Article source: Charles Pictet architecte FAS SIA

The subject of the project is an old 18th century manor with several valuable buildings, including an orangery built in 1816. The orangery is an integral element of the project and contains part of the living space. The entire manor has an orthogonal design, with the one exception of the orangery, with its diagonal alignment towards the south-west. The volume of the new building behind it mediates between the two geometries.

Image Courtesy © Francesca Giovanelli, Birr

• Architects: Charles Pictet architecte FAS SIA
• Project: House in Frontenex
• Location: Frontenex, Switzerland 
• Photography: Francesca Giovanelli, Birr
• Project: 2003 – 2004
• Execution: 2004 – 2006
• Client: Private
• Collaborator: Philippe Le Roy, architecte EPFZ
• Structural engineer: Jean Regad, Genève

Awards

• Distinction Romande d’Architecture 2010
• Die Besten 2009 Hochparterre, Mention
• Prix Béton 2009, engere Wah

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