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Tour Montparnasse Competition – La Parisienne Proposal
Paris Skyscraper Architecture Proposal, France – design by PLP Architecture
28 Sep 2017
La Parisienne Proposal
Design: PLP Architecture
Location: Montparnasse, Paris, France
Tour Montparnasse Competition – La Parisienne Proposal

Following the launch of the international competition in June 2016, seven architecture practices were invited to participate in the second stage of the ?300 million project to completely revamp the Montparnasse tower, which is being funded entirely by the building?s co-owners.

Working in cross-disciplinary teams, each practice was required to submit a proposal that not only creates a powerful, dynamic and bold new identity for the Tour Montparnasse but also addresses all the challenges involved in terms of user accessibility, comfort and energy performance.
La Parisienne

PLP?s proposal to revamp the tower embodies the incarnation of ?La Parisienne? chic, elegant, and sometimes even exuberant.
The elegant and simple silhouette of the existing tower is magnified by the extension of glass sails of the principal façades, amplifying the building?s height and slenderness. The suspended gardens of double and triple height distributed internally and externally across the entire height reinforce the perception of a new identity from all of Paris.
The proposal reconciles La Parisienne with t...