Chemin des Bosquets

Location and context: The main challenges of this project were to harmoniously integrate three buildings into a setting of villas on sloping land, while preserving a large oak tree. With a view to unity and simplicity, a repetitive design approach was adopted. Placing the three volumes in a staggered arrangement and positioning them naturally on the land allowed each building to be given a specific location, making the most of the view and its relationship with the immediate surroundings. This is the case for the building at the top of the plot, which enjoys a privileged relationship with the hundred-year-old oak tree. Each floor opens onto three sides. The south front offers a splendid view of the landscape, and the staggered layout avoids overlooking between the side façades. The context, similar to that of a residential area despite the presence of a few buildings, led to the strategy of giving each building the appearance of a large villa rather than a block of flats. To this end, each floor has its own distinct character: the ground floor with its terraces, the first floor with its loggia, and the attic, which resembles a villa on the roof.

Materiality: The project sought to highlight the materiality of the construction. The building is insulated from the outside and plastered where there are habitable (heated) surfaces, leaving the raw concrete exposed where possible, which helps to define the character of the buildings. To enrich this mineral palette, metal elements have been integrated to express the emptiness of the mass, to treat the building access surfaces, and to distinguish the attics from the roof. The same logic applies to the design of the interior common areas: exposing the concrete, sandblasted where possible, and using wood (oak) for the joinery, landing doors and guardrails.

Energy and environmental quality: This project has been awarded the Minergie label without the use of dual-flow ventilation, thanks to the installation of humidity-controlled air intakes integrated into the windows, which compensate for the air extracted from damp rooms (bathrooms and kitchen).

Chemin des Bosquets

Project
Chemin des Bosquets
Program

3 residential buildings, 9 apartments

status
Built
location
Suisse, Pully
year
2016 - 2018
Client
Chappuis & Delarive SA, Domaine de Chamblandes SA
Floor area
1675 m2
Team
Lausanne

Jacques Richter, Ignacio Dahl Rocha, Santiago Pagés, Diego Carrión Lobo, Edurne Pradera, Jérémy Schaffner, Roberto Kossi Odi

Team
Buenos Aires

Bruno Emmer, Facundo Morando, Stephie Ranftl, Esteban Sciarrotta, Bruno Goroni, Agustin Negri

certifications
LEED
NNBS
Minergie
General
contractor
EDIFEA Solutions Constructives
Structural
engineer
Meylan Ingénieurs SA
Geotechnical
karakas & Français SA
Surveying
engineer
Gemetris SA
HVAC
engineer
Jakob Forrer SA
Sanitary
engineer
CCTB SA
Electrical
engineer
RTM SA
Acoustical
consultant
EcoAcoustique SA
Others
consultants
Gartenmann Engineering SA
Photo
credits
Jeremy Bierer
Chemin des Bosquets

Chemin des Bosquets

2016 - 2018 · Suisse, Pully · Housing » Grouped

This complex, located in the Pully region, consists of three urban buildings, each with three flats, one per floor. The 184 m² flats have 5½ rooms, with four bedrooms and a study connected to the main living room. The external areas range from 25 m² for the floor loggias to 70 m² for the ground floor terraces, not to mention the surrounding garden. For the penthouse apartments, the basic programme offers a 104 m² 3½-room apartment with two en-suite bedrooms and an open-plan living area opening onto a 100 m² terrace. Thanks to the typological layout, all spaces open discreetly onto the surroundings and generously onto the vast landscape and lake. The three buildings are connected in the basement by an 18-space car park, a generous space enhanced by natural light that contributes to the quality of the complex. The transition space between the car park and the apartments incorporates storage rooms and technical rooms into the programme.
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Project
Chemin des Bosquets
status
Built
location
Suisse, Pully
year
2016 - 2018
Client
Chappuis & Delarive SA, Domaine de Chamblandes SA
Floor area
1675 m2
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