A new skyscraper for la Defense

Tour Majunga

45 floors
Height: 194 m (636 ft)
Floor space: 65,400 m² (704,000 sq. ft)
Architect: Viguier
Developer : Unibail
to be delivered in 2011

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Go La Defense!

The tower will fit there well!

I think it's ugly!

it's all right. the design tries to hard to be cool though. it all depends on the cladding.

it's not ugly, it's original, unique.

I love the trees inside it, and how on one side the curves goes...

i'm gonna say like KrystOf ... Go la Défense!

Actually I like it a lot. If only the cladding would really be looking like aluminium, that would be cool! It reminds me of the Frankfurt Hoch Vier office tower.

Strange name... and strange shape

An other name of this tower is Marijuana.

It is that smoke architect and look at the green. :lol:

An other name of this tower is Marijuana.

It is that smoke architect and look at the green. :lol:

Oh man stop using Majunga..that's bad for you :lol:

Nice design. But the tower should be 30m higher in order to stand out a bit.

Very nice tower. Nice addition to La Defense.

Oh man stop using Majunga..that's bad for you :lol:

Not only Viguier uses Majunga, Thom Mayne was also getting high on Majunga when he designed Tour Phare. :D

Curvy towers seem to be in vogue in La Defense. Don't think too highly of this one, but at least will add some variety in contrast to the older slabs.

well, i think it's nice! :yes:

Its design should be judged once its constrcuted

Great one!!! Want a stunner for this great district!!!!!

Nice zig-zag facade.

WOW:)

Its design should be judged once its constrcuted


Totally agree

great tower!

new design

http://www.ladefense.fr/images/dynamic/projets/majunga.jpg
http://images2.hiboox.com/images/4807/3gh281ue.jpg

It was better before.They made a bad thing when removed those rectangles in the facade.It looks a bit boring now :(

curved facade with cubes, and planes have nothing to do

New rendering

http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/3641/dsc0135ih4.jpg

I kinda prefered the previous design. still a great project though

I love it. The zig-zag and 3 layer effect is awesome! Is it still only proposed?

would fit better in NYC IMO :)

dbl post

Thank goodness La Defense is a minor footnote in the urban story that is world's most beautiful city. Sometimes I think these developers are determined to go too Phar, just to dilute the city of light's sublime beauty. Shame.

Thank goodness La Defense is a minor footnote in the urban story that is world's most beautiful city. Sometimes I think these developers are determined to go too Phar, just to dilute the city of light's sublime beauty. Shame.

It could be worse. It could be more 60s and 70s type of architecture, such as "commieblocks". Look at the HLMs in the Paris region. At least these towers are sleak and of much better material. Those kind of buildings are many times more an eyesore and they are much more numerous than the skyscrapers in La Défense which atleast are made of cool glass and such rather than boring conrete.

So to you beauty is only traditional and historical? Do you like the Parisian-style buildings built during the Haussmann period (mid and late 1800s) that dominate Paris, and the many early 1900s buildings that followed a lot of "Hausmann" standards and charateristics? I will assume you do since it dominates Paris and you are calling Paris the most beautiful city in the world, which you wouldn't do if you didn't like something that is dominant about it. Well, those buildings are so different from older 16th, 17th and 18th century houses that make up a big portion of the remaining Paris (Saint-Louis island, Le Marais, Belleville, Latin Quarter, etc). And that's different from what came even before, i.e. Gothic.

Changes are good. This includes sleak skyscrapers.

Construction should begin in the end of the year (or early 2009)
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/9559/majungaxo3.jpg

its ok. hopefully it will look better in real life

Not bad, but i don't know if its a perfect shape for Paris...

Like an abstract painting, it has Paris written all over it. Bravo Paris

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Pictures by bnmaddict

I like it :yes:

J'aime bien, hopefully will stand out a bit more in real life. I don't think is going too far, it's just what La Défense is.

Some "improvements"(well,for some people lol) have been added compared to last time,therefore this is how "Majunga" tower would look like if it was to get built straight away.

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I think it's pretty lovely actually,I just hope they're gonna stick to it now.

