The most driven architect of his generation has long had La Defense in his sights and now he has finally landed the prize of the most renowned business district in Europe, as the area will be home to Nouvel's latest masterpiece, Maestria.
Following in the footsteps of the illustrious Glass Tower in New York and the Agbar Tower in Barcelona, the HEKLA tower
will stretch upwards to a height of 220 meters and will be a feature on Paris’s historic skyline. It is set to become an iconic
emblem of the city.
The facets of this 48-storey diamond are shaped by 14km of sun shades which provide its unique architecture as well as contributing to its temperature regulation.
This skyscraper, a veritable jewel of steel and glass, is surely destined to become iconic. Its 76,000m2 will be home to offices and also to loggias and garden terraces on each floor.
DELABIE products installed:
Angled stainless steel grab bar 135° - reference 5081P2
Photo credits: Ateliers Jean Nouvel, Hines
