PARIS | Tour Port de la Chapelle | 170 m | 48 floors

lake of the nations · #1 Posted **Dec 23, 2011, 8:54 PM**

Project name: Tour Porte de la Chapelle

Location: Paris, France

Program: Housing, parking, offices, commercial, education, culture, civic, hotel, sports

Area: 24,328 m2 • Use area: 4,615 m2 • Total built area: 113,000 m2 • Constructed area below grade: 88,000 m2 • Roof exterior public area: 8,200 m2

Budget: 176,000,000 Euros

Client: Paris Cityhall

Project by: Abalos+Sentkiewicz Arquitectos

Completition: 2012

Commissioned by The City Council Mairie de Paris is a tower that is very unique in its looks. Christened Tour de la Chapelle, the project is commissioned to be built over an area of 88,000 sq meters. Legendary architects Ábalos & Herreros and Architects Sentkiewicz are behind the concept of this piece of architecture. Crossing paths between modern and ancient, La Chapelle is a wonderful addition to the urban landscape, fresh and environmentally sound. La Chapelle is proposed on the outskirts of Paris, but the area is to be well linked by an excellent public transport and other highlights of the city life are to surround it. The project is to be organized as a PPP (Public Private Partnership) and will provide a greater degree of distribution in Paris’ map. The tower takes inspiration from and draws parallels with the existing architecture of Paris, which is world renowned. The monumental structures like Montmartre, Eiffel Tower, Montparnase Tour and the two great cathedrals Notre Dame and Saint Denis have been kept in mind while visualizing the various facets of Le Port Chapelle. But drawing inferences from the past, a conscious effort has also been made to establish dialogue with the metropolis’ existing environment.
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