It looks awesome. How are the chances of this tower being built?

It looks awesome. How are the chances of this tower being built?

Well its chances are very good actually!The building permit should be obtained in the next few weeks and its construction(if everything's alright) is due end 2010.
There are many towers planned in "La Défense" ("Air2","Carpe Diem","Générali","Phare","D2","Hermitage Plaza" my favourite lol,"Ava","First" drawing to a close,"Signal" likely to get cancelled though...,but also "Triangle" (intra muros as far as this one is concerned!)

I invite you to check them out if you want dude:
http://www.defense-92.com/lesprojets.html

Futhermore,some big announcement(about some of those big projects) is to be made on 18 january by the EPAD (the organisation running the Défense district),I look forward to it :)

There are some threads in english mate(about Paris & its projects),you're very welcome to join us!Bye

i think this tower is great, but for cities like toronto or sidney, but for paris? i think paris needs some more traditional than this building.

sorry for my english :P

Hmm.

I know about all those projects because I'm looking through them every single time they come up in this part of the forum. Most of them are indeed proposed which is quite sad. Except for the new Axa one which is almost finished and this 100m tower but I forgot the name of it.

Sorry then...lol The 100m tower you're thinking about must be the "Tour Mozart".The other projects are "proposed" indeed but as I previously said,on 18 January many of them should be officially validated.
I dunno whether you understand french a bit or not but just in case here is an article added yesterday by a french comrade (Cyril) http://www.challenges.fr/magazine/strategie/0194.028152/la_dfense_srige_en_cit_financire.html.

The most important bit being:

"Ce grand chantier du quinquennat - dont Jean Sarkozy a failli hériter - connaîtra un coup d'accélérateur le 18 janvier, avec la validation par l'Epad, l'organisme de gestion du quartier d'affaires, de plusieurs projets grandioses.
Le dossier le plus avancé est celui des deux tours Hermitage, hautes de 323 mètres - 2 de moins que la tour Eiffel -, construites par le jeune promoteur russe Emin Iskenderov : 540 appartements à 12 000 euros le mètre carré, 35 000 mètres carrés de bureaux, un centre commercial, six restaurants, une galerie d'art contemporain, une salle de spectacles. Ce projet estimé à 2 milliards d'euros est «financé par un pool bancaire européen très solide», se croit obligé de préciser l'Epad.

Projections: parmi les autres dossiers en cours de validation, la tour de 38 étages "Carpe Diem" de l'assureur Aviva, qui réalise déjà les études de sol, ou la "D2", étrange construction en forme de cornichon. Sans compter les rénovations et les opérations de démolition-reconstruction des tours "Descartes", "Generali", "CB21", "Majunga", "First", "Air2"... «La crise nous a fait perdre dix-huit mois, mais les projets ont avancé. Le temps de financer, signer, construire, et il y aura 450 000 mètres carrés supplémentaires d'ici à 2015», explique la porte-parole de l'Epad. Quelques rares projets sont restés en plan, telle la tour Signal, l'emblématique gratte-ciel de Jean Nouvel."

PS: "coup d'accélérateur le 18 janvier" means roughly "speeding gear on 18 January".If you need some more help to translate,just let me know.

The model that Minato Ku posted looks a lot better than the render. Nice tower :)

The building permit.
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The place where the tower will be built.
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Sweet. So it's approved for sure. Preparation maybe?

^^ If there is a building permit, the tower is approved for sure.
The preparation does not started yet, the area is like that since the demolition of an old residencial complex in 2005.

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Reminder:


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Majunga by night

http://www.cyberbtp.com/images/articles/13460_06_d.jpg Clad, close up

Well, nobody seems to care but work is to start very shortly now. Today indeed, Philippe Chaix, the Epad director (organization running La Défense's district) took stock of the Plan de Renouveau de la Défense & announced that 'works will be launched in the next few days'.

http://www.defense-92.com/lesnewsdeladefense.html

Excellant. This will be quite a nice edition to the Paris skyline!

