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Existing buildings 

The Immobilier Morland complex was built for offices with the main entrance at 17 Boulevard Morland in the 4th arrondissement. It consists of several interconnected buildings in the form of the letter H: a central 17-storey building, two 10-storey wings and 5- and 3-storey extensions. The built up plot on the banks of the Seine is bordered by the Quai Henri IV, the Rue Agrippa d’Aubigné, the Boulevard Morland and the Rue Schomberg. The plot includes a vast esplanade alongside the Boulevard Morland and a facade on the Quai Henri IV. 

The building was constructed between 1957 and 1964 by architects Albert Laprade (head architect for secular buildings and national palaces), Pierre-Victor Fournier and René Fontaine to bring together in one place the administrative offices of the Ville de Paris and the Seine Prefecture. The building includes a staff restaurant, a general basement and panoramic balconies. 

Current uses 

Various Ville de Paris and State departments, the Paris Town Planning Workshop, and the management association for the administrative restaurant. 

Environmental situation 

An office building – asbestos and lead diagnostics do not indicate any elements likely to have a strong impact on a future project. 

Urban context 

For several years the banks of the Seine, where the Immobilier Morland complex is situated, have been the subject of renovations and enhancement projects such as the operation in the Ilot Schömberg developed by Yves Lion in the 1990s to create 128 housing units and today’s prestigious residential programme in the same vein.

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