LYON | Incity | 154 m / 505 ft roof (?) | 37 floors

mousquet · #1 Posted: **Feb 27, 2012, 6:31 PM**

Office building in the Part-Dieu business district which is expected to be widely redeveloped within the coming years, Lyon being significant on the European scale.

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For renderings: tour-incity.com, since the French forum won't tolerate any hotlinking at all.

The 2nd layer of the cladding and the spire would take the overall structure to 200 m (656 ft).

Austinlee · #2 Posted: **Feb 28, 2012, 3:21 PM**

It's getting to be a half decent little skyline. We need MORE signature towers for Europe!

HomeInMyShoes · #3 Posted: **Feb 28, 2012, 4:05 PM**

This is a nice building. That Radisson Hotel on the other hand.

mousquet · #4 Posted: **Feb 28, 2012, 7:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

This is a nice building. That Radisson Hotel on the other hand.

Yea, it looks weird at first sight but you get used to it. It's been there since the 70s, people in Lyon call it le crayon (the pencil) and when people nickname a building, it's often the sign that they regard it something friendly so I ended up having respect for it. BTW, see Frankfurt's Messeturm for example, it kinda looks like a more recent taller crayon. I don't think its 70s facade would ever change because it rather fits to the salmon-colored rooves that make the city look warm and it's essential to its original aspect. In fact, it's just clearly too lonely, same problem as that of the tour Montparnasse in central Paris.

I'd rather be concerned about those long bars nearby Incity...

HomeInMyShoes · #5 Posted: **Feb 28, 2012, 7:58 PM**

I like the nickname, but I don't like the square-base pyramid on top at all. The long bars aren't as ugly, but they definitely do more damage to pedestrian flow and city form.

mousquet · #6 Posted: **Feb 28, 2012, 8:25 PM**

No problem with le crayon, to each his own. It's definitely peculiar but since many Lyonnais like it as a cool part of their downtown, then I guess it's fine.

However, although we've seen lots of far worse bar facades, I can't let you say those bars aren't ugly. I mean their volume is insulting, we've been traumatized by that kind of post-war crap over here, all over the country. I don't know yet what's planned right there but simply from seeing them, I can tell they won't last for long in that way they are. They might be heavily restructured or most likely simply demolished.

Complex01 · #7 Posted: **Feb 28, 2012, 10:05 PM**

Ooo looks nice. I like it.

Minato Ku · #8 Posted: **Feb 29, 2012, 1:14 AM**

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Originally Posted by PA Pride

It's getting to be a half decent little skyline. We need MORE signature towers for Europe!

There are more high-rises planned in this district.

mousquet · #9 Posted: **Mar 27, 2013, 9:50 PM**

There's a drill on the site, they're finally starting the foundations. I just saw some pictures on their SSC forum...