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Identification
Name
Tour Descartes
Alternative name
Tour IBM
Emporis Building ID
110435
Location
Main address
Address as text
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ZIP
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Cluster
100005
Zone
District
City
State
Country
Map and Surrounding Area
Technical Data
Height (architectural)
140.00 m
Floors (above ground)
40
Construction start
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Construction end
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Gross floor area
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Structure in General
Construction type
skyscraper
Current status
existing [completed]
Structural material
concrete
Facade material
aluminum
Architectural style
modernism
Usages
Main usages
commercial office
Facts
There are no windows in the corners because they are occupied by load-bearing pillars.
Located on the edge of the Ring Road at La Défense 5, this matte-grey anodized aluminum tower features a hollowed-out semi-cylinder between its two sides, with the top floors cantilevered over empty space.
The two extremities bracketing the hollowed curve are slightly asymmetrical.
This tower was designed for IBM with two elevator shafts (the extremities) linked by a horizontal circulation space (the hollowed-out center).
The overhanging upper floors form exclusive corner offices reserved for the corporate directors.
A round pedestal forms the base of the tower. Its accessible parts are clad in stone.
Companies involved in this building

architect: Fernando Urquijo, Jean Willerval, Giorgio Macola

Other companies:
IBM
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