Their leaning, unstructured, almost ramshackle forms stand out from the centre of Paris all the way to the edge of the ring road, where they have been built. The Duo towers, designed by Jean Nouvel and boasting the most demanding environmental labels, offer the 13th arrondissement a new architectural signature in dialogue with the neighbouring BNF. " Like two balancing dancers In the words of Jean Nouvel, "on the Avenue de France, they dominate the Paris Rive Gauche business district, home to Station F and a number of company headquarters near the renovated Gare d'Austerlitz. These companies have been joined in the district by Natixis and the BPCE group, which have invested in the 100,000 m2 of office space developed in the two skyscrapers one of which, at 180 m, will be the third tallest building in Paris after the Eiffel Tower and the Montparnasse Tower.
The other tower, Duo 2, is 139 metres high and spans 27 storeys. a top-of-the-range establishment affiliated with Accor's MGallery brandTOO Hôtel Paris, due to open in autumn. " I built this hotel to make people happy" explains Laurent Taïeb, creator of the TOO Hôtel and Madame Rêve in the former Louvre post office. It offers a celestial pause, the sensation of being so high up that the whole of Paris belongs to us." . " This is the story of a castle suspended above Paris. (...) Of course, as in all castles, mysterious things happen. But always very poetic" Philippe Starck, artistic director and interior designer of the TOO Hotel.
Occupying the top ten floors, this contemporary hotel with 139 rooms and suites stands out for its meeting places with a view, including a panoramic restaurant integrated into a six-metre-high glass cube on the 25th floor and, above all, on the 27th floor, 120 metres above the ground, the TOO TacTac SkybarCovering an area of 350 m2, including a 150 m2 terrace.
This new Paris address for MGallery - the fifth after Le Molitor, l'Echiquier, le Boutet and le Stendhal - adds to the collection's range of around one hundred addresses worldwide. " We are very proud to include the TOO Hôtel Paris - MGallery in the MGallery collection.said Maud Bailly, Accor's Managing Director for Southern Europe. This new boutique hotel, unique in Paris, will be a real showcase high standards of design, architecture and customer satisfaction, as well as energy and environmental performance. "For the French group, this new hotel will be in addition to another flagship opening, scheduled for 6 September: the chic, lifestyle hotel SO/ ParisThe hotel, with its 162 rooms and suites, is part of the conversion of the former Cité Administrative on Boulevard Morland, on the Seine front.
