More projects by Zaha Hadid

The tower stands at the center of the city’s ambitious regeneration project, Euroméditerranée, located 1km north of the historic center, adjacent to the commercial port.

The site lies 100m back from the sea edge where the elevated motorway viaduct separates as it arrives into the north of the city. At ground level the site is dominated by the sweeping concrete viaducts overhead and the rhythmic colonnades of their supporting columns. It’s dense and noisy but a rich physical context. At high level, the context is the spectacular views over the bay of Marseille, the city and the docks.

• ARCHITECT: Zaha Hadid Architects
• Year: 2006 – 2011
• PROGRAM: Head offices and parking
• CLIENT: CMA CGM [Marseille, France]
• Project Director: Jim Heverin
• Project Architect: Stephane Vallotton
• Project Team: Karim Muallem, Simone Contasta, Leonie Heinrich, Alvin Triestanto, MurielBoselli, Eugene Leung, Bhushan Mantri, Jerome Michel, NereaFeliz, Prashanth Sridharan,Birgit Eistert, Evelyn Gono, Marian Ripoll, Andres Flores, Pedja Pantovic
• Competition Team: Jim Heverin, Simon Kim, Michele Pasca Di Magliano, Viviana Muscettola
• Associated Architect: SRA –RTA (Paris/ Marseille)
• CONSULTANTS: Structural engineer: Ove Arup & Partners (London)
• Services: Ove Arup & Partners (London)
• Façade engineers: Ove Arup & Partners / Robert-Jan Van Santen Associates (London / Lille)
• Cost consultant: R2M (Marseille)
• SIZE: Gross Floor Area 94,000 m² (58,000 Tower / 36,000 Annex Building)
• Site Area 8,400 m2
• Footprint Area 6,000 m2
• Height 33 Floors/142.8 metres
• Occupancy 2,500
• MATERIALS: Insitu concrete; Fully Glazed Unitized Facade
• Software used: AutoCAD, Rhino 3D, Maya, Revit Architecture, DP digital project, 3D Studio Max, Grasshopper and T Spline

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