Sky 56, Lyon
SKY 56 is a strong singular architectural object soaring up to mark the skyline of the new southern district of Lyon Part-Dieu. Gaps break up the monolith into four units to create an iconic silhouette. Each unit embarks on its own movement and its own dance, acquires its own freedom, and finds its own ascent. This formal theme could be applied to the whole block to striking effect. The 54-metre-high tower comprises a two-floor base housing services and shops for the building itself and the surrounding district (boutiques, day-care center, restaurant, health club) and 12 floors of offices.
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Program
Offices building, shops, restaurant, day-care centre, fitness centre, car park.
Client
Icade Promotion
Cirmad Grand Sud
Project team
Chaix & Morel et Associés, Paris
Philippe Chaix, Jean-Paul Morel, Rémy Van Nieuwenhove
with Frédéric Carrasco
and Rémi Brabis, Itamar Krauss, Maximilian Wetzig
AFAA Architecture, associate architect
GFC Construction, structure
Arcora, façades
Katene, mechanical engineering
Arcoba, electricity, fire safety and sustainable development
Systal, kitchen designer
Iliade, road works and quantity surveyor
Socotec, quality surveyor
Key figures
Area : 30 000 m² SHON
Construction costs excl. VAT : 57 M €
Competition 2011 - under studies
Environmental specifications
Project aiming for HQE® certification (High Environmental Quality), BBC Effinergie and BREEAM
Photography credits
Didier Boy de la Tour
Renaud Araud
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