| Tour Generali | |
|---|---|
| Tour Generali.jpg | |
| General information | |
| Status | Approved |
| Location | La Défense (Courbevoie, France) |
| Coordinates | |
| Construction started | 2011 |
| Completed | 2014 |
| Height | |
| Antenna spire | 265 m (869 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 46 |
| Floor area | 90,000.00 m2 (968,751.9 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Main contractor | Vinci |
| Architect | Valode & Pistre |
Tour Generali (English: Generali Tower) is a skyscraper planned for construction in the business quarter of La Défense in Courbevoie (Hauts-de-Seine, France). (Note that Generali also owns another prominent high-rise building on Avenue Louise in Brussels, which is also known locally as the "Tour Generali").
The project was officially initiated on 18 October 2006 and is being built for Italian insurance company Assicurazioni Generali. Part of the modernisation of La Défense, the project is being constructed by Vinci on the old site of the Iris building, which was completed in 1983. Tour Generali will have an estimated height of 319 meters (1100 feet) from ground level, at a total cost estimate of 500 million euros.
The building will have 400m² of PV cells, 800m² of solar panels and 18 axial wind turbines on site to produce energy. Other environmental initiatives being taken in the project include mixed-mode ventilation with night purging, use of thermal mass, district heating/cooling and multi-service chilled beams (e.g. ventilation, cooling heating and lighting).
Upon completion, the tower will be one of the tallest buildings in the European Union. However, the Shard London Bridge building will surpass Tour Generali when it is completed in 2013.
This building is being constructed as a "green" building, and will include a wind turbines in its spire, solar panels, and other environmentally-friendly elements.
The main entrance of the tower lies at the 6th level of the tower along the elevated esplanade/promenade, which rises 18 meters above ground level.
The Tour Generali has since undergone a redesign and been shortened, and will no longer hold the title of the tallest building in the European Union. The building will now be 265m. Source: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=453810&page=14&highlight=tour+generali