Les Espaces d'Abraxas
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| Coordinates | 48°50′25″N 02°32′35″E / 48.84028°N 2.54306°ECoordinates: 48°50′25″N 02°32′35″E / 48.84028°N 2.54306°E |
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| Location | Noisy-le-Grand |
| Designer | Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura |
| Type | Housing |
| Material | Precast concrete |
| Beginning date | 1978 |
| Completion date | 1982 |
Les Espaces d'Abraxas is a monumental apartment complex in Noisy-le-Grand near Paris. It was designed by Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura.
Description[]
The large complex of 591 apartments was designed in 1978 and completed in 1982. It rapidly acquired iconic status, amplified by its use as background sets in movies and music clips. It consists of three buildings: Le Palacio (the palace) is the largest, followed by Le Théâtre (the theater) to its west, and the smaller L'Arc (the arch) between the other two. Le Palacio has 441 housing units, Le Théâtre has 130, and L'Arc has 20.
In the decades following its creation, living conditions in the complex have deteriorated[1] to the extent that its demolition was debated in the mid-2010s.[2] In 2018, the city of Noisy-le-Grand announced that Ricardo Bofill would oversee the renovation of Les Espaces d'Abraxas and of a number of nearby developments, including new construction.[3]
In popular culture[]
The unusual and monumental appearance of the Espaces d'Abraxas has made it a favorite background set for unreal, often dystopian narratives. It features prominently in Brazil (1985) and in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (2015). It also appears in À mort l'arbitre (1984),[4] F.B.I. Frog Butthead Investigators (2012), and the French TV mini-series (2016).
It also appears in numerous Music videos by Stéphanie of Monaco (Ouragan, 1986), Leck (Fais le L, 2012), (Break the Silence, 2015), Marwa Loud (Fallait pas, 2017),[5] Médine (Grand Paris, 2017), Adel Tawil (, 2017), and Ufo361 (Nur zur Info, 2020).
See also[]
- Walden 7
- Les Arcades du Lac
- Les Echelles du Baroque
- Antigone, Montpellier
- List of works by Ricardo Bofill Taller de Arquitectura
Notes[]
- ^ Elvire Camus (8 February 2014). "En Seine-Saint-Denis, les illusions perdues d'une utopie urbaine". Le Monde.
- ^ "Faut-il démolir les Espaces d'Abraxas ?". Ma Plume 2.0. 4 March 2014.
- ^ Alain Piffaretti (20 January 2018). "Noisy-le-Grand remodèle ses quartiers". Le Monde.
- ^ Myriam Roche (15 September 2016). "On a visité les décors du dernier "Hunger Games" pour les Journées du patrimoine 2016 et on s'y croirait". Le Huffington Post.
- ^ =Alexis Bayat (22 December 2017). "Marwa Loud ambiance à nouveau dans le clip " Fallait Pas "". Booska-P.
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