Gaite Montparnasse (opens in new tab)

no-repeat center center transparent;background-size:cover) Gaite Montparnasse, the MVRDV-designed transformation of a city block just a short walk from Paris’ Tour Montparnasse, is now open\. The project has rationalized the existing uses of the mixed-use block – which included a hotel, shopping center, office space, and a library – and densified the area by adding social housing and a kindergarten\. In doing so, the building has become more welcoming and accessible to pedestrians, while re...