Type
Culture et vie sociale
Date de réalisation
2016
Ingénieur civil
THOMAS JUNDT INGÉNIEURS CIVILS
Maître de l'ouvrage
VILLE DE GENÈVE - DÉPARTEMENT DES CONSTRUCTIONS ET DE L'AMÉNAGEMENT , DIRECTION DU PATRIMOINE BȂTI
Autre(s) intervenant(s)
DT aménagements intérieurs: Alfredo Mumenthaler architecte Ingénieur CVSE : ENERGESTION SA - Ingénierus conseils SIA
Surface brute
4'752.70
Coût
8'700'000
Procédure
mandat direct
Architecte
CHRISTIAN DUPRAZ ARCHITECTES
The renovation of this development by Jean-Marc Lamunière - and his associates - constructed between 1967 and 1974 is a successful example of modern heritage conservation. The buildings comprise a structure composed of “hollow columns and pillars” the product of theoretical ideas that the architect was developing at the time. The panels of the façade that fill the interstructural void are made from opaque glass of the “Thermolux” type in a very accomplished and coherent design. The restoration of all the envelopes of this very beautiful articulated composition was able to benefit from quite a long period of study, including the production of prototypes of the façade, which made it possible to verify the principles before extending them to the built development. In fact, the very meticulous character of the elements grouped together required constant attention and subtlety so as to neither lose the development’s original character nor cover it in an insulating shell that twenty-first century norms nowadays often unequivocally require to be introduced throughout the built domain, even if it is sometimes of historic importance. The approach of the architect for this operation has left only a modest and carefully considered imprint with current tools, in a fusion that pays tribute to both the original architect and that of today. The last stage of the renovation, namely the library of the Conservatory and Botanical Garden of Geneva, reveals a work long hidden from view and reserved exclusively for the internal use of the institution.
Rénovation de l'institut et Bibliothèque des Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques
RUE CAROLINE 17C CH - 1227 LES ACACIAS - GENÈVE
Tél: +41 22 321 13 23
info@christiandupraz.ch
Arrêt "Jardin botanique" : Lignes 1 - 11 - 25 - 28
Photos : ©Laura Keller Sanna ©ChristianDupraz Architectes Photo "Avant": ©Documentation photographique de la Ville de Genève Texte: ©phmeier