Majunga's site as it is now:

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/351/ph11896.jpg
Pic taken yesterday by Spoudzi

More pics available here ---> http://www.defense-92.fr/

Launched by Unibail, the construction of the 194m skyscraper will start late January in La Défense.

UNIBAIL RODAMCO (UNBP.PA: Quote) Europe's biggest listed property group will start
construction of the Majunga tower in Paris' La Defense business
district in late January, newspaper Le Figaro reported, without
citing sources. [UNBP.PA]

http://af.reuters.com/article/energyOilNews/idAFLDE6AS26120101130

An article in french:

Unibail aura beaucoup tergiversé mais finalement la société foncière a pris sa décision : selon nos informations, elle va bientôt entamer la construction de la tour Majunga à la Défense. Concrètement, les travaux commenceront fin janvier. D'ici là, le 16 décembre, le groupe connu surtout pour être le leader européen des centres commerciaux aura racheté définitivement les droits à construire à l'Epadesa (Établissement public d'aménagement de la Défense Seine Arche).

Une avancée symbolique pour le plan de renouveau de la Défense, qui prévoyait la construction d'ici à 2015 de 300 000 m² d'immeubles neufs et de 150 000 m² issus de la démolition-reconstruction de gratte-ciel. En effet, les opérations de démolition-reconstruction ont commencé depuis un moment. La tour First, construite sur la tour Axa, sera livrée mi-février 2011. Avec ses 231 mètres, cet IGH (immeuble de grande hauteur), qui comporte 41 étages sur une surface de 86 700 m², sera le gratte-ciel le plus haut en France.


Une grande première

Parallèlement, les assureurs Aviva et Predica ont lancé en octobre l'édification de la tour Carpe Diem. Construite à la place d'un petit immeuble de France Télécom, cette tour de 45 000 m² sur 38 étages s'élèvera à 166 mètres. Sa livraison est prévue en novembre 2012. Résultat, l'objectif des 150 000 m² réalisés avec de la démolition-reconstruction sera tenu.

En revanche, crise oblige, aucun investisseur ne s'était risqué jusque-là à lancer une tour à partir de rien. Peut-être à cause des coûts, estimés à 400 millions sur cette opération. «En tout cas, avec Majunga, Unibail sera le premier à aller dans cette direction», estime Philippe Perello, le président du cabinet de conseil en immobilier d'entreprise Knight Frank. Même si ce bâtiment ne va pas battre des records. Il ne sera ni particulièrement haut (194 mètres, soit 44 étages) ni particulièrement riche en surfaces de bureau (69 500 m²).

Le pari architectural signé Jean-Paul Viguier est plus original. Sur l'un des côtés de la tour, la façade est biseautée avec un mouvement en forme de vague. Et sa date de livraison, en 2013, tombera au bon moment, c'est-à-dire «à une période où il y aura plutôt une pénurie de mètres carrés à la Défense», précise Philippe Perello. En clair, Unibail ne devrait pas avoir trop de soucis pour trouver des locataires de sa tour.

Autre projet à la Défense qui pourrait connaître un coup d'accélérateur : les tours jumelles du groupe russe Hermitage. Un projet pharaonique de 2 milliards d'euros pour lequel un financement se dessine. «Nous avons signé des lettres d'intention avec un pool de banques pour nous faire financer 700 millions d'euros, affirme Emin Iskenderov, PDG d'Hermitage. D'ici la fin de l'année, le contrat définitif sera conclu.»

^^ Last paragraph says: ' Other project in La Défense that might speed up: the Twin Towers by russian group Hermitage. A pharaonic 2 billion € project for which financing is taking shape. 'We signed letters of intent with a bank pool for us to be able to finance 700 millions €, Emin Iskenderov (Hermitage CEO) asserts. By the end of the year, the definitive contract will be concluded.'

http://www.lefigaro.fr/societes/2010/11/29/04015-20101129ARTFIG00715-la-tour-majunga-dans-les-starting-blocks.php

cool

del

According to our comrade Mohamed6 (PSS), a mechanical digger as well as a 'Transloco' (not sure what it is...must be some kind of big truck I guess) are now on site...they arrived today!:)

Work is very likely to start next monday...:banana: :cucumber: :pepper:


PS: we'll be posting a picture next tuesday I guess.

