Tour Carpe Diem / Robert A.M. Stern Architects

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  • Associate Architect: Herve Metge, Laurence Gorgiard, Pierre-Michel Desgrange, SRA Architectes
  • Client/Owner: Aviva France, Bois-Colombes, Joëlle Chauvin
  • Development Manager: Hines France - Neuilly sur Seine, Olivier de Dampierre, Patrick Bosque
  • Development Authority: EPADESA
  • Senior Partner: Robert A.M. Stern
  • Project Partners: Meghan L. McDermott, Kevin M. Smith
  • Project Manager: Renaud Magnaval
  • Project Associate: Frederic J. Berthelot
  • Project Assistants: Rebecca Atkin, Anya Grant, Milton Hernandez, Trevor Laubenstein, Douglas Neri, Kaveri Singh, Charles Yoo, Young Jin Yoon
  • Interior Designer: Jean Jegou
  • General Contractor: SPIE Batignolles + SBX
  • Lighting Designer: Philippe Almon
  • Cost Consultant: GV Ingenierie
  • Curtain Wall Consultant: Emmer Pfenninger Partner AG
  • Code Consultant: Socotec
  • Size In Square Feet: 489,700 square feet
  • City: Hauts-de-Seine
  • Country: France
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Tour Carpe Diem / Robert A.M. Stern Architects - Exterior Photography, Fence, Cityscape
© Peter Aaron (OTTO)

Text description provided by the architects. Tour Carpe Diem is an important step forward in the evolution of La Défense toward pedestrian-friendly urbanism and environmentally responsible architecture. The 45,500 m2 building connects the raised esplanade—the "dalle" that continues the axis of the Champs-Elysées—and the urban fabric of the city of Courbevoie to the north. A pedestrian street leads to the building's winter garden and lobby; a monumental stair descends to a plaza on the Boulevard Circulaire, where a second front welcomes visitors at what was heretofore very much the back of the site. The building's faceted facades reflect this dual orientation and catch the ever changing Parisian light to give the building a strong identity among the towers of La Défense.

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Cite: "Tour Carpe Diem / Robert A.M. Stern Architects" 09 Dec 2014. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/576113/tour-carpe-diem-robert-a-m-stern-architects> ISSN 0719-8884

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