Fact File
Location:
Toulouse, France
Architect of record:
Kardham
Structural engineer:
Arcadis
Mechanical engineer:
Arcadis
Electrical engineer:
Arcadis
Plumbing engineer:
Arcadis
Landscape architect:
Nicolas Gilsoul
Lighting designer:
8’18’’
et to be the first skyscraper in the city, the Occitanie Tower’s curvaceous form is interrupted by a spiral of greenery that rises from street level up to the 40th floor. The 150m mixed-use tower includes 11,000m² of office space, a Hilton hotel, up to 120 apartments, a restaurant with panoramic views, commercial space for shops, and offices on the ground floor for the railway company SNCF.
Integrated into the overall form of the building, the facade and public platform is a continuous vertical landscape. This vertical green ribbon referenced the lush waterway of Canal du Midi that winds through the city. Trees will line the platform of the building and a ribbon of gardens will curl around the glass facade to its full height.
City of Dreams
The tower will be built on the site of the former postal sorting centre at Gare Matabiau. Situated east of the city centre, and away from the Garonne River, the building will have views towards the Pyrenees, that are less than 100km away. The project is projected to become the gateway to the city’s growing business sector.