Architecture: Morphosis Architects Location: Puteaux, France Project Principal (through Design Development): Tim Christ Project Director: Charles Lamy Project Manager: Matt Grady Project Architect: David Rindlaub Project Designer: Chandler Ahrens Client: Unibail Program: Commercial office tower with office space, employee restaurants, public café, trading floors, public amenities, and parking for 450 cars Type: Commercial Constructed Area: 185,494 sqm Design Year: 2006-2009 Construction Year: 2010-2014 Images: Morphosis Architects Texts: Thom Mayne and Morphosis More info: http://www.morphopedia.com/
Drawing on the power of parametric scripting, the design of the Phare Tower gathers disparate programmatic, physical, and infrastructural elements from the requirements of the building and synthesizes these into a form that seamlessly integrates the building into the idiosyncrasies of its site while expressing multiple flows of movement. In the spirit of the Paris Exposition competition proposals, the tower embodies state-of-the-art technological advances to become a cultural landmark.
