Jumbo Villars-sur-Glâne

This project consists of the complete renovation of a shopping centre built in 1973, as well as the addition of 5,000 square metres of retail space and increased parking capacity. This intervention has redefined the building's identity. The new red cedar façade covers both the existing structure and the new extension, unifying the whole. The dynamism of this 300-metre façade, which follows the curve of the street, is emphasised by its horizontal composition. Contrasting with this light wood envelope, and articulated by the glass façade of the entrance level, the downward slope of the road reveals a basement heavily covered with bricks.

Jumbo Villars-sur-Glâne

Project
Jumbo Villars-sur-Glâne
Program

Extension and transformation of a shopping center designed by Richter et Gut bureau d’architectes (1975)

status
Built
location
Suisse, Villars-sur-Glâne
year
1991 - 1995
Client
Maus Frères SA
Team
Lausanne

Jacques Richter, Ignacio Dahl Rocha, Christian Leibbrandt, Kenneth Ross, Bruno Tschudi, Michel Paganin, Didier Grisoni, Patrick Gaberell, Renaud Giroud

Collaborators
J.-P. Gillard + Associés
Structural
engineer
Baeriswyl et Wicht SA
Electrical
engineer
Mottier S.A.
Jumbo Villars-sur-Glâne

Jumbo Villars-sur-Glâne

1991 - 1995 · Suisse, Villars-sur-Glâne · Public » Retail

This project consists of the total remodeling of a commercial center originally built in 1973, and the addition of 54,000 square feet (5,000 square meters) of commercial space and increased parking capacity. This intervention allowed for the redefinition of the building’s identity. Thus the new red cedar façade covers both the existing body and the new extension, unifying the whole. The dynamism of this thousand-foot (three-hundred-meter) façade, curving along the street, is emphasized by its horizontal composition. In contrast with this light wooden envelope, and articulated by the entrance level’s glazed façade, the downward slope of the road reveals a heavy brick-clad basement.
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Project
Jumbo Villars-sur-Glâne
status
Built
location
Suisse, Villars-sur-Glâne
year
1991 - 1995
Client
Maus Frères SA
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