I appreciate it!

As announced last week, work has now begun on site.

Pics taken by Spoudzi yesterday:

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http://www.defense-92.com/majungalesphotos.html

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http://www.archdaily.com/81598/majunga-tower-jean-paul-viguier-et-associes/vue_08_rer_01_apres/

Hey Jex, what does "La Defense" mean?

Hi danielip,

It literally means ' the defence' and refers to the below statue which was erected to the glory of soldiers having defended Paris during the 1870 franco-german war.

La Défense was born roughly 50 years ago. It was created from A to Z and replaced slums & farms(it's hard to beleive but yes, La Défense used to be a slum... :uh:)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/La_Defense_dsc07195.jpg/450px-La_Defense_dsc07195.jpg
'La défense de¨Paris' 'statue

Hope it helps dude!

Back on topic now :).

Hi danielip,

It literally means ' the defence' and refers to the below statue which was erected to the glory of soldiers having defended Paris during the 1870 franco-german war.

La Défense was born rougly 50 years ago. It was created from A to Z and replaced slums & farmers(it's hard to beleive but yes, La Défense used to be a slum... :uh:)

Hope it helps dude!

Back on topic now :).

Unbelievable it was a slum...
anyways, this part of Paris is growing up too much, i've seen a little bit of it and I found other projects as the Heritage Towers!
I'd say it is a New Paris!

Here's a thread dealing with the history of La Défense (very very interesting :)):

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=27864&page=10 (last pages)

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New render including Majunga Tower:

http://i54.tinypic.com/5mdc0x.jpg
La Défense as it might look in 2016

http://www.connecting-paris.com/ladefense/decouvrir-la-defense/grands-projets

what are those 2 buildings in the front. It would be amazing to see that in real life..

^^Hermitage Towers, sir.

Pics by Spoudzi taken on 31 January

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Looking forward to piling & stuff...:)

:ohno: It's not elegant like Paris. It would fit better in a London or a Tokyo

mmm je ne l'aime pas

Here's a thread dealing with the history of La Défense (very very interesting :)):

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=27864&page=10 (last pages)

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New render including Majunga Tower:

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La Défense as it might look in 2016

http://www.connecting-paris.com/ladefense/decouvrir-la-defense/grands-projets

Pretty cool stuff. This tower will form a nice addition. :)

24/02/2011

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By milo92

OMG, La Defense is going to look amazing in a few years :D

Merci Milo si tu vois ces messages!! And thanks AMS guy!! :colgate: La Défense is today amazing in Europe but will be amazing in the rest of the world.

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6th and 12th march:

http://www.chrispics.fr/defensebis/chdef433p.jpg (http://www.chrispics.fr/defensebis/chdef433.jpg) - http://www.chrispics.fr/defensebis/chdef434p.jpg (http://www.chrispics.fr/defensebis/chdef434.jpg) - http://www.chrispics.fr/defensebis/chdef435p.jpg (http://www.chrispics.fr/defensebis/chdef435.jpg)

Merci Milo si tu vois ces messages!! And thanks AMS guy!! :colgate: La Défense is today amazing in Europe but will be amazing in the rest of the world.


No doubt. The amount of quality projects that have popped out in la Défense lately is truly amazing :okay:

The last set of renders are very good. It'll look great in that particular skyline.

29/03/11

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Pics by Spoudzi

Tour Majunga is no longer a proposed Highrise, but is well under construction, as I can see the evolution from my appartment. Plz moderation, check the status out.

How can we check it out, if you don't post any pictures to proof it? Pilling photos por favor.

Foundations period, so I guess, it's well categorised :) I haven't read the sticky msg.

How can we check it out, if you don't post any pictures to proof it? Pilling photos por favor.

por favor? haha

I don't know how to spell s'il vous plaît so I thought whatever. Anyway, I can't move it until we have some construction photos :)

it's well written it just made me laugh nevermind :)

by the way, j'ai étudié le francais a l'alliance francasie de mon village!

