Tour Saint-Gobain (previously known as Tour M2) is an office skyscraper designed by Valode & Pistre in Courbevoie, in La Défense, the business district of the Paris metropolitan area.[1]

Tour Saint-Gobain
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Former namesTour M2
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeCommercial offices
Architectural styleModernism
Location12 Place de l'Iris
La Défense, Courbevoie, France
Coordinates48°53′22″N 2°14′55″E / 48.8894676°N 2.2486482°E / 48.8894676; 2.2486482
Construction started2017
Completed2019
OwnerSaint-Gobain
Height
Antenna spire178 m (584 ft)
Roof178 m (584 ft)
Technical details
Floor count44
Floor area48,900 m2 (526,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Valode & Pistre
EngineerVinci SA
Main contractorSaint-Gobain
Website
www.saint-gobain.com/en/saint-gobain-tower

It houses the head office of the French company Saint-Gobain.[2] It measures 167.52 metres (549.6 ft) in height from the Parvis de la Défense and 177.95 metres (583.8 ft) from the ground.[3]

The first stone was laid on 19 April 2017 by Pierre-André de Chalendar, the chairman and CEO of Saint-Gobain, Gabriele Galateri di Genola, the chairman of Generali, and Xavier Huillard, the chairman and CEO of Vinci SA.[4]

See also

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Tour Saint-Gobain under construction

References

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  1. ^ "Saint-Gobain". Paris La Défense.
  2. ^ "TOUR SAINT-GOBAIN COURBEVOIE-LA DÉFENSE". Archistorm (in French) (101).
  3. ^ "Tour Saint-Gobain" (in French). PSS.
  4. ^ "Pose de la première pierre de la Tour Saint-Gobain" (Press release) (in French). Generali. 19 April 2017. Archived from the original on 20 April 2017.
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