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

Minato Ku · #1 Posted **May 1, 2007, 11:29 PM**

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.

Some pictures of the old AXA Tower:

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

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

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

Now to the left:

The entrance:

Inside the tower:

Minato Ku · #2 Posted **May 1, 2007, 11:32 PM**

Construction picture

DUBAI2015 · #3 Posted **May 2, 2007, 12:01 AM**

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

Fabb · #4 Posted **Oct 7, 2007, 8:09 PM**

korzym · #5 Posted **Oct 7, 2007, 8:14 PM**

Vive la révolution!

Fabb · #6 Posted **Oct 7, 2007, 8:25 PM**

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

VivaLFuego · #7 Posted **Oct 8, 2007, 3:51 AM**

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

atl2phx · #8 Posted **Oct 8, 2007, 4:39 AM**

incredible refurb!

andydie · #9 Posted **Oct 8, 2007, 4:18 PM**

Different to the old Verizon this one really looks better refurbished

L.ARCH · #10 Posted **Oct 8, 2007, 5:48 PM**

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

iznogud · #11 Posted **Oct 8, 2007, 5:55 PM**

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

hi123 · #12 Posted **Oct 8, 2007, 9:22 PM**

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

2taall · #13 Posted **Nov 5, 2007, 4:09 PM**

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.

Sinha · #14 Posted **Dec 6, 2007, 5:11 PM**

Update:

Fabb · #15 Posted **Dec 10, 2007, 8:44 AM**

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

Fabb · #16 Posted **Jan 12, 2008, 12:08 PM**

posted by oliv75012 @PSS

Sinha · #17 Posted **Feb 26, 2008, 4:50 PM**

by tourgan92082

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Fabb · #18 Posted **Apr 7, 2008, 8:02 AM**

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chex · #19 Posted **Apr 7, 2008, 4:27 PM**

very nice pic! cheers...

Sinha · #20 Posted **Apr 23, 2008, 10:37 PM**

Update