SkyPool, La Defense, Paris
Skypool, SuperSkyscraper competition, Paris, 2015
POST - BEAM
Near from the Seine river, and in front of the historical axe of Paris, this new skyscraper can offered large panoramas on the Paris skyline, from the Eiffel Tower to the Boulogne’s Park. The simple structure reflect the superposition and the diversity of program.
From Paris, the building appears quite thin to compose the skyline of La Défense without block it. The orientation of each level reveals the Seine river and her curves, and the surrounding territoty of the Grand Paris.
Directly from the metro station under the slab to the panoramic pool, the pedestrian can reach the skyscraper and his multi-programmatic levels thanks to footbridges and elevators.
Parking, bus and taxis stations are situated in the base or in front of it, connected with the circular boulevard and the bridge above the Seine. Between the two external structural cores, the Vierendeel system generate a mulitude of opened floor, liberated from the supporting structure. Indeed, the main load-bearing level gives the opportunity to suspend with straps or support with post another level.
The open-plan approach of this project let a total liberty to choose the programn for each level. Between offices in the lowest floors, and hôtel in the highest, are located cultural exhibitions or panoramic restaurants, fitness gym or relaxation rooms, gardens or forest, olympic pool or beach-bar-pool.