Vous parlez bien français messieurs, félicitations ;).

Here's a nice video found on Eiffage's website:

http://www.eiffageconstruction.com/FR/news/tour-majunga-la-defense.html

The excavation work, started in January & due to last 7 months, is very complex owing to the presence of quarry gaps in the subsoil which need to be filled in, & geotechnical irregularities to be dealt with. The building work will start in september 2011 and the tower will be delivered in December 2013.

http://www.eiffageconstruction.com/FR/news/tour-majunga-la-defense.html

Piling has started! Therefore, can we move Majunga's status please?

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Pics taken on 16 may by Spouddzi

:cheers:

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Pics by Thierry on 13 june:

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The excavation work has started :)...

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... & piling continues!

A few pics taken by myself on monday:

Lots of activity on site:

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During the night, they took off many construction machines (cranes, puncher, mixers...) with a state autorisation (from 9pm to 6am in a very crowded area).
They are moving on to the next step...

By Tylow on 5th may:

http://www.izipik.com/images/201107/05/lwws3viznm4rivmom0-dsc00739.jpg

By myself on 5th may:

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First crane on its way...

Nice to see that the 1st crane is already coming up! This one is moving right along! :cheers2:

Pics taken today by Milo (at noon):

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The excavations look like hard work, compared to London. Is that bedrock they're digging into? (sorry, construction isn't my speciality)

Indeed Talisker, they've been having a rough time owing to the presence of massive hard rocks (visible in some of the above pics), that's a bit of a nightmare to shatter them...but otherwise, works are coming along nicely, lots of action everyday, the excavation work should be done within a couple of weeks (imo), a big crane is being assembled & will be completed by saturday. I'll try to update this thread as often as I can. BFN

Progress the last 3 months:

MAY 23rd
http://www.defense-92.com/photos/ph21263.JPG

JUNE 20th
http://www.defense-92.com/photos/ph22340.JPG

JULY 21st
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Yesterday:

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Today:

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Thanx for the update Jex :cheers:

Unfortunately I missed this site at my last visit. Anyway, looks like things just seriously getting started right now.
I'm curious what Defense's second highest is gonna add to the area. Personally I think the design is interesting, fitting well in La Defense and 194 m is very welcome here.

I just recently visited La Defence for the first time , and I was wondering is it normal for French office workers to stick cartoon characters or game characters in the windows of their offices , really messes with some of the buildings flow.

Well, I did see it at at other spots in Paris too, like on the Tour Montparnasse. I cannot tell if I find it's funny or disturbing. A littlebit of both, I guess.

It reminds me of a documentary I saw about street art (Banksy). There's a part about a French street artist (Invader) who was making these kind of images. Maybe he's been an inspiration to the French office workers???

Thanx for the update Jex :cheers:

Unfortunately I missed this site at my last visit. Anyway, looks like things just seriously getting started right now.
I'm curious what Defense's second highest is gonna add to the area. Personally I think the design is interesting, fitting well in La Defense and 194 m is very welcome here.

That's a pity mate...but next time, just know that the site is easily accessible, it's located behind the ARIANE Tower (its name is written on the facade, you can't miss it).

I personally love Majunga, its design is very modern & nice looking, it's gonna add something special to the skyline for sure! :)

Regarding those stickers on the offices' windows, it was actually part of a contest called 'POST IT WAR'.

For those understanding french --> http://www.defense-92.fr/lesnewsdeladefense.html

http://www.defense-92.fr/photos/ph27263.JPG
2011 WINNER: OBELIX by the Société Générale

Looks a bit of a weird design.:doh:

That's a pity mate...but next time, just know that the site is easily accessible, it's located behind the ARIANE Tower (its name is written on the facade, you can't miss it).

Thanx for the info!
Next time I will definately pay a visit to this one. Hopefully by that time I won't be needing your directions, cause I expect it to be clearly visible in the skyline by then :D

Regarding those stickers on the offices' windows, it was actually part of a contest called 'POST IT WAR'.



