Îlot 19, La Défense-Nanterre / Farshid Moussavi Architecture
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© Stephen Gill
Architects: Farshid Moussavi Architecture
Location: La Défense, France
Area: 11500.0 m2
Project Year: 2017
Photographs: Stephen Gill
Budget: 20 million euro
Client: Les Nouveaux Constructeurs
Courtesy of Farshid Moussavi Architecture
SiteThe La Défense-Nanterre building is the first residential development in La Défense in 30 years. It is part of Jardins de l?Arche - an urban project initiated by EPADESA to invigorate the space immediately west of La Grande Arche. To its south, it fronts the Axe historique (historical axis) that cuts through Paris and defines a grand open space through the city between the Louvre Museum and La Défense. Beyond the Promenade de l?Arche, it overlooks Puteaux cemetery, and to the north, it borders Neuilly cemetery. To the east, it borders a new arena. Its exceptional location makes it the very first to be seen when standing on the Axe Historique on the steps of La Grande Arche looking west, and provides it with open views of the city from three of its sides. Architecture: Unique and affordable
© Stephen Gill
The architecture of the ÃŽlot 19 residential building is designed to be inseparable from its radical approach to a mixed-tenure residential building. Defying the idea that affordable housing must look simple and inexpensive, its massing, circulation system, structure and materials offer its residents a bu...
© Stephen Gill
Architects: Farshid Moussavi Architecture
Location: La Défense, France
Area: 11500.0 m2
Project Year: 2017
Photographs: Stephen Gill
Budget: 20 million euro
Client: Les Nouveaux Constructeurs
Courtesy of Farshid Moussavi Architecture
SiteThe La Défense-Nanterre building is the first residential development in La Défense in 30 years. It is part of Jardins de l?Arche - an urban project initiated by EPADESA to invigorate the space immediately west of La Grande Arche. To its south, it fronts the Axe historique (historical axis) that cuts through Paris and defines a grand open space through the city between the Louvre Museum and La Défense. Beyond the Promenade de l?Arche, it overlooks Puteaux cemetery, and to the north, it borders Neuilly cemetery. To the east, it borders a new arena. Its exceptional location makes it the very first to be seen when standing on the Axe Historique on the steps of La Grande Arche looking west, and provides it with open views of the city from three of its sides. Architecture: Unique and affordable
© Stephen Gill
The architecture of the ÃŽlot 19 residential building is designed to be inseparable from its radical approach to a mixed-tenure residential building. Defying the idea that affordable housing must look simple and inexpensive, its massing, circulation system, structure and materials offer its residents a bu...
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