CMA CGM Tower explained

CMA CGM Tower
Native Name:Tour CMA-CGM
Location:Marseille, France
Status:Complete
Start Date:July 2006
Opening:September 2011
Building Type:Office
Roof:147m (482feet)
Floor Count:33
Elevator Count:20
Floor Area:94,000 m2 (58,000 m2 tower and 36,000 m2 annex)[1]
Architect:Zaha Hadid
Structural Engineer:Arup
Owner:CMA CGM

43.315°N 5.3658°W

The CMA CGM Tower is a 147m (482feet) tall skyscraper in Euroméditerranée, the central business district of Marseille, France. Designed by Zaha Hadid, it is the headquarters for CMA CGM, one of the world's major freight companies, hosting 2,200 employees in the office previously spread over seven sites.

Zaha Hadid was selected to design the building in November 2004, and it became her first tower.[2] [3] It is intended to interact with other landmarks of the city including the Château d'If and the basilica of Notre-Dame de la Garde, which stands taller than the tower on a rocky outcrop.[4] Built by Vinci subsidiary GTM Construction,[5] the building has 20 lifts to service its 33 floors[6] and was completed in September 2011.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: CMA CGM Headquarters . Zaha Hadid Architects . 14 September 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100730033351/http://www.zaha-hadid.com/offices-and-towers/cma-cgm-headquarters-tower# . 30 July 2010 . dead.
  2. Web site: Jodidio . Philip . Five Works by Zaha Hadid . Architecture Week . 14 September 2009 . 16 November 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091116135018/http://www.architectureweek.com/2009/1111/design_1-2.html . dead.
  3. Web site: Quirk . Vanessa . Zaha Hadid Architects' First Built Tower: CMA CGM Headquarters . 28 March 2013 . ArchDaily . 14 September 2015.
  4. News: Chessa . Milena . La tour CMA-CGM de Zaha Hadid, un nouveau phare pour Marseille . 14 September 2010 . Le Moniteur . 11 June 2008 . French.
  5. Web site: Zaha's French connection: Marseilles CMA CGM tower . Building . 14 September 2010.
  6. Web site: Reference Projects: CMA-CGM Tower, Marseille . 14 September 2010.