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Roger Anger and Pierre Puccinelli with Mario Heymann,<br />

Michel Loyer, Charles Pivot and Pierre Junillon (both Grenoble);<br />

Developer: Rotchild / Roger Anger et Pierre Puccinelli avec<br />

Mario Heymann, Michel Loyer, Charles Pivot et Pierre Junillon<br />

(les deux de Grenoble) ; promoteur: Rothschild, 1963–67<br />

The highest residential towers in<br />

Europe at the time they were a symbol<br />

of the new Grenoble.<br />

Elliptical rings on the ground floor<br />

express the transition of the cylindrical<br />

geometry of the foundations<br />

into he diamond shaped upper<br />

floors.<br />

Each apartment has one or more<br />

balconies with none facing north.<br />

Les plus hautes tours résidentielles<br />

d’Europe à cette èpoque ; elle furent<br />

l’emblème du nouveau Grenoble.<br />

Des anneaux elliptiques au rez-dechaussée<br />

expriment la transition<br />

de la géometrie cylindrique des<br />

fondations à la forme en diamond<br />

des niveaux supérieurs.<br />

Chaque appartement possède un<br />

balcon ou plus sans aucun exposé<br />

au nord.<br />

104 Anupama Kundoo Roger Anger Research on Beauty Recherche sur la beauté

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