Sou Fujimoto, Nicolas Laisné and Dimitri Roussel have won a competition to design a new tower at the Rosny-sous-Bois (93) site in Paris, which will be built within the scope of the Inventons la Métropole du Grand Paris competition. Called Village Vertical, the 120-metre long timber structure will be a new gateway to the city of Rosny-sous-Bois developed by La Compagnie de Phalsbourg and REI Habitat.

Image © Sou Fujimoto, Nicolas Laisné, Dimitri Roussel

Envisioned as a "messy" and "irregular" tower, the building is aimed to create a new attraction point in one of the most dynamic territories of the Parisian Metropolis. The Village Vertical is described as "a literal piece of city" which will complete the existing services and commercial offer onsite. Sou Fujimoto, Nicolas Laisné and Dimitri Roussel will work with landscape and urban designers from Atelier Georges on the project.

Image © Sou Fujimoto, Nicolas Laisné, Dimitri Roussel

The project will stimulate a new dynamic for the neighborhood with a rich, mixed-use programmation, implemented for local dwellers.
The bulging will include the 17,000-square-metre of housing - and 5,000-square-metre of social housing - and of 5,300-square-metre of office space. About 6,000-square-metre of convivial use program are spread out on the groundfloor and rooftop. 

Image © Sou Fujimoto, Nicolas Laisné, Dimitri Roussel, Virgin Lemon

A food-court, a daycare center, a family office, community centers, an escape game, a rooftop bar, and a sport hub comprised of a climbing walls, urban soccer and paddel pitches, and a gym. The operation is deployed thanks to a 120-metre long timber structure and appears as a formal compromise between the domestic scale to the south, and the metropolitan scale on the north side around the shopping mall. 

Image © Sou Fujimoto, Nicolas Laisné, Dimitri Roussel

The 50m high tower is a very strong landmark for the entrance to the town of Rosny sous Bois. Many exterior planted spaces, whether they are private or common, allow for outdoor extensions of the programs, creating a logical continuity with the ground floor landscaping. This sculptural and diaphanous building dialogs with its environment to create a new metropolitan skyline for the Greater Paris.

Image © Sou Fujimoto, Nicolas Laisné, Dimitri Roussel

Image © Sou Fujimoto, Nicolas Laisné, Dimitri Roussel

Image © Sou Fujimoto, Nicolas Laisné, Dimitri Roussel

Image © Sou Fujimoto, Nicolas Laisné, Dimitri Roussel, Virgin Lemon

Image © Sou Fujimoto, Nicolas Laisné, Dimitri Roussel

Project facts

Location: Rosny-sous-Bois, France

Surface area: 28 200 sqm

Architects: Sou Fujimoto, Nicolas Laisné, Dimitri Roussel

Urbanism, landscape and prefiguration: Atelier Georges

Clients: La Compagnie de Phalsbourg, REI Habitat

Engineering team: Terao, Elioth Structure, Barabanel, Casso&Associés, APAVE, Ascaudit, Méta Acoustique, Citec 

Operators: le Five, Hapik, association Pass’Sport, Scintillo, Crèche Attitude, I3F, ZEN Park

Prefiguration, Urban consultation: Atelier Georges, REFER, Arketip

Top image © Sou Fujimoto, Nicolas Laisné and Dimitri Roussel, Virgin Lemon

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