Archinect - News 2024-12-22T01:41:53-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150328313/3xn-debuts-an-artistic-mixed-use-design-for-paris-stolid-la-d-fense-district 3XN debuts an artistic mixed-use design for Paris’ stolid La Défense district Josh Niland 2022-10-28T15:38:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/79/795920f3095b9cb4d4fda11b868d5f52.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/12533/3xn" target="_blank">3XN</a> has officially debuted its first-ever French design just west of Paris&rsquo; <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/314651/la-d-fense" target="_blank">La D&eacute;fense</a> business district in Nanterre.</p> <p>Featuring a program that combines a traditional office and hotel accommodation through two separate volumes, joined along an east-west axis, that offer views of La D&eacute;fense&rsquo;s adjacent towers and Johan Otto von Spreckelsen&rsquo;s monumental <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/483599/la-grande-arche" target="_blank">Grande Arche</a>.</p> <p>&ldquo;As the first shape you encounter when arriving from La D&eacute;fense, this building had to be eye-catching and dynamic,&rdquo; 3XN Founding Partner Kim Herforth Nielsen explains. &ldquo;The faceted fa&ccedil;ade and shifting volumes make it a standout in the busy district. The concept &mdash; two distinct but complementary designs &mdash; is unique in the area.&rdquo;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/64/64c336823f0000975c617e0f6d7968a0.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/64/64c336823f0000975c617e0f6d7968a0.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Jared Chulski, courtesy 3XN.</figcaption></figure><figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ff/ff3aec0afd57ed462f312f723fa9ed37.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ff/ff3aec0afd57ed462f312f723fa9ed37.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Photo: Jared Chulski, courtesy 3XN.</figcaption></figure><p>The scheme makes use of semi-reflective aluminum panel cladding to distinguish the H&ocirc;tel OKKO as one unbroken massing, while its partner InD&eacute;fense office structure splits into smaller forms, extruding to &ldquo;open the long and narrow si...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/105960688/parisian-grande-arche-to-be-renovated Parisian Grande Arche to be Renovated Nicholas Korody 2014-08-06T20:18:00-04:00 >2014-08-06T20:18:44-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/vt/vtbv8sqehx383qch.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The government has now promised &euro;200m (&pound;160m) worth of "important renovation work" on the south side of the [Grande Arche de la D&eacute;fense] to begin in October and last for two years. The Grande Arche was designed by Danish architect Johann Otto von Spreckelsen, who won an international competition to design a 20th century Arc de Triomphe but who was later forced through illness to transfer responsibility for the construction to French architect Paul Andreu.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><head><meta></head></html> https://archinect.com/news/article/105785403/france-pledges-200m-to-restore-la-d-fense-s-crumbling-cube France pledges €200m to restore La Défense's crumbling cube Alexander Walter 2014-08-04T13:39:00-04:00 >2014-08-04T13:43:05-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/0c/0ca52c0de31b6206f557b68072d94869?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Sited at the heart of France's main business district at La D&eacute;fense, the enormous and impressive Grande Arche was always more than a monument to the triumph of humanitarian ideals over military glory. [...] A quarter of a century on, however, the crumbling state of La Grande Arche de la D&eacute;fense might be a metaphor for France's struggling economy. [...] The government has now promised &euro;200m (&pound;160m) worth of "important renovation work" [...] to begin in October and last for two years.</p></em><br /><br /><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd"> <html><head><meta></head></html> https://archinect.com/news/article/78370802/hoping-to-improve-missed-connections-at-la-d-fense Hoping to improve missed connections at La Défense Nam Henderson 2013-07-31T15:34:00-04:00 >2013-08-01T12:15:20-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/tf/tfhj8d24ga1m045g.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>Alessandra Cianchetta, a partner at AWP, the firm mapping the master plan, acknowledges the enormousness of her task. &ldquo;La D&eacute;fense as a concept is a bit obsolete,&rdquo; Ms. Cianchetta said. &ldquo;There is no interaction, no hospitality here.&rdquo;</p></em><br /><br /><p> Georgi Kantchev reviewed plans by the public agency that manages the district &nbsp;to upgrade it's public spaces. The firm <a href="http://www.%C2%ADplatforms.%C2%ADfr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">AWP </a>wants to&nbsp;add entertainment sites to the main public plaza and build footbridges to connect it with the surrounding neighborhoods.</p>