The project proposes, despite its intentionally contempory language, to complete the circle of this 19th Century block with a building that respects the different alignments and volumes of its neighbors.
Project name: “Du-Bois-Melly” Building by Bugna
Location: Geneva
Tipology: Collective housing
Area: 3,450 m2
Construction data: 2008 – 2009
Photos by: Didier Jordan
The facades are built with pre-cast concrete elements that reflect the mineral character of the adjacent historical buildings. The originality is that these facades offer a warm rust-stipled effect that was achieved by sprinkling an orange oxide on the surfaces of the anthracite pre- cast concrete elements.