[Fabb]

Arch : Zaha Hadid
29 floors, 148 m (486 ft)
Completion : 2008

The "tour CGM" is part of a redevelopment project, Euroméditerranée, that started ten years ago.
Three high-rises are currently planned, including CGM. (The other two are designed by Jean Nouvel and Massimiliano Fuksas)

http://www.linternaute.com/savoir/grands-chantiers/06/dossier/euromediterranee-marseille/images/plan.jpg

http://images.photomania.com/89740/1/rad2D9C3.jpg

http://img529.imageshack.us/img529/1798/tourcmacgm1errenduincriwd2.jpg

http://www.euromediterranee.fr/medias/dynamique/operations/tour_cma_cgm.jpg

Construction photos by Douly, December 2006 :

http://tkfiles.storage.msn.com/x1pjzF2-RYhxRUN-foQhbFjO5OfLlJ1VRliQm6Qr4NP3FnXEkyDu0fiLZaOQEKx7zePsWg6cbGvL5G066CSs9LLrv7xmkzpZ0VbXYCCgtj2nHk

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[_J_]

BEAUTIFUL! (as Zaha's work is, without fail)

Good to see France getting highrise action, particularly in the south.

[StatenIslander237]

kinda reminds me of frank gehrys past stuff

http://alatan.nsys.by/images/products/Prague_dancing%20house.JPG

[Eigenwelt]

great looking tower indeed

[CGII]

Shame it's wedged between overpass ramps.

[Fabb]

Shame it's wedged between overpass ramps.

That's true. I've been there several times and I'm very skeptical about this location.

A few other views with another project by Fabrice Drain (tour Icade) :

http://site.voila.fr/skysky/images/1-picture3.jpg?0.7092971352897796

http://site.voila.fr/skysky/images/1-picture2.jpg?0.6204181206417664

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/4083/icade5xy5.jpg

[Fabb]

The new tower in its context :

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/2525/peyssonnelkern1oj3.jpg

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/8596/peyssonnelkern2ni0.jpg

[Kroy Wen]

bravo! this tower is perfectly balanced for its location.

[Fabb]

The latest rendering :

http://www.marseille2013.org/IMG/jpg/CMA-CGM-Tower_Marseille-1.jpg

[yarabundi]

This will be a very nice building.

[Eigenwelt]

Shame it's wedged between overpass ramps.

I actually like the location. Cities the world over are filled with virtually unusable plots wedged between infrastructure. Lowrise infill won't work. The only option is something which will elevate the occupants above the noise of the highway. Ergo a tower.

It's land use at least.

[phillyskyline]

It has a striking design, very modern look.

[Fabb]

The core is appearing !

July, 9, by Hca13

http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/1976/dsc03806ee1zu7.jpg

[M II A II R II K]

So how far has it come along now?

[Minato Ku]

Very good question, it grows, relatively fast.

April 27th 2008

Pictures by marcodemars

http://thumbnails.freeimagehost.eu/304/b7ab6c3031279.gif (http://www.freeimagehost.eu/image/b7ab6c3031279) http://thumbnails.freeimagehost.eu/304/9952cf3031280.gif (http://www.freeimagehost.eu/image/9952cf3031280) http://thumbnails.freeimagehost.eu/304/330c163031281.gif (http://www.freeimagehost.eu/image/330c163031281) http://thumbnails.freeimagehost.eu/304/408e6c3031282.gif (http://www.freeimagehost.eu/image/408e6c3031282) http://thumbnails.freeimagehost.eu/304/1a6d953031283.gif (http://www.freeimagehost.eu/image/1a6d953031283) http://thumbnails.freeimagehost.eu/304/3c512f3031284.gif (http://www.freeimagehost.eu/image/3c512f3031284) http://thumbnails.freeimagehost.eu/304/8fde6e3031285.gif (http://www.freeimagehost.eu/image/8fde6e3031285) http://thumbnails.freeimagehost.eu/304/66afdb3031286.gif (http://www.freeimagehost.eu/image/66afdb3031286) http://thumbnails.freeimagehost.eu/304/5cf5873031287.gif (http://www.freeimagehost.eu/image/5cf5873031287)

Pictures by bonfred

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/1659/p1050079zf0.jpg

http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/5545/p1050083ky0.jpg

[M II A II R II K]

Seems to be shaping up nicely.

[Fabb]

http://idata.over-blog.com/1/92/28/67/CMA-CGM/Face-Est2.jpg

Photo by Titi13

Many more on Titi's blog (http://marseille.over-blog.com/)

[StatenIslander237]

Way to bring a thread back to life, guys! :D

[cactus22minus1]

How could I have forgotten about this building..! I remember this being one of my favorites proposed, and after all this time it's shaping together quite beautifully. :)

[BiloQuebecCity]

Wow that's an impressive building!

[Minato Ku]

http://img380.imageshack.us/img380/3457/dsc06486gh1.jpg

Picture by Hca13

[PhilippeMtl]

Nice Nice Nice. Hope we can have something similar here.

[Fabb]

Update by jml13 :

http://img360.imageshack.us/img360/8278/frenchlineouest2mk9.jpg

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/5503/frenchlinenord1ow8.jpg

[chex]

very nice bldng, and very cool pix, thanx!

[Fabb]

Update, by jml13 :



http://img75.imageshack.us/img75/5849/dscf1586ma2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/1566/dscf1619gl6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img410.imageshack.us/img410/8678/dscf1620rw0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/3466/dscf1622dc7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[spartida]

Here are some recent pics !

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/77/Tou_CGMOct10.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/da/TourCMACGMBAS2.jpg


http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8d/PiedCMACGM.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/CMACGM.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3b/CGMTower.jpg

[HomeInMyShoes]

Nice. I like this a lot.

[Fabb]

Details of the cladding :


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4050/4707203372_6ec9eaf5d4_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4707201198_5ed0163503_b.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/4707200318_bdaa62cfc3_b.jpg

[PhilippeMtl]

I like building shape but I am not sure about glass color and quality. It looks dirty.