Cool!!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2483/3545824173_d453ec12f4_o.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2477/3546631004_f789f84803_o.jpg

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3634/3545826453_cacf6250eb_o.jpg
Pictures by bnmaddict

Cities like Paris and London never fail to generate phenomenal architecture, love the design :bow: :applause:

I personally love those renders:

http://www.defense-92.fr/photos/majuga1.jpg http://www.cyberarchi.com/images/articles/13643_05_z.jpg

If Majunga does look like it once built, it's gonna be awesome... ;)

Cities like Paris and London never fail to generate phenomenal architecture, love the design :bow: :applause:

I absolutely agree with you:)

Pics taken today:

:banana::cucumber::pepper::dance::pepper::cucumber::banana:

Here we are!!! The construction has started today & is going to be more & more exciting day after day!

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/2741/020nf.jpg

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/1488/022ez.jpg

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http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/4189/023ewk.jpg

My today's pics:

http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/966/13septld057.jpg

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/1309/13septld056.jpg

http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/8219/13septld055.jpg

http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/7140/13septld054.jpg

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/2696/13septld053.jpg

http://www.defense-92.fr/photos/ph28869.JPG
Clad sample (pic by Spoudzzi)

:wave:

Those cladding samples look awesome! Very promissing.
Unfortunately we're gonna have to wait a looooong time until we can see them at a large scale.

Indeed Trademarc, owing to that amazing cladding (& in addition to the tower's modern design), Majunga is going to stand out clearly :).

http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/6017/14sept018.jpg

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/3584/14sept016.jpg

http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/9930/14sept015.jpg

http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/7237/14sept014.jpg

:)

http://img214.imageshack.us/edit_preview.php?l=img214/1470/014iod.jpg&action=rotate&degree=90&r=0.08254082512525451

http://img851.imageshack.us/edit_preview.php?l=img851/6728/013ek.jpg&action=rotate&degree=-90&r=0.6650917732823501

http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/6971/015mg.jpg

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/5341/018cr.jpg

http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/8945/020yt.jpg

17th september
http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/3892/tourmajunga2.jpg
http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/8042/tourmajunga1.jpg

Merci dougdoug :).

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http://img854.imageshack.us/img854/539/012hau.jpg

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Today:

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24th September

http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/5258/majunga.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-09-24[/IMG]
http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/3583/majunga2.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-09-24[/IMG]
http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/9199/majunga3.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-09-24[/IMG]
http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/9979/majunga4.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-09-24[/IMG]
http://img831.imageshack.us/img831/9536/majunga5.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-09-24[/IMG]

Second crane assembled :okay:.

Cheers dougdoug! ;)

Looks like a big Transformer building. I like it.

Today:

http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/3171/27sept023.jpg

http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/1908/27sept024.jpg

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/3618/27sept026.jpg

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/5862/27sept028.jpg

http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/4836/27sept029.jpg

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/2205/27sept030.jpg

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/9646/27sept032.jpg

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/2559/27sept033.jpg

http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/6509/27sept034.jpg

When I get to Paris next week I will try and take some photos of this

With pleasure Skrapadude :). The site is located just behind Ariane Tower (it's written on it) :

http://www.pss-archi.eu/photos/membres/943/l/1241265914i.jpg

Cheers dude!

PS: you can also follow the 2 cranes!

yesterday,

http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/3043/tourcarpediem.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-09-28[/IMG]

Sorry, the last picutre it's not Majunga but Carpe Diem!

Today:

http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/5451/033isk.jpg

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/1238/030hpj.jpg

http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/7756/031wu.jpg

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/785/032ds.jpg

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/623/034su.jpg

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http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/9069/036gj.jpg

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/8363/038toy.jpg

today

http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/1267/majunga1.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-04[/IMG]
http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/3583/majunga2.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-04[/IMG]
http://img253.imageshack.us/img253/9199/majunga3.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-04[/IMG]
http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/9979/majunga4.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-04[/IMG]

