Gustafson Porter + Bowman have been selected to reimagine the landscape of the Eiffel Tower, seeing off tough competition from three other finalists and 42 entries. Titled OnE, the scheme is founded on a unifying axis: celebrating the Eiffel Tower at the center of a line that connects the Place du Trocadéro, the Palais de Chaillot, the Pont d’Iéna, the Champ de Mars and the Ecole Militaire.
The scheme was commissioned to coincide with the city’s showcasing of the 2024 Olympic Games, expected to add to the 30 million annual visits made to the Eiffel Tower. At the moment, fundamental issues such as over-crowding, impaired accessibility, lack of services, and congested gardens have impacted the experience of the iconic landmark. The GP-B redesign therefore envisions one readable landscape that promotes unity, continuity, and diversity in a resilient, inclusive, and environmentally-orientated future.
Along this central green axis, a series of reimagined landscapes interlock, such as a green amphitheater at the Place du Trocadéro, and a reincarnated green promenade at the Pont d’Iéna bridge. OnE also creates spaces for pleasure and contemplation punctuating the length of the site, prioritizing the human scale. Two historic landscape typologies are evoked: classical French gardens characterized by major powerful axes, and French pictureseque gardens, places for artistic experimentation.
In this urban landscape, green routes and gardens reserved for creative pursuits frame and soften the central axis. These “corridors” and “glades” introduce biodiversity, as well as areas for hosting temporary events. such as musical performances and sculpture exhibitions.
OnE embodies the international character of the site; it connects not only the site from West (Trocadéro) to East (Joffre) – the Ouest-Est / OnE represents the interconnections on this site between the West and East of the world: one humanity, one planet. Therefore, OnE encapsulates a unified environmental approach towards the future. The City of Paris and the OnE proposal represent the vanguard of instituting environmental resilience into an urban context.
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Design Team Lead: Gustafson Porter + Bowman
Architecture: Chartier-Corbasson Architects
Heritage Architects: Atelier Monchecourt & Co
Urban Activation: SATHY
Civil Engineering: MA-GEO
Legal and Financial Advisor: Ariane Dienstag SAS
Mobility: Devillers & Associates
Structural Engineering: Bollinger + Grohmann
Lighting Design: 8’18"
Safety and Security: Gévolys
Digital Product Agency: Area 17
Furniture and Signage: Studio Brichet Ziegler
Architectural Programming: YRIS AMO
MEP & Sustainability: INEX SAS
Acoustics: Avel
Art, Culture, Event Planning: Manifesto
Exhibition Design: dUCKS Sceno
Geotechnical Engineering: Semofi
Soil Ecology: Sol Paysage
Traffic Analysis: CDVIA
Crowd Modelling: Movement Strategies
Urbanist and Sociologist: Prof. Alain Bourdin
Quantity Surveyor: VPEAS
Construction Coordination: S.C.O
BIM Management: BIM Services
Fountain Design: JML
