The municipality of Céligny, in collaboration with the architectural firm Bunq SA in Nyon, winner of the architectural competition, has developed the Grands-Chênes project, which includes the construction of a mixed residential scheme comprising rental housing (HM and LUP-HM) and condominium ownership (PPE).

The development consists of two PPE buildings (Buildings B and C, totalling 24 units), one HM building (Building D, 12 units) and one LUP-HM building (Building A, 16 units), as well as an underground car park, a public square, a wood-chip heating plant and a waste collection facility.

The new neighbourhood, connected to Route des Coudres via a passage through an oak hedge, respects the heritage character of the village and integrates harmoniously with its architecture. Walls constructed in continuity with the façades define courtyards for each building. At its centre, the scheme features circulation entirely dedicated to pedestrians, a commercial esplanade, as well as a park and gardens extending the existing meadow.

The apartments, ranging from 3 to 6 rooms and arranged over four levels including a penthouse level, benefit from views over a rural setting and/or the lake. Either dual-aspect or enjoying triple orientation, each apartment features one or even two generously proportioned loggias, as well as large terraces for the penthouses and private gardens for the ground floor units.

Each unit is complemented by one or two underground parking spaces and a cellar.

The building, designed to a high energy performance standard, incorporates the use of environmentally friendly materials. In addition, the layout of the development takes advantage of the natural topography, limiting the building footprint in order to preserve generous shared outdoor living spaces.

Photos: David Gagnebin de Bons – www.davidg.ch