Tours Koala, Issy Les Moulineaux

The Koala Towers, loca­ted in Issy-les-Moulineaux, are an ico­nic resi­den­tial pro­ject desi­gned by the archi­tec­ture firm Loci Anima, led by Françoise Raynaud. Delivered in 2016, these two towers—16 and 13 sto­reys high—feature bold, inno­va­tive archi­tec­ture ali­gned with sus­tai­nable deve­lop­ment prin­ciples.

An orga­nic and lumi­nous archi­tec­ture
Inspired by the mine­ral strata along the banks of the Seine, the Koala Towers are cha­rac­te­ri­zed by conti­nuous, bro­ken-lined bal­co­nies care­fully laye­red to opti­mize sun­light expo­sure. The slan­ted rai­lings free up large pic­ture win­dows, offe­ring pano­ra­mic views, while the pear­les­cent under­sides of the ter­races reflect natu­ral light deep into the apart­ments.

A mixed-use and sus­tai­nable pro­gram
The pro­ject includes 60 pri­va­tely-owned apart­ments and 34 social hou­sing units, spread across a total floor area of 7,734 m². Certified HQE and BBC, it demons­trates Loci Anima’s com­mit­ment to social diver­sity and energy per­for­mance.

A mul­ti­dis­ci­pli­nary col­la­bo­ra­tion
Developed for the pro­mo­ter SEFRI-CIME and inves­tor AXA Investment Managers Real Asset, the pro­ject brought toge­ther a team of experts:

Lead archi­tect: Loci Anima
Associate archi­tect: Arte Charpentier
Structural engi­nee­ring: Khephren
Interior design: Atelier J+J
Landscaping: TUP
Acoustics: Lasa
Energy: ITHEL
Botanist: Patrick Blanc

The construc­tion cost amoun­ted to €13.5 mil­lion.

Professional recog­ni­tion
The Koala Towers recei­ved the 2016 Pyramide d’Or award, ack­now­led­ging their archi­tec­tu­ral qua­lity and contri­bu­tion to the urban rene­wal of the Pont d’Issy neigh­bo­rhood.

This pro­ject embo­dies the vision of Loci Anima: to create inno­va­tive, sus­tai­nable living spaces in har­mony with their envi­ron­ment.