The European Union Square is the active center and heart of the western sector of Massy. The space is very urban, dense, and lively; life revolves around a large public space.

© Frédéric Delangle

Architects: Atelier Du Pont

Location: Place de l'Union Européenne, 91300 Massy, France

Area: 7350.0 sqm

Photographs: Frédéric Delangle, Takuji Shimmura

Developer: Semmassy

Project Managers: François Giannesini

Client: Dream / cfd

Porgram: Student residence, tourist accommodation and shops

© Takuji Shimmura

From the architect. The European Union Square is the active center and heart of the western sector of Massy. The space is very urban, dense, and lively; life revolves around a large public space.
© Frédéric Delangle

Floor Plan

© Frédéric Delangle

The project exploits its particular situation and creates a link between the two different landscapes: the city and the railway tracks. It consists of two buildings, so two programs, accessed through a common garden: a hotel and a student residence sit atop a continuous base of shops. The arrangement of the buildings is thought to open the garden on the square and create a visual breakthrough suggesting the railway landscape in the distance. On the side facing the city, the bui...