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Standing on the shoulders of giants. AJ 07.2024
Publication Year
2024
Document Status
Current
Abstract
The 55m-high Alta Tower, featuring 64 apartments and a ground-floor municipal nursery, overlooks Le Havre’s Bassin du Roi and Bassin du Commerce in Auguste Perret’s UNESCO-listed city centre, near key landmarks like Niemeyer’s Le Volcan, city hall, and St Joseph’s Church, and is the latest significant architectural addition, developed through extensive stakeholder collaboration to integrate historical context with modern design while reducing its carbon footprint and incorporating bioclimatic principles. Includes Architects’ view, Sustainability data, Project data, Engineer’s view, Working detail. Architect: Hamonic+Masson & Associés
Author
Williams. F
Publisher Information
Architects' Journal
First produced in 1895, the Architects' Journal features comprehensive building studies, and in-depth technical articles.
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