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Masséna building, Paris - design by Christian de Portzamparc

New images added 7 Sep 2011 Quartier Massena Urban development of the Masséna district, Paris Design: Atelier Christian de Portzamparc A new district located between the ´rue de Tolbiac' and the ´rue Watt', on the south bank of the Seine river, in Paris, France Urban project competition in two phases. Award winning project. Under construction. photos © Éric Sempé How does one open the city to fickleness and gather multiple activities, such as housings, offices, and a university, within the evolutive district of a dense city? Rather than a strict mass plan, Christian de Portzamparc conceives a set a rules allowing variations. At a district scale, Christian de Portzamparc makes use of a concept he developed during the 80’s, that of the “open block” and its corollary luminous and diversified “open street”. photos © Éric Sempé The buildings are independent and apart, allowing the street to open onto the internal side of the open blocks where gardens are planted. The buildings sides all benefit from an exposure to sunlight. The wide variety of programs, volumes and materials is implemented along the entity of the street. Nowadays, the city must be able to combine the great with the average, the ordinary with the exceptional, to be lively and evolutive. photos © Éric Sempé Quartier Masséna Paris - Building Information PROGRAM: Urban project Conception of urban rules: volumes, division of the blocks, drawing of the network and public gardens. Number of architects: 30 SURFACES: Built surface (SHON): 337,000 sqm Ground surface build: 12,5 hectares Average density (COS): 2,81 Housing: 67,200 m2 Shops: 36,900 m2 Offices: 117,600 m2 Facilities: 5,200 m2 University: 110,000 m2 Public gardens: 1,2 hectares CLIENT: Ville de Paris DEVELOPER: Société d'Economie Mixte d'Aménagement de la Ville de Paris (SEMAPA) ACDP, TEAM: Karol Claverie, Marie-Elisabeth Nicoleau, Francois Barberot, Wilfrid Bellecour, Barbara Bottet, Thierry Wiet, Clémence Heurtaut, Valérie Berger. picture from architects Quartier Masséna development images / information from Atelier Christian de Portzamparc Quartier Masséna design : Atelier Christian de Portzamparc

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