PARIS | La Défense update thread

[Sinha]

http://www.lejdd.fr/JDD-Paris/Actual...efense-157597/

[Razqal]

i'm surprised by this paris skyline. it looks very cluttered. i expected better from parisians.

[Minato Ku]

Some pictures by Cyril

[Minato Ku]

Some new renderings of Tour Majunga

[Swede]

Originally Posted by Razqal

i'm surprised by this paris skyline. it looks very cluttered. i expected better from parisians.

I, on the other hand, am more and more impressed by the skyline as time goes. Seems La Défense is improving quite alot. However - is this wave of changes reflected at street level? Is it still a modernist office park and if o are ther any plans to change that?

[Sinha]

Start of work on the tower Carpe Diem


Under the terms of renewal of Defense established in 2007, the EPAD accompanies the draft tower CARPE DIEM, located on the Corolla up to the location of the CB13 building formerly occupied by France Telecom.

CARPE DIEM The tower is an investment group that has chosen AVIVA the project of architecture firm Robert AM Stern Architects associated with the agency SRA Architects.
The company HINES France assists the AVIVA group for this project.
The delivery of this tower for use as offices and a trade surface of 47 100 m² and a height of 166m, is expected to end 2012.

Environmental quality and urban

Tour Carpe Diem This transaction is subject to a high quality approach Environmental and seeks to obtain, first, certification " HQE ® "issued by the CSTB (Scientific and Technical Center of Buildings), associated with a label of high performance energy (THPE 2005), and, secondly, certification LEED Gold issued by U. S. Green Building Council.

In addition to its architectural and environmental quality, the tower CARPE DIEM says an urban bias keen to open up the city. Thus, treatment of its surroundings offer the possibility of connect the esplanade of La Défense on the Boulevard Gambetta Courbevoie by a set of stairs sloping ring road until the Treaty, In this part into an urban boulevard.
Demolish Building CB13 and respect the specifications of construction, low-disturbance

After completion of the reconnaissance campaigns subsoil which were the subject of our Previous briefing, Aviva entrusted to the company DOYER the realization of "cleaning" of the building CB13 has been emptied of all its internal components not let up its support structure and its envelope external and some heavy equipment.

Prior to the actual construction of the tower Company DOYER continue its intervention by removing the facades of the building CB13, and by the demolition of structures.
The work of an expected duration of 3.5 months to begin late January 2010.

Like any site, it will create inconvenience for residents and neighboring users. We are all aware. AVIVA, HINES France and our school work together, consultation with the prime contractor for the project and companies in the context of our joint development sustainable limit, as far as possible, the inconvenience could occur.

Among the provisions adopted for this purpose and in order to prevent noise, AVIVA is installed by a company LASA acoustic beacon on the place Corolles to achieve a continuous recording of sound construction throughout work.
Finally, to facilitate consideration of the environment by manufacturers, EPAD has made a contractual specification of Low nuisance that companies commit to respect.
In this context, we are at your disposal and you ask us keep abreast of any discrepancies so we can remedy.

http://www.ladefense-seine-arche.fr/...arpe-diem.html

[Sinha]

Majunga Tower and four other projects will emerge Defense



The Board of Directors of the EPAD, which revises the business district of La Defense, on Tuesday approved four promises of sale and a deed on projects of construction or reconstruction towers.

If all these projects were successful, they represent about 340,000 m2 of offices, including some 280,000 m2 new.
The spokesman of the EPAD confirmed to AFP that its board of directors composed of elected officials and representatives of ministries, had approved "five operations.
Among these is the construction of a new tower, Majunga (205 m high, 69,500 m2 of offices) for which the EPAD has approved the signing of an agreement to sell rights to build with the investor Unibail-Rodamco , indicated sources familiar with the matter.

Promises to sell building rights have also been permitted for three of demolition and reconstruction of existing towers: Tower Air 2 (220 m, 82,000 m2) instead of the Aurora tower (34,000 m2), Tower D2 ( 180 m, 54,000 m2), which will replace the Veritas building (10,600 m2) and the Generali Tower (91,200 m2).
Investors turn to Carlyle Air 2, Sogecap (Societe Generale) for D2 and Generali tower for the tower of the same name.
The final contract of sale for the tour Carpe Diem (166 m, 47,000 m2), an operation of demolishing and rebuilding on the France Telecom building (7,000 m2) that investors are Aviva and Predica (Credit Agricole).
Located mainly on the communes of Courbevoie and Puteaux, Hauts-de-Seine, the business district of La Defense is three million m2 of offices and houses 2,500 companies, 1,200 offices, where approximately 150,000 employees and where 20,000 inhabitants reside.
In July 2006, the state had told the EPAD, while Nicolas Sarkozy held his presidency and that of the general council of Hauts-de-Seine, the mission of carrying out a plan for renewal of Defense. This plan included the construction of 300,000 m2 of new offices, reconstruction operations for at least 150,000 m2 and 100,000 m2 of additional homes by 2015.

| Source AFP

http://www.lemoniteur.fr/143-immobil...r-a-la-defense

[Sinha]

[Sinha]

[thomasparis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s3SaDAzj2wA

[Minato Ku]

Tour Phare.












Cladding test

[Swede]

Woah! that thing is looking real funky at streetlevel. Not a fan of the top, but overall I like it.

[Jonovision]

Wow! The cladding looks very unique. But I suppose that fits the uniqueness of the tower. I've never seen a cladding test go up before construction starts though?!

[Minato Ku]

Tour Phare



Work could beguin in mid 2011.

[Sinha]

[hammersklavier]

J'aime bien l'idée des habitations amicable à l'énvironnement près de la Défense. A mon avis, c'est trop comme les QCCs* américains comme il est maintenant... if you can understand what I'm trying to say.
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*quartier central commercial--that's how you would translate "Central Business District" into French, right?

Originally Posted by Minato Ku

Environmentally friendly district Hoche in Seine Arche
48,000 m² of housing
3,000 m² of offices, shops etc...

[Minato Ku]

Il n'y a pas vraiment de mot français pour CBD. On utilise le mot quartier d'affaire ou CBD ou alors on l'apelle directement par le nom de quartier (La part Dieu)
Ou alors on pourrait dire Quartier Central des Affaires, QCA le nom du CBD de Paris pour les professionnels de immobiliers de bureaux.
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Société Général Balsate building.

[Minato Ku]

CB31 tower. (231m, now the tallest building in France)









Pictures by Steph35

[hammersklavier]

Aha! Merci beaucoup!

[Minato Ku]

Some works around the main area of La Defense.