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Report: New kids on the BLOCK / WHAT'S HOT ///









                                                                            It’s a re-imagining of
                                                                            a much-maligned object.
                                                                            You can see their playful side
                                                                            as the 195-meter giant
                                                                            appears to move.













                                                                  MAJUNGA TOWER
                                                                  PUTEAUX (FRANCE)
                                                                   JEAN-PAUL VIGUIER AND ASSOCIATES


                                                                   WHO SAID THAT TOWER BLOCKS WERE GOING OUT OF
                                                                    FASHION IN ARCHITECTURAL CIRCLES? THE MAJUNGA
                                                                   TOWER IS A STYLISH NEW TAKE ON THE GENRE,
                                                                   FAR REMOVED FROM THE SMOOTH, MONOLITHIC,            37 37
                                                                   TEXTURELESS SKYSCRAPERS OF OLD.







                                                                The Majunga Tower was designed by
                                                                Jean-Paul Viguier and Associates.
                                                               It’s a re-imagining of a much-maligned
                                                               object.  You can see their playful side as the
                                                               195-metre giant appears to move, courtesy
                                                                of the zigzag lines that climb from its base
                                                                to the summit. What’s more, it’s full of
                                                                innovation and has been awarded BREEAM
                                                                and HQE certificates of excellence.

















                                                                                              DELABIE product installed:
                                                                                  BINOPTIC MIX electronic mixer (Ref. 379MCH)
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