PARIS | Hermitage Plaza | 320m x 2 | 1050ft x 2 | 86 fl | 85 fl | App - Page 7

Skyscrapercitizen · March 12th, 2009, 10:49 PM

You are poor and jealous.

Amazing design and height!

Eric Offereins · March 12th, 2009, 10:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dougfr69

@ 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.

Sounds good. These towers are magnificent.

***Minato ku*** · March 13th, 2009, 12:47 AM

da_wei · March 13th, 2009, 03:24 AM

i sorry to say this design is really ugly, i would prefer the old one as its has a "bridge" connected those two towers.

Alvar Lavague · March 13th, 2009, 06:15 PM

PropertyEU, March 13, 2009 :

Quote:

Hermitage signs financing for tower at La Defense

Hermitage, the French property arm of Russian group Stroimontage, reached an agreement on Wednesday with an undisclosed pool of banks for the financing of the Hermitage Plaza tower project located at La Défense business district in Paris. A Hermitage spokesperson would not reveal the amount of the financing, but the development of the scheme will involve an investment of over EUR 2 bn.
[...]

http://www.propertyeu.info/newslette...lt.asp?id=8669

Newcastle Guy · March 13th, 2009, 06:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by da_wei

i sorry to say this design is really ugly, i would prefer the old one as its has a "bridge" connected those two towers.

What is the obsession with bridges between the towers?

The design would be worse for it IMO

ghost101 · March 13th, 2009, 06:44 PM

2BN EUR. Pricey. Looks good though.

damian89 · March 13th, 2009, 07:29 PM

Better than the old design

***wjfox*** · March 14th, 2009, 12:11 AM

Very impressive... especially the night-time rendering.

Densaga · March 14th, 2009, 12:12 AM

Presentation movie

jennifer68 · March 14th, 2009, 01:30 AM

Wilmotte french architect said at the MIPIM in Cannes that his tower, one of the selected project for the tour signal will be built in la Défense in the next years !
good news !

brisavoine · March 14th, 2009, 02:10 AM

That should be posted in the general Paris thread, not here. This is the link to the general Paris thread: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showth...332767&page=98

eurekak750i · March 14th, 2009, 02:20 PM

huge project in an European city especially in France and during the crisis
well done Paris

SkyscraperSuperman · March 14th, 2009, 05:59 PM

I never thought I'd say this (

) but...congratulations Paris!

Manitopiaaa · March 15th, 2009, 10:35 PM

I don't like Paris with supertalls. It doesn't look good to me.

Metropolitan · March 16th, 2009, 01:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Manitopiaaa

I don't like Paris with supertalls. It doesn't look good to me.

Paris already has a supertall since 120 years and no one seems to bother...

Anyway, the towers are located in La Défense which is not exactly near Notre-Dame. Personnally, I find them absolutely beautiful, exactly what Paris needs actually.

They are soaring, gracious, and I would even add feminine. This changes from the big masculine towers we've been used to in Paris and which indeed, doesn't fit the city well.

I do hope Nouvel's Signal Tower will be cancelled (and it should be the case knowing the bad shape of its investor). Signal Tower is too heavy, too large, too squared. If the Hermitage Plaza twins are built and the Signal Tower isn't, then I'll be the happiest in the world... Phare and Generali only being bonuses to me.

dom · March 18th, 2009, 12:36 AM

These are more like it. A bit derivative from McFosters but these are interesting and are a modern twist on the blocky La Defense environment.

Phobos · March 18th, 2009, 05:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Metropolitan

I do hope Nouvel's Signal Tower will be cancelled (and it should be the case knowing the bad shape of its investor). Signal Tower is too heavy, too large, too squared. If the Hermitage Plaza twins are built and the Signal Tower isn't, then I'll be the happiest in the world... Phare and Generali only being bonuses to me.

Fingers crossed for this.Maybe we can even see Libeskind's proposal built,since it was proposed for the same site.This would be perfect!

chjbolton · March 20th, 2009, 04:18 AM

I'm sorry but one thing no one seems to point out (or even notice) and which has always been considered an issue with LD is: the flatness of its 'roof'.
We really need a couple of spires and funky shapes I think. Foster's design will not only block the most important view (arguably perhaps, from the 'historical axis') of those new interesting designs which we, only recently, were offered, but his twins will elevate the so-called 'roof' to flatten the whole of LD even more.

Even though I don't hate them, sorry not to join the parade; their design is totally unfit for the location as far as architectural harmony goes. Turn it however you want but a 300 m wall isn't very welcoming. From the distance they will only crush the entire district. Nouvel's Signal NOW becomes a problem pretty much for the same reason.
LD seems destined to be bulky and inelegant.

Jude12 · March 20th, 2009, 04:25 PM

That one is defintely better than the old designs.

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eurekak750i Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 27 Likes (Received): 0	huge project in an European city especially in France and during the crisis well done Paris

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March 20th, 2009, 04:18 AM	#139
chjbolton chjbolton Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: London, Paris, Munich Posts: 736 Likes (Received): 0	I'm sorry but one thing no one seems to point out (or even notice) and which has always been considered an issue with LD is: the flatness of its 'roof'. We really need a couple of spires and funky shapes I think. Foster's design will not only block the most important view (arguably perhaps, from the 'historical axis') of those new interesting designs which we, only recently, were offered, but his twins will elevate the so-called 'roof' to flatten the whole of LD even more. Even though I don't hate them, sorry not to join the parade; their design is totally unfit for the location as far as architectural harmony goes. Turn it however you want but a 300 m wall isn't very welcoming. From the distance they will only crush the entire district. Nouvel's Signal NOW becomes a problem pretty much for the same reason. LD seems destined to be bulky and inelegant. __________________ B O L T O N

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