PARIS | La Défense update thread

[JManc]

Originally Posted by yarabundi

What an ugly building. Parisians !! Do not allow this monstruosity to be built !!

yeah, that's pretty bad.

[Metropolitan]

Originally Posted by wjfox2004

Too lopsided and amorphous for my liking.

Or you might better think, not enough located in London to your liking...

[wjfox2004]

Originally Posted by Metropolitan

Or you might better think, not enough located in London to your liking...

Why would I want this confusing, amorphous, oversized blob of metal in the middle of historic London?

[Newcastle Kid]

Originally Posted by Metropolitan

Or you might better think, not enough located in London to your liking...

20 Fenchurch street is in London, and it is pretty much hated unanimously. If THAT had been proposed for Paris and Londoners said they hated it, then you would say it was because it was not proposed in London. The same for Beetham tower(which was 220m), and Doon Street Tower.

I rest my case.

[yarabundi]

Originally Posted by Grumpy

On the other hand, this one is striking. If Paris doesn't want it, let's built it in Montréal !!

[-AX-]

^ Ça dépasse la montagne, inacceptable...

[KRIS6981]

Image captured from France3 news.
This is how the "tour signal" will look from the southwest.

[Grumpy]

Originally Posted by yarabundi

On the other hand, this one is striking. If Paris doesn't want it, let's built it in Montréal !!

Its about time thay get rid of the 233m limit

[Fabb]

Originally Posted by KRIS6981

Image captured from France3 news.
This is how the "tour signal" will look from the southwest.

Weird.
It's trying too much to be original.

[Metropolitan]

Originally Posted by Fabb

Weird.
It's trying too much to be original.

I don't believe that profile represents the final design. When I compare it with renderings, it simply doesn't fit.

[Mercutio]

I'm sure the more artistic of you can do a better job but this is my reaction to this design:

[KRIS6981]

Originally Posted by Metropolitan

I don't believe that profile represents the final design. When I compare it with renderings, it simply doesn't fit.

I didn't understand at the beginning but the "fat" part of the tower is directed towards the catch of the render, on the front of the tower.

[Metropolitan]

Originally Posted by KRIS6981

I didn't understand at the beginning but the "fat" part of the tower is directed towards the catch of the render, on the front of the tower.

Sorry, I'm not a native English speaker, I don't understand what you mean.

[Fabb]

Oh well.
Who cares.
After the initial infatuation, the big fans of this project have rapidly become silent.

That doesn't bode well for the future fame of this building. Surprising at first, boring a few minutes later.

[Metropolitan]

Here is a picture of La Défense nowadays:





And here are the projects we know of about La Défense by 2012:

[Grumpy]

that is impressive

but , why are nearly all the new LD buildings (exept Granite) built on the right side of the Grande Axe ??

[Metropolitan]

Originally Posted by Grumpy

that is impressive

but , why are nearly all the new LD buildings (exept Granite) built on the right side of the Grande Axe ??

That's just random. There's a 180 meters designed by Viguier which will be built near Ariane on the southern side. The Ministry of Public Works should also be above 200 meters on the southern side.

Actually, the Morphosis tower is built on the municipality of Puteaux, so there's absolutely no administrative barrier to build taller on the southern side.

As the Northern circular boulevard has been already re-designed, I guess it's easier to market towers nearby it. The southern circular boulevard will be re-designed later, and I guess taller towers will come then.

[Grumpy]

Take a look at this site where you can see T1 grow into the sky:

http://perso.orange.fr/p2r92/Pages/Page1TourT1.html

[Fabb]

It's almost as tall as Adria&Egée now.

[Grumpy]

I wonder if there is a place at LD where you can see both T1 and Granite, would love to have them on one picture