Update by Spouddzi on 10 october:

http://www.defense-92.fr/photos/ph30379.JPG

http://www.defense-92.fr/photos/ph30384.JPG

http://www.defense-92.fr/photos/ph30386.JPG

http://www.defense-92.fr/photos/ph30388.JPG

http://www.defense-92.fr/photos/ph30264.JPG

More pics ---> http://www.defense-92.fr/majungalesphotos.html

15th october
http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/3735/tourmajunga5.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-16[/IMG]
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/5708/tourmajunga.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-16[/IMG]
http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/8042/tourmajunga1.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-16[/IMG]
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/3892/tourmajunga2.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-16[/IMG]
http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/88/tourmajunga3.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-16[/IMG]
http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/7403/tourmajunga4.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-16[/IMG]

23 October
http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/5258/majunga.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-23[/IMG]
http://img846.imageshack.us/img846/3583/majunga2.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-23[/IMG]
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/9199/majunga3.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-23[/IMG]
http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/9979/majunga4.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-23[/IMG]
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/9536/majunga5.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-23[/IMG]
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/7269/majunga6.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-23[/IMG]
http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/393/majunga7.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-23[/IMG]
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/5779/majunga8.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-23[/IMG]
http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/3460/majunga9.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-23[/IMG]

Pics by Spouddzi on 24/10:

http://www.defense-92.fr/photos/ph30790.JPG

http://www.defense-92.fr/photos/ph30776.JPG

http://www.defense-92.fr/photos/ph30769.JPG

http://www.defense-92.fr/photos/ph30775.JPG

http://www.defense-92.fr/photos/ph30770.JPG

According to our PSS comrade Monmix, the huge & thick slab will be poured in 6 times. Phase 1 on saturday 29th & Phase 2 on monday 31st. Gonna be amazing :).

More pics ---> http://www.defense-92.fr/majungalesphotos.html

friday 28th october
http://img511.imageshack.us/img511/5258/majunga.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-28[/IMG]
http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/3583/majunga2.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-28[/IMG]
http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/9199/majunga3.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-28[/IMG]
http://img267.imageshack.us/img267/9979/majunga4.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-28[/IMG]
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/9536/majunga5.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-28[/IMG]
http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/7269/majunga6.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-28[/IMG]

the concrete is arriving, YES!!!!
http://img696.imageshack.us/img696/2816/dscn8395n.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-29[/IMG]
http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/1115/dscn8397.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-29[/IMG]
http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/5678/dscn8398.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-29[/IMG]
http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/5333/dscn8400j.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-29[/IMG]
http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/1417/dscn8401.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-29[/IMG]
http://img265.imageshack.us/img265/3715/dscn8402b.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-29[/IMG]
http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/3827/dscn8403.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-29[/IMG]
http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/2509/dscn8404.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-29[/IMG]
http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/8034/dscn8405.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-29[/IMG]
http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/4435/dscn8406n.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-29[/IMG]
http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/8814/dscn8407.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-29[/IMG]
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/4826/dscn8408.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-29[/IMG]
http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/7128/dscn8409e.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-29[/IMG]
http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/6360/dscn8414.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-29[/IMG]
http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/6620/dscn8413.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-29[/IMG]
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/521/dscn8415y.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-29[/IMG]
http://img12.imageshack.us/img12/6200/dscn8418d.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-29[/IMG]
http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/7642/dscn8419g.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-29[/IMG]
http://img843.imageshack.us/img843/8592/dscn8420.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-29[/IMG]
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/3577/87622498.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-10-29[/IMG]

:goes over monthly data allowance:

Thanks for the update guys.

