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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

Mixité verticale

English translation:

mixed-use development

Added to glossary by Claire Cox
Feb 21, 2011 16:36
13 yrs ago
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French term

Mixité verticale

French to English Tech/Engineering Architecture Town planning
Is there an "in" term in English for this concept, where a building combines offices, shops and residential premises under one roof?

Mixité verticale des programmes immobiliers en façade de l’avenue : commerces / Bureaux / Logements

I've found this definition:

Ce concept (pas nouveau, au demeurant, puisqu'il fut déjà exploité dès les années 60 et 70 par l'Espagne et l'Italie entre autres) consiste à regrouper au sein d'une même tour (dite tour mixte) bureaux, commerces et logements.

Les étages inférieurs comprennent alors habituellement les commerces, immédiatement suivis par des bureaux, éventuellement un hôtel, et enfin des appartements pour bénéficier de la vue au sommet.

However, I haven't yet succeeded in finding an English equivalent.

Many thanks
Proposed translations (English)
3 +2 mixed-use building
4 +2 vertical integration
3 +1 Multi-purpose high-rise

Discussion

Bourth (X) Feb 21, 2011:
Isn't it such a Lapalissade that we simply don't consider it worth mentioning as a concept in its own right? Hasn't the same been happening for centuries, in one form or another? The French just love reinventing the wheel and calling it by another name to help convince themselves they've come up with something earthshattering.

Proposed translations

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mixed-use building

or mixed-use development, if there are multiple buildings in the project
Reference:

http://www.google.com/images?oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&q=mixed+use+building&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&sa=X&ei

Peer comment(s):
agree cc in nyc : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Warner_Center
1 hr
Thanks cc. The first one I ever saw was http://www.colonysquaremidtown.com/about.php
agree Yvonne Gallagher : precisely; what I've seen most frequently
5 hrs
Thanks, gallagy2
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Ann - I went for mixed-use development in the end"
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3 hrs

vertical integration

average household income within a 1-mile radius of the site is $128,000 which far surpasses the national average. The master plan calls for the VERTICAL INTEGRATION OF OFFICE, RETAIL AND RESIDENTIAL. Phase II of Lexington Circle is scheduled to open in the summer of 2005.
http://www.metrogroupdevelopment.com/news_archived.html

VERTICAL INTEGRATION OF OFFICE OVER RETAIL is much easier to accommodate. ...
retailtrafficmag.com › Magazine Articles

Local Town Centers typically include a VERTICAL INTEGRATION OF RETAIL AND SERVICE USES, ALONG WITH OFFICE AND/OR RESIDENTIAL USES
www.cityofranchocordova.org/Modules/ShowDocument.aspx?docum...

Discussions of trends and techniques for VERTICAL INTEGRATION OF NONRETAIL USES as well as retail storefront design trends and techniques will be featured
http://execed.gsd.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/exec_ed/details.cgi?of...

The mixed-use buildings are the first in Goodyear to incorporate VERTICAL INTEGRATION OF COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL USES. The development has since been fully constructed and has been cited by City staff as an exceptional example of multi-family residential development.
http://livabilitylaw.com/places/centerra-lunaire-serafina-ap...

with VERTICAL INTEGRATION (I.E. APARTMENTS ABOVE OFFICES OR SHOPS) ... Development pressures will be building in anticipation of the I-540 interchange. ... awnings, and other architectural detailing, add interest and variety to the ...
www.apexnc.org/depts/plan/540sSalemPlan.cfm

VERTICAL INTEGRATION OCCURS WHEN DIFFERENT USES INHABIT THE SAME BUILDING AND SIT ATOP ONE ANOTHER, SUCH AS OFFICES OCCUPYING THE UPPER FLOORS OF A BUILDING THAT HAS RETAIL BELOW. Horizontal integration .... runoff, and architectural compatibility. Mixed-use can be permitted using this performance- based approach . ...
www.jjg.com/.../Mixed_Use_White_Paper_20097144853.pdf

projects that feature VERTICAL INTEGRATION (SUCH AS GROUND FLOOR RETAIL WITH OFFICE or ... garage visible from the street must present an architecturally finished look ...
www.cherokeega.com/departments/.../uploads/.../Workplace_an...

to encourage VERTICAL INTEGRATION OF COMPATIBLE MIXED USES, SUCH AS RETAIL AND OFFICE, .... Jack Sullivan, FASLA, Landscape Architecture Program, ...
www.greenerprospects.com/ws-CommStrips.html

Peer comment(s):
agree Germaine
6 hrs
agree rkillings : So how 'bout "vertical mixed-use integration"? And throw in unisex restrooms and no glass ceilings in a nod to the other vogue meaning of mixité.
10 hrs
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Multi-purpose high-rise

Hello,

Seems like a possibility (but I could be completely wrong)

I've been to a taylor shop on the 14th floor of a multi-purpose high-rise (business, apt, etc); i've been to a mattress shop on 11th of some other ...
www.quora.com/Toli-Kuznets/Startups/answers


I hope this helps.

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Note added at 5 hrs (2011-02-21 22:05:23 GMT)
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The French definition says "une tour". That's why I went more for "high-rise" than just "building".
Peer comment(s):
agree Catherine Gilsenan
2 hrs
Thank you, Catherine! Have a nice day.
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