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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Dr. Prévost Housing in Geneva, Switzerland by NOMOSSeptember 16th, 2021 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: NOMOS Dr. Prévost housing project is situated in an increasingly urbanized residential neighbourhood close to the city centre. The existing cantonal master plan of the area is insensitive to its context and partly ignores the topography. It demands a sturdy L-shaped, 8 story building in the middle of a neighbourhood composed of individual villas with neat gardens. A dense programme, heavily regulated by housing laws and economical pressure, intends for a predefined mix of social housing and affordable condominiums.  Image Courtesy © Paola Corsini
 Image Courtesy © Paola Corsini Conscious of the contrasting scales and the profound social and physical transformation of the neighbourhood, the new architecture aims at stimulating a sense of community and creating a positive identity. Bending the limits of building codes, the section reacts to the sloping ground. Three half-level splits articulate the long wing of the L and the underground parking adapts to the existing slope, in order to reduce the economic impact and adjust its physical mass.  Image Courtesy © Paola Corsini  Image Courtesy © Paola Corsini A wide common portico ties together the 104 housing units, connecting the hallways on the ground floor and the porches of the apartments upstairs. Monumental columns of various heights emphasize the public character of the space and frame the courtyard on the southwest. Articulating the threshold between inside and outside, the private and the public, the portico offers shelter, as well as a place for social interaction. The split level in the interior stairwells allows for each apartment to dwell on its own floor and to access the elevator. The degree of privacy – from the courtyard, through the entryways to the separate landings – is indicated by the scale of the lozenge pattern of the floor. An open atrium extends over seven floors completing the spatial figure of the common space. At the intersection of the L, a carmine-red staircase spirals up to the sky with semicircular balconies at each level.  Image Courtesy © Paola Corsini  Image Courtesy © Paola Corsini  Image Courtesy © Paola Corsini  Image Courtesy © Paola Corsini  Image Courtesy © Paola Corsini  Image Courtesy © Paola Corsini  Image Courtesy © Paola Corsini  Image Courtesy © Paola Corsini  Image Courtesy © NOMOS  Image Courtesy © NOMOS  Image Courtesy © NOMOS
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