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Tour Saint-Gobain

Headquarters of Saint-Gobain · 12 place de l'Iris, 92400 Courbevoie, France

Glass crown at the top of a skyscraper against a clear blue sky, with lit floors visible inside — The glass crown of Tour Saint-Gobain · © Laurent Kronental / Saint-Gobain

Glass-topped tower lit up at dusk beside an egg-shaped tower and the Paris skyline — The crown at dusk, La Défense · © Laurent Kronental / Saint-Gobain

Slender glass tower lit at twilight among lower office buildings — Tour Saint-Gobain at twilight · © Laurent Kronental / Saint-Gobain

Glass tower with an offset crown rising behind an egg-shaped tower under a blue sky — Above the rooftops of La Défense · © Laurent Kronental / Saint-Gobain

Upper part of a glass tower with a stepped, see-through crown against a pale blue sky — The stepped crown · © Laurent Kronental / Saint-Gobain

Tall glass tower against a pink evening sky — Against an evening sky · © Laurent Kronental / Saint-Gobain

Looking up at a sharp-edged glass tower between other high-rises — Looking up from the street · © Laurent Kronental / Saint-Gobain

Aerial view of a glass tower top in soft evening light, with the city beyond — The top of the tower from above · © Laurent Kronental / Saint-Gobain

In numbers

Architect: Valode & Pistre (competition won 2013)
Floor area: 50,000 m² (≈ 538,000 sq ft)
Height: 165 m · 44 levels (38 above the La Défense deck)
Workstations: 2,200
Built: May 2016 – Q1 2020
Owner / builder: Generali (with Hines) · built by VINCI
Certifications: LEED Platinum · BREEAM Outstanding · HQE Exceptionnel · Effinergie+
Award: Geste d'Or 2020

Source: saint-gobain.com “La Tour Saint-Gobain” (height, levels, dates, partners, certifications) · Valode & Pistre project page (area, workstations, competition, award). Valode & Pistre gives 170 m and Paris La Défense lists 167 m and 48,146 m²; we use Saint-Gobain's 165 m.

Questions

Where is Tour Saint-Gobain?

Tour Saint-Gobain is at 12 place de l'Iris, 92400 Courbevoie, France. It is the headquarters of Saint-Gobain.

Who designed Tour Saint-Gobain?

Architect: Valode & Pistre (competition won 2013). Source: saint-gobain.com “La Tour Saint-Gobain” (height, levels, dates, partners, certifications) · Valode & Pistre project page (area, workstations, competition, award). Valode & Pistre gives 170 m and Paris La Défense lists 167 m and 48,146 m²; we use Saint-Gobain's 165 m.

When did Saint-Gobain come to Tour Saint-Gobain?

2020: Tour Saint-Gobain — 165 m of Saint-Gobain glass. Construction began in May 2016 and the tower was delivered in the first quarter of 2020. It brought together the head offices of most of the Group's businesses in the Paris region; employees moved in during June 2020, and the public showroom at its foot opened in September 2020.