Archinect - News 2024-11-05T09:44:32-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150142718/sou-fujimoto-s-eye-catching-apartment-tower-l-arbre-blanc-is-a-cantilevered-spectacle Sou Fujimoto's eye-catching apartment tower, L'Arbre Blanc, is a cantilevered spectacle Katherine Guimapang 2019-06-21T20:51:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c5/c57d031357bc978136daef2a71222233.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>When the project was <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/95060128/winning-team-chosen-to-build-2nd-architectural-folie-of-the-21st-century-in-montpellier" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">first announced in 2014</a>, many waited in anticipation as renderings of L'Arbre Blanc <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/13351/tower" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">tower</a> surfaced. The 17-story tower is said to be modeled after the shape of a tree with balconies 'branching out' from the cylindrical shaped building. Located in <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/364087/montpellier" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Montpellier, France</a>, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/186084/sou-fujimoto" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sou Fujimoto</a> was joined by&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dezeen.com/tag/nicolas-laisne-associes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nicolas Laisn&eacute;</a>, Dimitri Roussel, and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dezeen.com/tag/oxo-architectes/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">OXO Architectes</a>&nbsp;to complete the project.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e5/e5b3931a85c2be3f78472e96c51d1b41.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e5/e5b3931a85c2be3f78472e96c51d1b41.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>L'Arbre Blanc by Sou Fujimoto in collaboration with Nicolas Laisn&eacute;, Dimitri Roussel and OXO Architectes. Image &copy; Cyrille Weiner</figcaption></figure><p>With the 113 apartment tower fully constructed, it has stayed true to its renderings. According to the project's press release, Fujimoto and his team aimed at recreating the idea of a tower while paying attention to the local lifestyles of the people of Montpellier. The eye-catching details of the cantilevered balconies help create a changing perspective depending on the viewer's angle, sun positioning, and viewpoint. The cantilevered balconies not only aide in the visu...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/149937233/a-look-at-sou-fujimoto-s-proposed-sustainable-timber-frame-tower A look at Sou Fujimoto's proposed sustainable, timber-frame tower Julia Ingalls 2016-03-30T13:56:00-04:00 >2016-04-08T23:45:40-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/yh/yhwcrx93wbngmywf.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>In collaboration with&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/laisneroussel" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Laisn&eacute; Roussel</a> and&nbsp;developer Pitch Promotion, <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/65588/sou-fujimoto-architects" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sou Fujimoto</a>'s proposed 50-meter tall mixed-use timber-frame structure Canopia would be the tallest of its kind if built. Riffing a bit off the swirling form of Fujimoto's&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/134127656/a-brief-history-of-twisted-apartment-buildings" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Abre Blanc</a> apartment building, the proposed structure includes 199 residential units, over 3,700 square meters of commercial offices,&nbsp;a panoramic bar and roof gardens, and 500 square meters of retail space.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/t4/t4eldpwsr9cdkytp.jpg"></p><p>In addition to being a part of the phase two development of the Amargnac sector of the Bordeaux Saint-Jean&nbsp;Belcier ZAC (urban development zone), Canopia is&nbsp;designed&nbsp;to be environmentally sustainable. Aside from&nbsp;attempting&nbsp;to&nbsp;achieve&nbsp;"Biosource" certification by using cross-laminated spruce or silver fur timber for the flooring and beams, sustainability is partly achieved by the rooftop gardens, which are connected by raised walkways and allow residents to wander among fruit trees, water&nbsp;reservoirs, and vegetable gardens before hitting the bar/re...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/95060128/winning-team-chosen-to-build-2nd-architectural-folie-of-the-21st-century-in-montpellier Winning team chosen to build 2nd “Architectural Folie of the 21st century” in Montpellier Justine Testado 2014-03-06T21:22:00-05:00 >2014-03-31T02:53:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cw/cwnz09o6hayjbvu7.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The "folie" continues with the winning team that will build a new "Architectural Folie of the 21st Century" for Montpellier, France. The team -- which includes Sou Fujimoto Architects, Nicolas Laisn&eacute; Associates, and Manal Rachdi Oxo Architects as the architects -- won the closed competition with their project, "Arbre Blanc" (White Tree), a 10,000 m&sup2; mixed-use tower...</p></em><br /><br /><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/qf/qfdocqdep83x319x.jpg"><br><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/8n/8npgfs7lcmn4smuz.jpg"><br><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/sr/sr8hgp4y0d1clz7m.jpg"><br><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/2h/2hafsn51ysv8zb9d.jpg"><br><br>Drawings:</p><p><br><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/h1/h11ktzt70rtjwd74.jpg"><br><br><br><br><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/514x/1t/1thgm9boz5idbiet.jpg"><br><br>Find out more on <a href="http://www.bustler.net/index.php/article/winning_team_chosen_to_build_2nd_architectural_folie_of_the_21st_century_in" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bustler</a>.</p><p><em>Copyright image + plans + documents: SOU FUJIMOTO ARCHITECTS + NICOLAS LAISNE ASSOCIES + MANAL RACHDI OXO ARCHITECTS + FRANCK BOUTTE CONSULTANTS + Rendering by RSI-STUDIO</em></p> https://archinect.com/news/article/76828663/taichung-city-cultural-center-entry-by-oxo-architects-nicolas-laisn-architecte-urbaniste Taichung City Cultural Center Entry by OXO Architects + Nicolas Laisné Architecte Urbaniste Alexander Walter 2013-07-11T14:52:00-04:00 >2013-07-15T19:08:21-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1q/1q2f48q94k8l0qvj.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>French firms OXO architects and Nicolas Laisn&eacute; Architecte Urbaniste have sent us "TCC Garden," the team's joint entry to the Taichung City Cultural Center competition in Taiwan</p></em><br /><br /><p> To see more Taichung City Cultural Center entries, <a href="http://archinect.com/news/tag/307060/taichung-city-cultural-center" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a>.</p>