Client | PRIVAT |
Planning | 1995 |
Construction | 1995–1996 |
Architects | Steiger & Kraushaar Architekten with Graber & Steiger Architekten |
Project architect | Roger Kraushaar, Steiger & Kraushaar Architekten |
Consultants | Construction manager: Steiger & Kraushaar Architekten Meggen, Structural engineer: Christian Brunner |
Photographer | Graber & Steiger Architekten |
Situated at a desirable location with a view of the lake and mountains, its clients requested a home with modest, introverted appearance. These apparently contradictory parameters were addressed in the form of an obliquely angled courtyard typology that is formed on the slope side by residential wings and low courtyard walls on the side facing the valley. An umbrella-shaped pent roof following the contours of the slope seems to span the entire complex and provokes a multifaceted legibility of the building. On the slope side, the house presents itself to arriving people as a single-storey, plastered point building, while on the valley side, as a two-storey concrete structure with an almost public character.
We are delighted to announce that our proposal for the new water sports base at la Jonction in Geneva has won the open competition among 73 national and international entries!
The design, in the breathtaking setting where the Arve and Rhone rivers converge in the city, is based on a concept of circular reuse. In the spirit of urban mining and to largely reduce gray energy, our project called "OBJETS TROUVÉS" proposes the conversion of an existing office building and the reuse of long-span steel trusses from a nearby dismantled hall.
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