Article source: Manuelle Gautrand Architecture

Europa City is an ambitious project based on the idea of creating an absolute must and stop place, at the national and international scale. The objective is to show and explain the European features, country by country, with a project mixing retail, leisure and cultural activities. Each European country is shown through a specific location.

Dedicated to the French but also to all the tourists who come to visit Europe, the goal is to give a first vision of Europe, before continuing the trip.

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• Architects: Manuelle Gautrand Architecture
• Project: Europa City
• Location: Triangle de Gonesse, France
• Client: Immochan
• Program: retails, shopping mall, leisure and cultural activities, indoor and outdoor sports activities, hotels, offices, convention center, a.s.o.
• Area: 600.000 sqm (building) + 700.000 sqm (landscape and outdoor activities)
• Dates: International competition – 2011-2012
• Consultant: Franck Boutté (Sustainable), D. Besson-Girard (Landscape), Troisième Pôle (Cultural Consultant), SNC Lavalin (Public space engineering), Vanguard (QS).
• Architectural team: Olivier Evrard, project manager
• Copyrights: Rendering: © Luxigon; plans, images, sketches: © Manuelle Gautrand Architecture

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