RE12
Semester Research «Building & Landscape»
Stefanie Hug
HS20
Research: Orangerie et écuries à Vandoeuvres, 2008
Architect: Charles Pictet Architectes Associés
Location: Vandoeuvres, Geneva, Switzerland
Type: Orangery and stables
Sources: Pictet, Charles: 061 / Orangerie et écuries à Vandoeuvres. Unter: https://www.pictet-architectes.ch/?rubID=2&lan=fr&projetsID=19&p=061
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The building ist located in Geneva. This complex builds a part of the park of an 18th century property. The new buildings made of walls in terracotta bricks match the color of the old roofs of the neighboring buildings. The project presents itself as an interlacing of retaining walls and 'inhabited walls' that define enclosed gardens.
The arrangement follows the landscape, the terrain is sloping, and the building reacts with stairs and different entries on it. The walls frame the landscape. The straight walls and the strict direction strengthen the flowing landscape.
