Urban jungle: The Parisian 'floating village in a forest' that will have a hotel, restaurant...
Urban jungle: The Parisian 'floating village in a forest' that will have a hotel, restaurant, views of the Eiffel Tower - and 1,000 trees
- French and Japanese architects collaborated to create the design, winner of the Réinventer Paris competition
- It will rejuvenate a large ring road area in the 17th arrondissement of Paris and feature a 250-room four-star hotel
- There will be homes and office space as well as a bio-park, where residents can learn about bee keeping
Paris is building a 'floating village inside a forest' as part of a new project to rejuvenate the city.
The futuristic design, a collaboration between a French and a Japanese architectural company, was one of the winners of the Réinventer Paris competition.
As well as apartments and restaurants, the new living space will feature a hotel with views of the Eiffel Tower - all hidden among some 1,000 trees.
A new eco-village in Paris, set over a ring road, will have a hotel and restaurants surrounded by 1,000 trees
Set in the 17th arrondissement, the village will have views of the Eiffel Tower. There will also be 127 homes
A photo taken on November 30, 2015, at the Porte de Bagnolet in Paris, where the eco-village will be based
Around 1,000 trees planted around the site, including on rooftops, will help to create a bio-park.
The trees will help filter out pollution and reduce energy waste.
Residents and travellers will be able to attend educational courses in bee keeping, gardening and botany in the bio-park.
The futuristic design, a collaboration between a French and a Japanese architectural company, was one of the winners of the Réinventer Paris competition
There will be a 250-room four-star hotel and a two-level bus stop in the basement will give travellers easy access to the village
A 'rue des chefs', or gourmet street, that's designed by Philippe Starck will host a number of restaurants to serve the area.
Transport to the village will be made easier with a two-level bus stop that will lead into the heart of the structure.
Sou Fujimoto, the Japanese architect collaborating on the designs, has called the project 'a floating village in the middle of a forest'.
He added that it will be 'a new way of living' in Paris.
Construction starts within the next two years, according to fastcoexist.com, and should be completed by 2021 or 2022.
Trees planted on the roof of the building help to filter out pollution and reduce energy waste, thereby boosting its eco-credentials
Paris is a city with few green spaces and the small forest of trees will be a 'new way of living' for the city
