EPFL | ENAC | LAPA 09 | Presentation Documentation | Housing Project at Surville, Geneva | Carine Pimenta and Telmo Roriz
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Urban Constitution | Situation Acessibility Topography Portrait
Architectural Concept
Volumetric Proposal Elevations Ground Floor Program Distribution Figures Development process
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Plans Elevations Sections Detail Typologies Materiality perspectives Project’s Summary
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Urban Constitution | Situation Surville, route de Chancy, Lancy, GE UC ‘Genève ville’
Densify within the boundaries of the urban crown
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Current Situation Route de Chancy as an important cantonal axis Site occupied by villas | Cus=0,2 16970 sqm in Development Zone 3 New Tramway in 2010
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Accessibility N
Proximity to the main centres of activity. The tram Cornavin Onex Bernex will improve the accessibility and bring a new atmosphere.
Gare cornavin
lancy Centre, Onex, Bernex
La Praille
BUS CEVA TRAM 2010
La Praille TRAIN
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Topography High level differences within the site and in relation to the city
Avenue du Plateau alt. 420m
Route de Saint Georges alt.406m
Ramp of Route de Chancy
Route de Chancy alt. 414m
Chemin des Érables alt.411,50m La Praille alt. 378m
Plateau of Surville City View to La Praille
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Site Portrait Between a main road and a park Noise and movement vs. Green quality City View to ‘la praille’ Uphill Situation Lack of unity along the road
CHUIT PARK
CROSSROADS
ROUTE DE CHANCY
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Situation | First step N
333 x 50 Meters | Route de Chancy Zone of Villas to be densified Clearly defined Parcel along the road
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Volumetric Proposal N
First approach | Desiging a concept
333 m
Draw the outline of the street starts to define the identity and limit of the street
50 m
Create gaps at a urban scale Reduce the Impact of the ing and allows sunlight on the
Buildstreet.
Double Aspect Living/Dining room
profits from the solar orientation and the different realities on each
side of the site.
Defragment initial unit into smaller volumes, accordingtothetypologies
A Tower marks the crossroad, the Road
turning and the
point limit
of
of
Chancy’s the project
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Volumetric Proposal N
Designing Elevations Continuous shell covers the building
Route de Chancy’s elevation with a strong vertical character. Relation with street life and road’s infrastructures.
The ‘Socle’ as a strong element in the project definition.
The tower ‘closes’ the elevation at the lower end of the street.
Small gaps are completed with housing access.
The gaps between the buildings are partially completed, creating different relations with the street level
All the project plays around with level differences and emphasizes this condition of the site.
The South side acquires a more horizontal reading, in relation with the quieter atmosphere of this side of the site. It profits from the city view and its features somewhat make it resemble a crown of the city.
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Volumetric Proposal N
Defining the ground Floor A continuous slab covers the ‘socle’
alt. 406m
alt. 409m
Formal ground
and functional dynamism at floor on ‘Route de Chancy’
The different ed between the
programs 2 sides of
50 m
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the side
articulatthe site.
The patios bring light to the interior of this socle
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Program N
Housing
Distribution and Relevance
Workshops facilities/ Ateliers
Temporary Housing
Commerce
Auditorium
Exhibition Space
Offices Program
Figures Density and Areas
HOUSING = ca. 75 % _ 170 units
ca. 100 units/ha
COMMERCE = ca. 2000 sqm OFFICES= ca. 2000 sqm WORKSHOP FACILITIES/ATELIERS= ca. 4000 sqm PARCEL’S AREA _ 16 970 sqm NEW FLOOR AREA _ 40 000 sqm NEW CUS _ 2,3
From 9 to 6 storeys high. Duplexes and larger flats on the top. temporary housing apartments ‘in between’ the other volumes. From 1 to 5 Bedrooms per apartment. Apartments adapted to handicapped people.
Program
Sketches
Development Process
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Elevation | Ground Floor | Underground Scale 1:1000
Northwest Elevation
Ateliers Patios
Ground Floor Plan
Underground Parking
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Elevation | Housing Floor | Section N
Scale 1:1000
Southeast Elevation
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General Overview Southeast Facade
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Housing Plans N
Scale 1:1000
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Elevations Scale 1:250
Southwest Elevation
Northeast Elevation
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Night Atmosphere Northwest Facade
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Section A through a patio and regular housing Scale 1:250
Duplex
Ateliers’ Atrium
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Section B Through a Temporary Housing Apartment
Scale 1:250
Lofts | Temporary Housing
Patio
Atelier Commerce
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General Overview
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Ground Floor N
Closer view Scale 1:250
Groundfloor
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Ateliers’ Exterior
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Ateliers’ atmosphere
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Floor Plans N
Closer view | Areas | Typologies Scale 1:250
Floor 1 and 2
3 Bedrooms 130sqm
1 Bedroom 65sqm
3 Bedrooms 145sqm Adapted to handicaped people
4 Bedrooms 175 sqm
2 Bedrooms 110 sqm
2 Bedrooms 108 sqm Temporary Housing Adapted to handicaped people
Floor 3 to 6
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Duplexes Floor Plans N
Closer view | Areas | Typologies Scale 1:250
Duplex Floor 1 5 Bedrooms 230 sqm
5 Bedrooms 245 sqm
2 Bedrooms 130 sqm
4 Bedrooms 185 sqm
Duplex Floor 2
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Typologies N
Detailed Apartments |First Floor Plan Scale 1:100
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Typologies Interior view of the dining and living room
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Section A | Materiality Detailed section Scale 1:100
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Facades Materiality White Concrete Metal Perforated Shutters Sliding Glass windows Scale 1:200
Northwest Elevation
Southeast Elevation
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Facades Materiality Construction Detail Scale 1:20
Metal Railings
Light concrete
Sliding glass window
Metal perforated shutters
Wood Floor
Concrete Insulation
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Model and General Overview
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Arriving at ‘Route de Chancy’ in the place of Surville we are stroke with a peculiar mixture of feelings. We feel the uphill situation and the movement of the cars and their noise. Some insecurity can also be felt probably due to there not being a lot of street life around, there is just a handful of houses and a small number of inhabitants in the site. The site is located in a high position of the city with remarkable view and green qualities as well as great proximity to the city-centre. However it seems that these characteristics have been underestimated and underappreciated. The project tries to address this issue by bringing about dynamism and diversity of programs. It is defined by one continuous white concrete “slab” that covers the “socle” along the street and a shell of the same material that covers the whole building. This shell is in fact the defining image of the building, drawing a strong vertical rhythm on the side of the street (north) and a more horizontal contour that resembles a “city crown” on the opposite side. A screen of metalperforated shutters fills the space under the shell and protects the double-aspect housing when it comes to lighting, noise and to guarantee privacy. The “socle” brings complexity to the project but also interest and subtility. It talks about level-differences, the relation between the two sides of the site and essentially of the mixing of programs such as commerce and ateliers, guaranteeing dynamism in the ground floor. Finally, the tower finishes off the long volume of 300 meters and does the rotation between the two facades, guaranteeing unity to a building that had to give distinct answers to and the other side of the terrain.
Project’s Summary
Carine Pimenta and Telmo Roriz | LAPA 09