PARIS | Hermitage Plaza | 320m x 2 | 1050ft x 2 | 86 fl | 85 fl | App - Page 6

roccocancun · March 11th, 2009, 07:45 PM

nice tower its very fashion

Alvar Lavague · March 11th, 2009, 08:09 PM

The other Dude · March 11th, 2009, 08:40 PM

wow this towers are going to have one of the best views worldwide! not so sure about the design, though.. A skybridge could have made quite a difference. how big are the chances of this getting built?

LeB.Fr · March 11th, 2009, 09:19 PM

dougfr69 · March 11th, 2009, 09:33 PM

@ The other Dude
According to the director of Hermitage, the financing is found and construction could begin in the end of 2010, but with crisis, I think that it is necessary to be wary of this date.

Martounet · March 11th, 2009, 09:47 PM

terrific towers but la defense skyline is gonna be totally destroyed after that

wholly unsteady

Baboulinet · March 11th, 2009, 09:51 PM

oups ....

Baboulinet · March 11th, 2009, 09:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martounet

terrific towers but la defense skyline is gonna be totally destroyed after that

wholly unsteady

French are REALLY difficult somtimes ....

The other Dude · March 12th, 2009, 01:53 AM

i have to agree that it doesnt really fit the existing skyline
reminds me of the tower in dubai that is getting built on the beach in front of all the other towers

brisavoine · March 12th, 2009, 02:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Martounet

terrific towers but la defense skyline is gonna be totally destroyed after that

wholly unsteady

I disagree. You seem to consider that somehow time will stop in 2014 for ever. It's not as if La Défense will be frozen in 2014 (that annoying French mentality, incapable of thinking the city in a dynamic forward-looking way

).

The skyline of La Défense will be temporarily skewed towards the right as seen from the Arc de Triomphe, but then new skyscrapers will be built to the left of the axis over time to compensate. In fact it's excellent news, because it will force future city planners to authorize supertall skyscrapers to the left of the axis to compensate for these twin towers. La Défense is anything but a district frozen in time!

Manuel · March 12th, 2009, 02:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brisavoine

I disagree. You seem to consider that somehow time will stop in 2014 for ever. It's not as if La Défense will be frozen in 2014 (that annoying French mentality, incapable of thinking the city in a dynamic forward-looking way

).

The skyline of La Défense will be temporarily skewed towards the right as seen from the Arc de Triomphe, but then new skyscrapers will be built to the left of the axis over time to compensate. In fact it's excellent news, because it will force future city planners to authorize supertall skyscrapers to the left of the axis to compensate for these twin towers. La Défense is anything but a district frozen in time!

For once I agree totally with you.

***weird*** · March 12th, 2009, 03:02 AM

Really cool. I want a condo in the top of one of them.. damn, views are really incroyables

Mplsuptown · March 12th, 2009, 03:24 AM

Like the tower/s. I'd hate to be in that pool and spa room and slip on the tile anywhere near one of those glass walls though.

***weird*** · March 12th, 2009, 03:30 AM

^
What sort of glass do you think that they are going to use? Bohemian glass?

Phobos · March 12th, 2009, 04:04 AM

The previous design seemed to be more innovative.
This one looks a bit boring 'cause of the two identical towers,but the geometry of the buildings is good.

***gothicform*** · March 12th, 2009, 04:24 AM

more on the paris hermitage towers here...

quite nice i think, particularly like the geometry they've used in them. foster needs a trick other than a white diagrid over blue glass though.

KaEL- · March 12th, 2009, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by brisavoine

The skyline of La Défense will be temporarily skewed towards the right as seen from the Arc de Triomphe, but then new skyscrapers will be built to the left of the axis over time to compensate. In fact it's excellent news, because it will force future city planners to authorize supertall skyscrapers to the left of the axis to compensate for these twin towers. La Défense is anything but a district frozen in time!

Right!

dnobsemajdnob · March 12th, 2009, 05:09 PM

Magnificent!

brisavoine · March 12th, 2009, 08:30 PM

Something few people have noticed so far is the fact that although the Hermitage Towers will be 1 meter short of the Eiffel Tower (in order to avoid public controversies I suppose), their last floors will be much higher than the last floor of the Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower is 1 meter taller than the Hermitage Towers overall only thanks to its antenna. Its last floor (the uppermost part of the Eiffel Tower you can reach as a tourist) is "only" 276 m/906 ft above street level, whereas the last floors of the Hermitage Towers should be about 320 m / 1,050 ft above street level judging from the renderings.

