Tour Trinity
Tour Trinity is an office skyscraper in the Courbevoie commune of the La Défense district in Paris. Built between 2016 and 2020, the tower stands at tall with 33 floors and is the 17th tallest building in Paris.
History
The building was designed by the architecture firm Cro&Co Architecture, headed by French architect Jean-Luc Crochon. Its developer and promoter is Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield and its builder is Vinci SA.The project by the real estate company Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield was accepted by Epadesa on March 5, 2012, and the building permit was issued on June 7 of the same year. Rodamco also managed the construction of the Tour Majunga in partnership with the Center of New Industries and Technologies. Epadesa signed the deed of sale on October 26, 2015, and work on the tower began in early 2016 for a planned delivery in 2020.
The Trinity project benefits from a unique location. It sits above the traffic lanes. It connects the CNIT and Coupole districts of La Défense via a landscaped plaza accessible to the public. The construction of public stairs and elevators will provide easy access to the plaza from street level.
The Trinity Tower comprises a two-level reception area and 33 floors, reaching a height of 140 meters from the slab, or 151 meters from the natural ground level on its west facade, and 167 meters including the spire. The average office floor area is, for a total area of .
Architecture
The Cro&Co Architecture agency, which designed the architecture of the Trinity Tower, envisioned it as an urban link between La Défense and Courbevoie by creating a total of of public spaces connecting the esplanade of La Défense to the Coupole slab and to the avenue de la Division Leclerc.The Trinity tower is aiming for HQE “exceptional” certification and BREEAM “excellent”.
Trinity incorporates several architectural innovations:
An off-center core: Trinity's core is offset on the facade and enhanced with panoramic elevators.
Outdoor spaces: tree-lined terraces, loggias and balconies are accessible along the entire height of the tower.
Openings in the facade, which allow access to the open air on all facades.
Bioclimatic facades that optimize the intake of natural light.
A minimum clear height of 2.80 m on all floors.
The landscape architect for the operation is Bas Smets.