The next new project from Zaha Hadid Architects will renovate major elements of the historic Le Schuylkill Tower in Monaco. 

Built as the principality’s first high-rise in 1963, the aging 25-story residential tower overlooks the Mediterranean and Monte Carlo’s Port Hercule and boasts 188 apartment units in its present layout.

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.

Other environmental considerations include grey and rainwater recycling, improving the building’s envelope performance, and an on-site waste management system. 

The new building will also be connected to the regional thalassothermal loop, which provides further heating and cooling alternatives. The firm’s feasibility study accounted for the 72-foot gradient that defines the site while adding 192 new storage cellars and an alternate entrance at the B5 level. Costs for the renovation have been reported at €170 million (or about $185 million USD). 

A total of 75% of the existing concrete structure will be retained, according to the architects. The project will also enact major seismic upgrades to make the structure more durable. Accessibility upgrades will have to be enacted as well.

Further amenities to be added to the tower as part of the renovations, including a grand dining room, clubhouse suite, new catering facilities for residents, gym, swimming pool, and spa, will complete the design, which also extends the existing lobby entrance to incorporate a new co-working space connected to its landscaped gardens.

Preliminary work for the renovation has already started on-site. ZHA's team will be led by Project Director Stephane Vallotton, with help from Project Architect Pelayo Bustillo Macias and Project Leads Lenka Petrakova and Frenji Koshy. 

Also in the Mediterranean region, Zaha Hadid Architects recently unveiled designs for a network of 100 state-of-the-art hydrogen refueling stations for yachters.