 6 Vieux Port Pavilion 7 Foster & Partners canopy 4 Corinne Vezzoni bus station, subway station Eric Castaldi commercial space, mixed-use development, office Le Corbusier hotel, housing 2 MuCEM 8 Rudy Ricciotti culture, museum, theatre 5 Villa Méditerranée 9 Stefano Boeri architetti auditorium, exposition space, installation, music theatre http://wwwmimoaeu/users/alexiane/guides/marseille%202014%2c%20/ 1
CMA CGM Head Office Quai Arenc 4 13002 Marseille http://wwwcma-cgmcom/ 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 2009 64000 m² Structural engineer Client Zaha Hadid s Arup CMA CGM mabuse to see more on the development of this area, go to http://wwweuromediterraneefr/ and see http://wwwcma-cgmcom/aboutus/presentation/history/histor y3aspx for artist impressions of the design http://wwwmimoaeu/users/alexiane/guides/marseille%202014%2c%20/ 2
Unité d'habitation Cité Radieuse Boulevard Michelet 280 13008 Marseille http://wwwhotellecorbusiercom/ 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 +33 4 91 16 78 00, fax +33 4 91 16 78 28, or e-mail 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/alexiane/guides/marseille%202014%2c%20/ 3
photo: Corinne Vezzoni photo: Corinne Vezzoni Station Fourragere Avenue des Caillols 20 13012 Marseille Located on Avenue Caillols in the 12th district of Marseille, Station The Fourragère is the new terminus of Line 1 of Metro in Marseille since its extension the 5 May 2010 Pole multimodal exchange (metro, bus, car), the station was built near the future interchange of the bypass L2 which is currently under construction The station was designed by architect Marseille Corinne Vezzoni Very light (thanks to its natural light), it is built on two levels and has two entrances At surface level, we find the entrance, elevator access, a welcome point gtr, ticket machines and ticket validation area and platform access At underground, two wharves opposite flank the double-track station where trains leave the alternate 5-2010 Client Corinne Vezzoni Marseille Provence Métropole sa13 photo: Corinne Vezzoni Metro line 1 station: La Fourragère http://wwwmimoaeu/users/alexiane/guides/marseille%202014%2c%20/ 4
photo: Christian Michel photo: Christian Michel Psychiatric Hospital Boulevard Baille 147 13385 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 2007 17500 m², Urban planner Client SCAU Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Marseille Marine http://wwwmimoaeu/users/alexiane/guides/marseille%202014%2c%20/ 5
photo: Dominic Dirkse van den Heuvel photo: Dominic Dirkse van den Heuvel Les Docks Place de la Joliette 10 13002 Marseille http://wwwles-docksfr 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 http://wwwmimoaeu/users/alexiane/guides/marseille%202014%2c%20/ 6
Vieux Port Pavilion Quais des Belges 29 13001 Marseille This giant mirrored canopy called 'the Vieux Port Pavilion', recently unveiled in, was designed by architecture firm Foster + Partners The pavilion measures nearly 150 feet (46 meters) long and is made of highly polished stainless steel meant to reflect people and the surrounding environment of Marseille's harbor Minimal, yet effective, this intervention provides a new sheltered events space on the eastern edge of the port With six slender pillars supporting its razor-thin profile, the polished stainless steel canopy amplifies and reflects the surrounding movement of the harbor, creating a spectacle that encourages pedestrians to stop and look upward 2013 Foster & Partners michela_sala Metro L1 Vieux port - Hotel de ville http://wwwmimoaeu/users/alexiane/guides/marseille%202014%2c%20/ 7
photo: Henk Heijnen MuCEM Promenade Robert Laffont (Esplanade du J4) 7 13213 Marseille http://wwwmucemorg/ 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 3-2013 Rudy Ricciotti michela_sala Métro : station Vieux-Port ou Joliette Tramway T2 : République-Dames ou Joliette Bus n 83: J4 LBrauquier http://wwwmimoaeu/users/alexiane/guides/marseille%202014%2c%20/ 8
Villa Méditerranée Esplanade du J4 1 13002 Marseille http://wwwvilla-mediterraneeorg/ An exceptional building with spaces above and under the ground With a spectacular 36-meter overhang suspended 14 meters above the sea level It's an exhibition space with permanent and temporary exhibitions and above all a place of meeting and multi-purpose interactive features an auditorium, conference rooms and a documentation center also will be a place of cultural exchange between the shores of the Mediterranean art The idea that governs the project is to make entering the sea inside the building: the water becomes part of the project in an artificial harbor that becomes central space between the building and the underground part suspended at 225 meters deep The Villa is designed to be a place that has relations with the different landscapes that surround it (land, city, sea): the statement in front of the high walls of the Fort Saint-Jean sober, elegant, compact, and the facade overlooking the Mediterranean 2013 Stefano Boeri architetti michela_sala Tuesday-Thursday: 12pm-7pm Friday: 12pm-10pm Saturday, Sunday and public holidays: 10am-7pm Closed 1 January, 1 May and 25 December Bus: lines 82 and 60, Fort Saint-Jean stop Lines 49, Fort Saint-Jean and Tourette Cathédrale stops N 582, night bus: Fort Saint-Jean and Tourette Cathédrale stops Electric bus between Pharo - J4 Metro: Vieux-Port and Joliette stations Tram line 2: République-Dames and Joliette stations Car: Vieux-Port - Fort Saint-Jean carpark http://wwwmimoaeu/users/alexiane/guides/marseille%202014%2c%20/ 9