Pics by Spoudzzi on 31 october:

Slab pouring in progress!

http://www.defense-92.fr/photos/ph31161.JPG

http://www.defense-92.fr/photos/ph31164.JPG

http://www.defense-92.fr/photos/ph31177.JPG

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More pics ---> http://www.defense-92.fr/majungalesphotos.html

4 th November

http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/3783/majungax.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-11-05
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/1267/majunga1.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-11-05
http://img406.imageshack.us/img406/3583/majunga2.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-11-05
http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/9199/majunga3.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-11-05
http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/9979/majunga4.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-11-05
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/9536/majunga5.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-11-05
http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/7269/majunga6.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-11-05
http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/393/majunga7.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-11-05
http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/5779/majunga8.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-11-05
http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/3460/majunga9.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-11-05
http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/769/majunga10.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-11-05
http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/3576/majungac1.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-11-05
http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/2780/majungac2.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-11-05
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/426/majungac3.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-11-05
http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/8917/majungac4.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-11-05
http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/3672/majungac5.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-11-05
http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/9633/majungac6.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-11-05

has to be the tallest of la défense just after First

Pics taken by Spoudzzi on 7 november:

http://www.defense-92.fr/photos/ph31440.JPG

http://www.defense-92.fr/photos/ph31441.JPG

http://www.defense-92.fr/photos/ph31436.JPG

http://www.defense-92.fr/photos/ph31454.JPG

More pics ---> http://www.defense-92.fr/majungalesphotos.html

PS: that's right hseugut ;)

yesterday
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/5258/majunga.jpg By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-11-11

Pics taken today by Milo:

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/7729/m13nov11a.jpg

http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/7702/m13nov11b.jpg

:banana:

By Sipane:

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6094/6354509505_b0e10f156c_b.jpg

The core is taking shape... :okay:

Pics taken by our comrade MILO this morning:

http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/2834/m19nov11b.jpg

http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/4818/m19nov11a.jpg

The last bit of the 3 metres thick slab is currently getting poured :banana:.

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Some more by Maza:

http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/2600/sdc12322p.jpg

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/861/sdc12321o.jpg

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http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/5203/sdc12318g.jpg

http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/3922/sdc12317q.jpg

Thanx for posting Jex :cheers:
Good to see the progress here. Hopefully it will start to rise above ground level before the end of the winter. Looking forward to that :)

You're welcome Trademarc :).
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Taken yesterday by Spouddzi:

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More pics ---> HERE (http://www.skyscrapercity.com/newreply.php?do=postreply&t=483141)

:wave:

Pics taken on 28 november by Spouddzi:

http://www.defense-92.fr/photos/ph34504.JPG

http://www.defense-92.fr/photos/ph34502.JPG

http://www.defense-92.fr/photos/ph34687.JPG

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MORE PICS HERE (http://www.defense-92.fr/majungalesphotos.html)
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Nice pics by JP2H taken on 19 november:

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6036/6369445561_c76854df5d_b.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6045/6369430979_49f9d0210e_b.jpg

saturday 10th
http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/5258/majunga.jpg
By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-12-10

La tour Majunga est un gratte-ciel de bureaux en construction qui se situe dans le quartier d'affaires de La Défense à Puteaux (Hauts-de-Seine, France).

^^:spam1:^^

24 december
http://img825.imageshack.us/img825/1267/majunga1.jpg
By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-12-24
http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/3583/majunga2.jpg
By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2011-12-24

today
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/5258/majunga.jpg
By morgandoug (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/morgandoug) at 2012-01-14

wow.... absolutely truly amazing .... I JUST LOVE THIS ONE ...

in fact, if I just envision the moment it is constructed and standing tall along with one of my most favorite towers in Paris, next to it, I can only think of one symphony to be played:

Karmina Burana by Carl Orff and just enjoy the view!!!

Yeap CharlotteJ :).

In addition to being an original tower with a decent height/lovely modern design & a pretty interesting cladding (at last), it's going to bring some balance to the skyline of La Défense (view from the Champs Elysées for instance). Indeed, there are so many projects under construction or planned on the right hand side (Courbevoie) that a major project was needed on the left hand side (in Puteaux). ;) I now wish that the outstanding Osmose tower will see the light in Puteaux in the next few years, no matter how long it can take, this tower is too gorgeous not to get built...:wave:

Yes true. I have been staying at a hotel in Puteaux area and if you then enter La Defence it can really impress one when a few 50+ floor skyscrapers can welcome one onto the area. Like I said, two or three 250meters or one 300meters tall building in the area will definitly add up to its charm.

And viewed from Champs Elysée it sure does make the whole picture more than just perfect.

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