Maximum transparency and security to the Eiffel Tower

Paris, France
Photo © David Boureau
Photo © David Boureau
Photo © David Boureau
Architects
Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes
Location
Paris, France
Year
2018
Client
Ville de Paris, SETE Société d’Exploitation de la Tour Eiffel

Today it is necessary to reorganize the flows of the main tourist attraction in France for security reasons first of all, but also to clarify the practice of the site. The square in front of the monument is accessible from its sides by taking the paths. The site is secured by a peripheral enclosure. Particular attention is paid to the legibility of access and exits. The site is simple to use, the flows are obvious.
The historical axis is restored to transparency by installing glass walls parallel to the platform. For safety reasons, these walls are bulletproof, which requires the glasses to be held in a frame on all four sides. The glass volumes are 2 m wide and 3 m high each, the glass is white to ensure maximum transparency. The metal frames are 120 mm wide.
The profiles are covered with thin polished stainless steel sheets to blend in better with the landscape through their light colour and reflections. On the Quai Branly side, the walls are offset to integrate two access / exit locks. On the opposite side, the base of the walls forms a 400 mm high device and can be used as a bench sheltered from north and west winds. On the Avenue Eiffel side, the glass wall folds back onto the aisles to connect to the entrance booths.

Invited competition 01 | 2017
Start of planning 02 | 2017
Start of site 09 | 2017

Related Projects

  • Paul Reinhart Dreifach-Sporthalle
    Walter Bieler AG
  • Shanghai Suhe MixC World
    KOKAISTUDIOS
  • Welcome to the Stage!
    Kjellander Sjöberg
  • Hovering Kan-Too – Great Bay Area Center Showroom
    Wutopia Lab
  • Stockwell-Rodríguez Residence
    Belmont Freeman Architects

Magazine

Other Projects by Dietmar Feichtinger Architectes

Pedestrian- and Cycle Bridge over the Seine - A soft link
Mantes-la-Jolie and Limay, France
Footbridge on the Commercial Docks
Cherbourg, France
Sports Center Hector Berlioz
Vincennes, France
County Hospital 'Klinikum am Wörthersee'
Klagenfurt, Austria
Footbridge Simone-de-Beauvoir
Paris, France