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Residential Tower in Strasbourg
Apartment Building, France ? design by KCAP Architects&Planners and OSLO architectes
8 Nov 2017
Residential Tower
Design: KCAP Architects&Planners and OSLO architectes
Location: Strasbourg, France
KCAP and OSLO win competition for residential tower in Strasbourg, France

KCAP Architects&Planners, in collaboration with OSLO architectes, has won the first prize in the architectural design competition for a residential tower in Strasbourg, France. This was announced by the mayor of Strasbourg, Mr. Roland Ries. The tower will be the first and most symbolic building of the new neighborhood ?Strasbourg, Presqu?ile?citadelle?. With its 57 meters of height, the tower will become a landmark for the area located between the city center of Strasbourg and the river Rhine. It will be developed by SAS-3B.
Symbolic landmark

Within the new dense but low-rise neighborhood with building heights ranging from three to five levels, the tower will be the only high-rise building. Not only will it be overlooking the area and offer stunning views from the apartments. It will also become a new landmark for the city, manifesting a symbolic value for this location where Strasbourg and France are opening up towards Germany.

Identity

In its architectural expression and with its playful brick facade, the design relates to the local context of the new neighborhoo...