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The Vertical Street, Issy-Les-Moulineaux

This office tower is the prow of the new Pont d’Issy dis­trict in Isssy-Les-Moulinaux main­tains as excep­tio­nal rela­tion­ship with the land­scape. The concept of nature in the city comes not only at ground level but also at all floors above. It also feeds on a belief that under 28m, hos­ting offices dois not bring any acti­vity to the city. Better to imple­ment an active base of shops and equip­ment.

Programme Mixed-use tower with offices, housing, shops, and public spaces.
Floor area 200 000 m2 2 152 000 sqft
Developer SEFRI-CIME
Investor AXA Investment Managers Real Asset
Location Issy-les-Moulineaux (92) France
Design team Architect: Loci Anima ; Associate architect: Itsuko Hasegawa ; Structural engineer: Joseph Attias — SIDF ; Engineering: Egis ; Façade engineering: Elioth ; Fire safety: Casso ; Quantity surveyor: Tohier.
Construction cost (excluding VAT) € 550 000 000
Dates Competition winner 2008.
Awards BREEAM Very Good

La Rue Verticale is a flag­ship pro­ject in the Pont d’Issy-les-Moulineaux dis­trict, desi­gned by the firm Loci Anima, led by Françoise Raynaud. This mixed-use tower com­bi­ning offices, hou­sing, shops, and public spaces is part of a sus­tai­nable urban den­si­fi­ca­tion approach aiming to inte­grate nature into the city at all levels.

An orga­nic and land­sca­ped archi­tec­ture
La Rue Verticale is dis­tin­gui­shed by its design in 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.

An ambi­tious and cer­ti­fied pro­ject

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 a 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.

The Vertical Street, Issy-Les-Moulineaux — © Loci Anima
The Vertical Street, Issy-Les-Moulineaux — © Loci Anima
The Vertical Street, Issy-Les-Moulineaux — © Loci Anima