Tour First

Tour First
Interactive map of the Tour First area
Former namesTour AXA
Tour UAP
Tour Assur
CB31
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeCommercial offices
Architectural styleModernism
Location1 Place des Saisons
La Défense, Courbevoie, France
Coordinates48°53′20″N 2°15′06″E / 48.8889°N 2.2517°E / 48.8889; 2.2517
Completed1974
Renovated2007 –2011
OwnerBeacon Capital Partners
Height
Antenna spire231 m (758 ft)
Roof225 m (738 ft)
Technical details
Floor count52
Floor area86,707 m2 (933,310 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators28
Design and construction
ArchitectsMichel Stenzel
Pierre Dufau
Jean-Pierre Dacbert
EngineerIosis Bâtiments
Main contractorGFC + Bouygues
Renovating team
ArchitectsKohn Pedersen Fox Associates
SRA Architects
Website
www.kpf.com/project/tour-first
References

Tour First (previously known as Tour UAP between 1974 and 1998, and as Tour Axa between 1998 and 2007) is an office skyscraper in the La Défense business district of the metropolitan area of Paris. Built in 1974, the tower stands at 231 m (758 ft) tall with 52 floors and is the current second tallest building in France.