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 names | Tour M2 |
General information | |
Status | Completed |
Type | Commercial offices |
Architectural style | Modernism |
Location | 12 Place de l'Iris La Défense, Courbevoie, France |
Coordinates | 48°53′22″N 2°14′55″E / 48.8894676°N 2.2486482°E |
Construction started | 2017 |
Completed | 2019 |
Owner | Saint-Gobain |
Height | |
Antenna spire | 178 m (584 ft) |
Roof | 178 m (584 ft) |
Technical details | |
Floor count | 44 |
Floor area | 48,900 m2 (526,000 sq ft) |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Valode & Pistre |
Engineer | Vinci SA |
Main contractor | Saint-Gobain |
Website | |
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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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edit- ^ "Saint-Gobain". Paris La Défense.
- ^ "TOUR SAINT-GOBAIN COURBEVOIE-LA DÉFENSE". Archistorm (in French) (101).
- ^ "Tour Saint-Gobain" (in French). PSS.
- ^ "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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