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INSTITUT LÉONARD DE VINCI, PARIS LAN
The ambition for this higher education building was to bring together “very heterogeneous and sometimes contradictory fragments of Paris,” said the project architects LAN. The building “extends the overall development of the Croissant,” which was undertaken in 2015 by Paris La Défense.
Designed as part of the first phase of the
THE HILLS, ECUADOR MVRDV
MVRDV’s first scheme in South America is a mixed-use project in Ecuador offering residential, retail and amenities. Located along the waterfront, the development will comprise six mixed-use towers ranging from 99 metres to 117 metres, rising in height as they ascend from the riverfront. In addition to providing modern residences, the scheme will feature a yoga studio, spa, and an ice-skating rink. The exterior of the complex complements the existing contemporary architecture found within Santa Ana Port. Defined by its curved exterior and integrated greenery, the base of the residential towers “merges to form a terraced green valley” containing further amenities for residents and visitors, from sports fields to a large urban amphitheatre. The staggered terraces and vegetation planted throughout helps to regulate the temperature of the public spaces, reducing the amount of energy needed to cool the buildings.
The Hills is thought to be the first real estate project in Ecuador to be supplied with PV energy. Generating an environmental benefit for the city and for the residents of the project, the scheme “will use 100% of energy from this route to power the communal areas and residences.” Rainwater will be stored for irrigation use, and LED lighting and heat pumps will reduce the overall CO2
footprint.
district’s urban renewal, the faculty building is curved to follow the D914 main road and has “immediate proximity” to several public transport stations. The architects added: “This highly saturated context led us to think about an object that could, through precise architectural elements, resonate with all these scales.” The design was conceived “not to express its vocation and programme, but through its language and the repetition of windows, build a dialogue with the city.” Thanks to its large openings in the facade, it also “forges its own identity,” said LAN. The large, double-height windows of the agoras are “signs intended to be read from afar.” Their transparency “opens up the school’s common spaces to the outside world and lets passers-by see the school’s life,” they added. Oriented towards La Défense, these openings give a direct view of the nearby park.
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