“I propose a tower that’s a one-off. Her ambition is clearly to be part of the dense Mediterranean sea air. She flaunts her desire to play with the sun, draw shadows in the sky… Only, flimsy shadows, simple geometries that sow the seeds of complex mathematical games… And yes, always this coupling of simplicity and complexity…”
Jean Nouvel
Status Finalised
Dates 2006 - 2018
Clients Constructa Urban System
Types of assignment Commission, Full mission, Interior design, Furniture
Program 135-meter office 31-storey tower with a business restaurant, a nursery (26 cradles) and five shops
Habitable area / Surface area 39,560 m² / 46,767 m²
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Address 2 Quai d'Arenc, 13002 Marseille, France
Team Team Jean NOUVEL – Ateliers Jean Nouvel
ASSISTING ARCHITECT TO JEAN NOUVEL: Aurélien COULANGES
DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION GROUPING HEADED BY : Vinci Construction France
STUDIO MANAGER : Didier BRAULT
PROJECT LEADER: Alain GVOZDENOVIC (Project), Nathalie SASSO et Vincent DELFAUD (Execution)
ARCHITECTS:
Project: Chen CHEN, Jean-Patrick DEGRAVE, Katarina DOBROWOLSKI, Patricia FERNANDEZ, Laure FRACHET, Sangmin HYUN, Carolina OLIVEIRA, Pedro RODRIGUEZ DINIS
Execution: Jeanne AUTRAN, Luisa CAPRIO, Alice DUFOURMANTELLE, Jean SAINT-PIERRE, Beryl MONNOT
COMPUTER GENERATED IMAGES: Ateliers Jean Nouvel + Golem (Project)
GRAPHIC DESIGN: Rafaëlle ISHKINAZI (Project), Natalie SACCU DE FRANCI, Élise TAPONIER, Clio ZANCANELLA (Execution)
ENGINEERS: AEDIS (Structure), Alto ingenierie (Building services and sustainable development), Arcora (facades), AVEL (Acoustic), Casso (Fire safety), Serius (Kitchen)
CO-CONTRACTO: Crudeli (CVCD), SNEF (Electricity), KONE (Vertical transportation)
MAJOR SUBCONTRACTORS: Botte Fondations (Foundations), Ouest Alu (Facades), URSA (Steel structure), MBA et Art Deco (False ceiling panels), Linder (False floor)
Occupant Constructa, Métropole Aix-Marseille-Provence, Haribo, Sodexo, Orange, Cepac, Swiss Life REIM, STEIR, et le World Trade Center Marseille Provence
