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	* Occitanie Tower, Toulouse.		* Occitanie Tower, Toulouse.
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	* Tebrau Waterfront Residences.		* Tebrau Waterfront Residences.
	* Vista Tower, Chicago.		* Vista Tower, Chicago.

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	* Hertsmere House project.		* Hertsmere House project.
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	* Hertsmere House project.		* Hertsmere House project.
	* Millennium Mills.		* Millennium Mills.

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	* Arches Boulogne, France.		* Arches Boulogne, France.
		+	* China Philharmonic Hall.
	* Development House, Shoreditch.		* Development House, Shoreditch.
	* Eiffel Tower.		* Eiffel Tower.

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	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===		=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===

		+	* Arches Boulogne, France.
	* Development House, Shoreditch.		* Development House, Shoreditch.
	* Eiffel Tower.		* Eiffel Tower.

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	[[File:07_MAD_UNIC.JPG\|link=File:07_MAD_UNIC.JPG]]		[[File:07_MAD_UNIC.JPG\|link=File:07_MAD_UNIC.JPG]]

−	Facing Martin Luther King Park’s10-hectare green space, UNIC will enjoy abundant neighborhood natural spaces. Accentuated by sinuous floor plates, each asymmetrical level tapers slightly as the building ascends to create dynamic spaces within. The floating and ‘upward-growing’ form responds to an organic scheme.	+	Facing Martin Luther King Park’s10-hectare green space, UNIC will enjoy abundant neighborhood natural spaces.
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		+	Accentuated by sinuous floor plates, each asymmetrical level tapers slightly as the building ascends to create dynamic spaces within. The floating and ‘upward-growing’ form responds to an organic scheme.

	[[File:05_MAD_UNIC.jpg\|link=File:05_MAD_UNIC.jpg]]		[[File:05_MAD_UNIC.jpg\|link=File:05_MAD_UNIC.jpg]]

−	With UNIC, MAD has attempted to blur the boundary between ~~the~~ architecture and nature through ~~the~~ variable-stepped terraces, which extend the green space from the park into the vertical space of the building, and ~~additionally~~ provide space for residents to interact with nature. ~~According to MAD, ‘by representing stacked courtyards, the distance between human and nature is collapsed.’~~	+	With UNIC, MAD has attempted to blur the boundary between architecture and nature through variable-stepped terraces which extend the green space from the park into the vertical space of the building and provide space for residents to interact with nature.

	[[File:06_MAD_UNIC.JPG\|link=File:06_MAD_UNIC.JPG]]		[[File:06_MAD_UNIC.JPG\|link=File:06_MAD_UNIC.JPG]]

−	With a height of 50 m and ~~comprised of~~ 13 storeys, the building’s upper floors will boast panoramic views of the surrounding city and the Eiffel Tower. The building design incorporates a simple double core structure and bare concrete façade, both of which showcase ~~the design’s~~ elegance and simplicity.	+	With a height of 50 m and 13 storeys, the building’s upper floors will boast panoramic views of the surrounding city and the Eiffel Tower.
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		+	The building design incorporates a simple double core structure and bare concrete façade, both of which showcase its elegance and simplicity.

	UNIC’s podium is conjoined with an adjacent public housing project and provides direct access to the Metro infrastructure and community resources including a kindergarten, retail spaces and restaurants. The resulting design hopes to enhance everyday community relations among a diverse socio-economic neighborhood.		UNIC’s podium is conjoined with an adjacent public housing project and provides direct access to the Metro infrastructure and community resources including a kindergarten, retail spaces and restaurants. The resulting design hopes to enhance everyday community relations among a diverse socio-economic neighborhood.

−	MAD ~~envisions~~ UNIC ~~to be~~ a dynamic part of the community, ~~to build~~ an organic and harmonious new neighborhood~~, one that cultivates community with the emerging Clichy-Batignolles projects~~.	+	MAD see UNIC as a dynamic part of the community, building an organic and harmonious new neighborhood.

	[[File:04_MAD_UNIC.jpg\|link=File:04_MAD_UNIC.jpg]]		[[File:04_MAD_UNIC.jpg\|link=File:04_MAD_UNIC.jpg]]

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−	With UNIC, MAD has attempted to blur the boundary between the architecture and nature through the variable-stepped terraces, which extend the green space from the park into the vertical space of the building, and additionally provide space for residents to interact with nature. According to MAD, ~~‘representing~~ stacked courtyards, the distance between human and nature is collapsed.’	+	With UNIC, MAD has attempted to blur the boundary between the architecture and nature through the variable-stepped terraces, which extend the green space from the park into the vertical space of the building, and additionally provide space for residents to interact with nature. According to MAD, ‘by representing stacked courtyards, the distance between human and nature is collapsed.’

