Jean Nouvel’s Tour Hekla development in Paris’ La Défense financial district is nearing completion after construction began in late 2018.
The 49-story building represents the Pritzker winner’s third attempt to build in La Défense after designs in 1989 and 2008 went unrealized owing to engineering difficulties and economic concerns. Now, with an approval behind them, the team at Ateliers Jean Nouvel has combined with developers Hines and AG Real Estate to plan 76,000 square meters of new office space that will allow nearly 5,800 workers flexibility and added green space.
According to Nouvel: "I envisioned a prismatic composition that would create and re-create an array of polychrome brise-soleils where metal and glass, light and latitudes, the transparent and the opaque co-exist. The uppermost floors, laid out in triplex, create a landscaped highpoint in total contrast to the horizontal transition to sky presented by the orthogonal or parallelipedic form of most of the surrounding buildings."
"Along with its breathtaking views, HEKLA will foster the possibility of a whole new high-rise experience. Inside HEKLA, solutions to technical constraints have been optimized to free up huge workspaces/areas conducive to social interaction."
The project is on track for realization within a year and will leave a significant mark on the city’s skyline.
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