HERMITAGE PLAZA: two 320-metre-high towers beside the Seine, just outside Paris.

SoundTrack: Grant Siedle - "Make his peace"

Hermitage Plaza:
The mixed-use Hermitage Plaza development will provide offices, apartments, a hotel and a spa within the two new buildings, as well as a public plaza
Hermitage Plaza by Foster + Partners
Hermitage Plaza will create a new community to the east of La Défense, in Courbevoie, that extends down to the river Seine with cafés, shops and a public plaza at its heart.
The project incorporates two 320-metre-high buildings -- the tallest mixed-use towers in Western Europe -- which will establish a distinctive symbol for this new urban destination on the Paris skyline.
The buildings face one another at ground level. Open and permeable to encourage people to walk through the site, the towers enclose a public piazza which establishes the social focus. As they rise from an interlocking diamond-shaped plan, the towers turn outward to address views across Paris.
The angle of the façade panels promotes self-shading and vents can be opened to draw fresh air inside, contributing to an environmental strategy that targets a BREEAM 'excellent' rating. The highly efficient diagrid structure uses less steel and emphasises the elegant proportions of the towers.
The piazza -- created by burying the existing busy road beneath a landscaped deck -- slopes gently downward to the water's edge, which is lined with new cafés and restaurants. Connected to the existing Courbevoie and EPAD masterplans, the project will reinforce the regeneration of the riverfront.

Видео HERMITAGE PLAZA: two 320-metre-high towers beside the Seine, just outside Paris. канала FRANK CARMI