Reference: Lacaton & Vasal _ perimeter expansion of a modernist tower in Paris_source MoMA New York

Take a look at this project in Paris. An aging modernist residential tower was upgraded by surrounding it with a series of balconies. Take a look at the video here: http://www.moma.org/interactives/exhibitions/2010/smallscalebigchange/projects/transformation_of_tour_boise_le_pretre

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