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PARIS | New Axa Tower | 787 FT / 240 M | 56 FLOORS

Work has started on the refurbishment and heightening of the old AXA Tower (159m/522ft) due to be turned into a 240m/787ft skyscraper with a different design and different cladding.

http://img339.imageshack.us/img339/7996/axaxe3.jpg

Some pictures of the old AXA Tower:

http://img472.imageshack.us/img472/2...eganaxa0zu.jpg

http://www.defense-92.fr/photos/ph373.JPG

http://irgendwo.free.fr/axa/k.jpg

To be replaced by:

New Axa Tower
56 floors
Height: 240m (780 ft) with spire, roof height 225.11m (738.5 ft)
Floor space: 86,707.1 m² (933,307.5 sq. ft)
Architects: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates / SRA Architects
Developer: SCI Vendôme Assur
Due to be completed and opened: end of 2009-beginning of 2010

http://www.newcityskyline.com/Tour_P..._Signal_1_.JPG

http://www.cogedim-entreprise.com/im.../TOUR-CB31.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/35/117177822_3324c261c2_o.jpg

http://www.cyberarchi.com/images/articles/2244_09_z.jpg

http://img70.imageshack.us/img70/556...sitive22mf.jpg

http://img123.imageshack.us/img123/2324/axa21fp7.jpg

New Axa Tower in a model of La Défense (Generali and Air² towers are missing):

http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/7769/dsc00918sy5.jpg

New Axa Tower to the right, Generali and Air² are shown:

http://www.defense-92.fr/photos/ph2340.jpg

Now to the left:

http://grrroux.free.fr/misc/new_aurore2.JPG

The entrance:

http://www.defense-92.fr/photos/axarendu5.jpg

http://www.defense-92.fr/photos/axarendu6.jpg

http://www.defense-92.fr/photos/axarendu7.jpg

Inside the tower:

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/1234/axa22uk1.jpg

Technical graphs.

Wow, kind of like the Verizon building in NYC but on a WAAAAAAAYYYYY bigger scale.

Vive la révolution!

Right.
A spire in La Défense will be a revolution.
A long awaited revolution.

This is an incredible project, can't wait to see how the finished product looks.

Different to the old Verizon this one really looks better refurbished:)

C'est increable... Probably the best remodeling job I've ever seen on a skyscraper.

Wow they are really changing it! I like the design at the roof

Wow , the french know how to build great things!!!"vive la france":tup:

It's pretty amazing how portions of the original building will be cut away and others extended to make a completely new design. The sprire, along with the curves, will really compliment the boxy La Defence skyline- though I am one who doesn't see the boxy skyline as bad. Most of the buildings in La Defence may be boxy, but their curtain walls seem to a have a refined high quality look, so personally I think La Defence has great quality architecture.

About a year ago, the building was being vacated. The transformation process is taking a lot of time...

very nice pic! cheers...