“This tower will create a break with the large vessel and the overall appearance of the Pierrefitte site (Seine-Saint-Denis), describes Bruno Ricard, director of the National Archives.
It will be almost double the size of the current building.
With its 73 meters in height, the future extension will look like a gigantic architectural signal, which promises to be spectacular in this district close to Saint-Denis and unaccustomed to such verticality.
The winning project is that of the AUC agency, Grand Prix 2021 de l'urbanisme, which won the competition organized by the State for the expansion.
He has just been chosen by Rima Abdul-Malak, Minister of Culture, on the proposal of the jury which met in June 2022.
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