In fact the Hermitage Towers will have the tallest habitable floors in the European Union by far. Their last floors are about as high as the last floors of the Empire State Building. Below I made a graph showing the Hermitage Towers and other famous skyscrapers in Europe and the rest of the world for comparisons. If they end up being built, the Hermitage Towers will truly look like two enormous skyscrapers on the banks of the Seine, more voluminous and towering than the Eiffel Tower. I think at this point it's still hard for many people to realize how massive they will look. The graph below gives an idea of what to expect.

jayo · March 12th, 2009, 08:37 PM

boxy and ugly.

March 11th, 2009, 07:45 PM	#101
roccocancun MKT Cancun Life Style Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Cancún. Posts: 2,713 Likes (Received): 80	nice tower its very fashion __________________ Selva, Mar, Historia y Juventud, eso es Quintana Roo.

March 11th, 2009, 08:09 PM	#102
Alvar Lavague European citizen Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Paris Posts: 1,140 Likes (Received): 11	__________________ "Every man has two countries, his own and France" Thomas Jefferson

March 11th, 2009, 08:40 PM	#103
The other Dude Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 267 Likes (Received): 1	wow this towers are going to have one of the best views worldwide! not so sure about the design, though.. A skybridge could have made quite a difference. how big are the chances of this getting built? __________________ In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.

March 12th, 2009, 01:53 AM	#109
The other Dude Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 267 Likes (Received): 1	i have to agree that it doesnt really fit the existing skyline reminds me of the tower in dubai that is getting built on the beach in front of all the other towers __________________ In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move.

March 12th, 2009, 03:24 AM	#113
Mplsuptown Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Minneapolis MN Posts: 745 Likes (Received): 13	Like the tower/s. I'd hate to be in that pool and spa room and slip on the tile anywhere near one of those glass walls though. __________________ I ain't got time to breed

March 11th, 2009, 09:19 PM	#104
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March 11th, 2009, 09:33 PM	#105
dougfr69 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: LYON Posts: 1,294 Likes (Received): 4	@ The other Dude According to the director of Hermitage, the financing is found and construction could begin in the end of 2010, but with crisis, I think that it is necessary to be wary of this date.

March 11th, 2009, 09:47 PM	#106
Martounet Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 712 Likes (Received): 0	terrific towers but la defense skyline is gonna be totally destroyed after that wholly unsteady

March 11th, 2009, 09:51 PM	#107
Baboulinet Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 214 Likes (Received): 32	oups ....

March 12th, 2009, 03:02 AM	#112
*weird* ~ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pontevedra Posts: 4,632	Really cool. I want a condo in the top of one of them.. damn, views are really incroyables

March 12th, 2009, 03:30 AM	#114
*weird* ~ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pontevedra Posts: 4,632	^ What sort of glass do you think that they are going to use? Bohemian glass?

March 12th, 2009, 04:04 AM	#115
Phobos Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Porto,Portugal-EU(currently living in Brazil) Posts: 9,172 Likes (Received): 19	The previous design seemed to be more innovative. This one looks a bit boring 'cause of the two identical towers,but the geometry of the buildings is good. __________________ ████ ████ Europe:many countries,only one nation. http://europa.eu/

March 12th, 2009, 04:24 AM	#116
*gothicform* Bossman Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: not london Posts: 29,263 Likes (Received): 558	more on the paris hermitage towers here... quite nice i think, particularly like the geometry they've used in them. foster needs a trick other than a white diagrid over blue glass though.

March 12th, 2009, 05:09 PM	#118
dnobsemajdnob BANNED Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 508 Likes (Received): 0	Magnificent!

March 12th, 2009, 08:30 PM	#119
brisavoine BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: desconocida Posts: 17,938 Likes (Received): 1734	Something few people have noticed so far is the fact that although the Hermitage Towers will be 1 meter short of the Eiffel Tower (in order to avoid public controversies I suppose), their last floors will be much higher than the last floor of the Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower is 1 meter taller than the Hermitage Towers overall only thanks to its antenna. Its last floor (the uppermost part of the Eiffel Tower you can reach as a tourist) is "only" 276 m/906 ft above street level, whereas the last floors of the Hermitage Towers should be about 320 m / 1,050 ft above street level judging from the renderings. In fact the Hermitage Towers will have the tallest habitable floors in the European Union by far. Their last floors are about as high as the last floors of the Empire State Building. Below I made a graph showing the Hermitage Towers and other famous skyscrapers in Europe and the rest of the world for comparisons. If they end up being built, the Hermitage Towers will truly look like two enormous skyscrapers on the banks of the Seine, more voluminous and towering than the Eiffel Tower. I think at this point it's still hard for many people to realize how massive they will look. The graph below gives an idea of what to expect.

March 12th, 2009, 08:37 PM	#120
jayo Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: The World Posts: 886 Likes (Received): 0	boxy and ugly. __________________ london

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