2024-12-04T03:37:20-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150420036/zaha-hadid-architects-will-refurbish-le-schuylkill-tower-in-monaco Josh Niland 2024-03-12T12:15:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/62/6278c1a3fdcd5ccec83d435c16987274.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The next new project from <a href="https://archinect.com/zaha-hadid" target="_blank">Zaha Hadid Architects</a> will renovate major elements of the historic Le Schuylkill Tower in Monaco.&nbsp;</p> <p>Built as the principality&rsquo;s first high-rise in 1963, the aging 25-story residential tower overlooks the Mediterranean and Monte Carlo&rsquo;s Port Hercule and boasts 188 apartment units in its present layout.</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ab/ab5e349a06a4b9bc8cad5b264785c6ff.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ab/ab5e349a06a4b9bc8cad5b264785c6ff.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image courtesy MIR</figcaption></figure><p>Joined by Square Architecte, ZHA will embark on a renovation that will result in a brand new 441,320-square-foot space in May of 2027. The operation will add six total penthouses made from low-carbon (XCarb) steel to the three uppermost floors while reconfiguring the interior and balconies without any alteration to the building footprint, as well as reducing whole-life carbon emissions through a BD2M accreditated design.<br></p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/31/315b4b90860399de3d4c4376492fa317.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/31/315b4b90860399de3d4c4376492fa317.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image render courtesy Talcik Demovicova</figcaption></figure><p>Other environmental considerations include grey and rainwater recycling, improving the building&rsquo;s envelope performance, and an on-site waste management system.&nbsp;</p> <p>The new building will also...</p>