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Perret tower (Grenoble) in Grenoble, France

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Perret tower (Grenoble)

1925 · Grenoble, Grenoble, France

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Tower in France

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Perret tower (Grenoble)

Grenoble, Grenoble, France · Exact work coordinates

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Perret tower (Grenoble)Perret tower (Grenoble)

1925 · Grenoble, Grenoble, France

Louis KahnLouis Kahn

1935-1974 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Typeworkbureau
Year / years19251935-1974
PlaceGrenoble, Grenoble, FrancePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Place contextGrenoble, Grenoble, FranceRepresentative site: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, United States
Climate15°C · 13.8h daylight · 5 km/h wind11°C · 13.5h daylight · 14 km/h wind · via University of Pennsylvania
FocusLandscape project12 works in corpus
Architects
  • Auguste Perret
  • Louis Kahn
Linked context

Bureaus

  • Atelier Perret Freres

Notable works

  • University of Pennsylvania
  • Salk Institute
  • Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban
  • Yale Center for British Art
Typologies
  • tower
  • landscape
  • education
  • campus building
  • institutional building
  • research campus
  • laboratory
  • parliament
  • civic building
  • government building
Materials
  • concrete
  • concrete
  • teak
  • travertine
  • marble
  • aluminum
  • brick
  • steel
  • timber
Carbon signals

Concrete look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Concrete

Aluminum, Concrete, and Steel look like the main embodied-carbon drivers in the current palette.

  • Aluminum
  • Concrete
  • Steel
Lower-carbon levers
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Focus on recycled content, lighter assemblies, and careful facade-specification choices.
  • Look for lower-clinker mixes, reused structure, and scope reductions before fine-grained product swaps.
  • Prioritize recycled content, efficient sections, and procurement-specific EPD comparisons.
  • Review masonry extent, reuse opportunities, and alternate assemblies where the design language allows it.
AccessibilityPublicly accessible8 of 8 recorded works are publicly accessible
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