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    Project entry 2014 Europe – Vertical Restructuring: High-rise tower rehabilitation, Nantes, France

    These sections show all the density of the rehabilitation of this single purpose 1970s tower. The pursuit breaks with the horizontal accumulation of floorspace and creates new experiences by mixing vertical and horizontal spaces/links. A mixed-use program of habitation, hotel, office and public space is interwoven in the concrete skeleton of the tower. In between spaces are managed by patio and the thickness of façades. The 4 pillars free the ground and create public spaces.

The project revisits a 1970s high-rise in the center of Nantes suffering from the problematic modernist creed of functional separation, which prevents the structure from being integrated into the urban fabric.

Last updated: September 24, 2015

The project revisits a 1970s high-rise in the center of Nantes suffering from the problematic modernist creed of functional separation, which prevents the structure from being integrated into the urban fabric.

The scheme aims to transform the existing structure into a “vertical city”, filled with multiple activities. The proposed design deploys public space as a means to link the existing cityscape with the new public spaces of the tower.