Vertical Island, Issy-Les-Moulineaux

La Rue Verticale is an ico­nic pro­ject desi­gned by the firm Loci Anima, led by Françoise Raynaud, for the Pont d’Issy-les-Moulineaux dis­trict. This mixed-use tower, com­bi­ning offices, hou­sing, shops, and public spaces, fits within a sus­tai­nable urban den­si­fi­ca­tion approach. It aims to inte­grate nature into the city at all levels, offe­ring a har­mo­nious rela­tion­ship with the sur­roun­ding land­scape.

An orga­nic and land­sca­ped archi­tec­ture
The design of La Rue Verticale is based on the prin­ciple of suc­ces­sive layers, where each level is trea­ted like a han­ging gar­den. The plan­ted ter­races, conti­nuous bal­co­nies, and per­fo­ra­ted glass façades create a fluid rela­tion­ship bet­ween inter­ior and exte­rior spaces. This approach offers occu­pants unobs­truc­ted views of the Seine and the urban land­scape while pro­mo­ting bio­di­ver­sity.

Project details
Program: Mixed-use tower with offices, hou­sing, shops, and public spaces

Floor area: 200,000 m²
Construction cost (excl. tax): €550 mil­lion
Certifications: BREEAM Very Good
Competition award date: 2008
Client: SEFRI-CIME
Investor: AXA Investment Managers Real Asset
Location: Issy-les-Moulineaux (92), France

A mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary team
The pro­ject was car­ried out in col­la­bo­ra­tion with a team of experts:

Lead archi­tect: Loci Anima
Associate archi­tect: Itsuko Hasegawa
Structural engi­neer: Joseph Attias – SIDF
Engineering: Egis
Façade engi­nee­ring: Elioth
Fire safety: Casso
Cost esti­ma­tor: Tohier

La Rue Verticale embo­dies Loci Anima’s vision of living, inte­gra­ted, and envi­ron­men­tally res­pect­ful archi­tec­ture. This pro­ject contri­butes to the trans­for­ma­tion of the Pont d’Issy dis­trict into an inno­va­tive and sus­tai­nable urban hub.