	[[File:06_MAD_UNIC.JPG\|link=File:06_MAD_UNIC.JPG]]		[[File:06_MAD_UNIC.JPG\|link=File:06_MAD_UNIC.JPG]]

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	On 20 May 2016, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo revealed the design plans for UNIC, architectural firm MAD’s first residential project to be constructed in Europe.		On 20 May 2016, Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo revealed the design plans for UNIC, architectural firm MAD’s first residential project to be constructed in Europe.
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	Located in Clichy-Batignolles, a newly-developed neighborhood in Paris, UNIC is next to Martin Luther King Park and the courthouse designed by Renzo Piano which is currently under construction.		Located in Clichy-Batignolles, a newly-developed neighborhood in Paris, UNIC is next to Martin Luther King Park and the courthouse designed by Renzo Piano which is currently under construction.

−	[[File:~~03 MAD UNIC~~.jpg]]	+	[[File:03_MAD_UNIC.jpg\|link=File:03_MAD_UNIC.jpg]]

	Having won the project through an international design competition in collaboration with local French architects Accueil – Biecher Architectes, MAD founder and principal partner Ma Yansong, said:		Having won the project through an international design competition in collaboration with local French architects Accueil – Biecher Architectes, MAD founder and principal partner Ma Yansong, said:
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	After winning the competition, MAD participated in a series of workshops to explore topics from the macro-scale urban plans to micro-scale details, such as sustainable community development, resource sharing, energy management, and population demographics.		After winning the competition, MAD participated in a series of workshops to explore topics from the macro-scale urban plans to micro-scale details, such as sustainable community development, resource sharing, energy management, and population demographics.

−	[[File:~~07 MAD UNIC~~.JPG]] Facing Martin Luther King Park’s10-hectare green space, UNIC will enjoy abundant neighborhood natural spaces. Accentuated by sinuous floor plates, each asymmetrical level tapers slightly as the building ascends to create dynamic spaces within. The floating and ‘upward-growing’ form responds to an organic scheme. [[File:~~05 MAD UNIC~~.~~jpg~~]] With UNIC, MAD has attempted to blur the boundary between the architecture and nature through the variable-stepped terraces, which extend the green space from the park into the vertical space of the building, and additionally provide space for residents to interact with nature. According to MAD, ‘representing stacked courtyards, the distance between human and nature is collapsed.’	+	[[File:07_MAD_UNIC.JPG\|link=File:07_MAD_UNIC.JPG]]

−	[[File:~~06 MAD~~ UNIC.JPG]]	+	Facing Martin Luther King Park’s10-hectare green space, UNIC will enjoy abundant neighborhood natural spaces. Accentuated by sinuous floor plates, each asymmetrical level tapers slightly as the building ascends to create dynamic spaces within. The floating and ‘upward-growing’ form responds to an organic scheme.
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		+	[[File:05_MAD_UNIC.jpg\|link=File:05_MAD_UNIC.jpg]]
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		+	With UNIC, MAD has attempted to blur the boundary between the architecture and nature through the variable-stepped terraces, which extend the green space from the park into the vertical space of the building, and additionally provide space for residents to interact with nature. According to MAD, ‘representing stacked courtyards, the distance between human and nature is collapsed.’
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		+	[[File:06_MAD_UNIC.JPG\|link=File:06_MAD_UNIC.JPG]]

	With a height of 50 m and comprised of 13 storeys, the building’s upper floors will boast panoramic views of the surrounding city and the Eiffel Tower. The building design incorporates a simple double core structure and bare concrete façade, both of which showcase the design’s elegance and simplicity.		With a height of 50 m and comprised of 13 storeys, the building’s upper floors will boast panoramic views of the surrounding city and the Eiffel Tower. The building design incorporates a simple double core structure and bare concrete façade, both of which showcase the design’s elegance and simplicity.
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	MAD envisions UNIC to be a dynamic part of the community, to build an organic and harmonious new neighborhood, one that cultivates community with the emerging Clichy-Batignolles projects.		MAD envisions UNIC to be a dynamic part of the community, to build an organic and harmonious new neighborhood, one that cultivates community with the emerging Clichy-Batignolles projects.

−	[[File:~~04 MAD UNIC~~.jpg]]	+	[[File:04_MAD_UNIC.jpg\|link=File:04_MAD_UNIC.jpg]]

	Content and imagery courtesy of [http://www.i-mad.com/ MAD Architects].		Content and imagery courtesy of [http://www.i-mad.com/ MAD Architects].