In the heart of the Lake Geneva region, in the canton of Vaud, between the Chavannes-près-Renens train station and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, the “Old Greenhouses” site constitutes a new urban hub, a true Cardo-Decumanus . This involves integrating the project into territorial ecological and landscape continuities to cre...
Project name
The Greenhouses
Architecture firm
Vincent Callebaut Architectures
Location
Chavannes-Près-Renens, Ouest Lausannois District, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
Principal architect
Vincent Callebaut
Visualization
Vincent Callebaut Architectures
Built area
52,805 m² in superstructure. : a 750m² children's nursery, two 350m² public panoramic rooftops, restaurants, grocery stores, co-working, workshops = 5 280m² for public amenities + 1 hectare public park
Client
All Real Romandie, project leaded by Outgoing Head Anne-Marie Loeillet
Typology
Residential › Mixed-Use Development › 480 housing units = 47 525m² for housing
The Green Village is a garden center located in the eastern industrial area next to the municipality of Cittadella, in the province of Padova. It has a strategic position in relation to the main roads and it attracts a catchment area that extends between the provinces of Vicenza, Padua and Treviso. The complex is made of three parts: the commercial...
Project name
Green Village
Architecture firm
Studio Bressan
Location
Cittadella, Padova, Italy
Photography
Emanuele Bressan
Principal architect
Andrea Bressan, Anna Agostini
Collaborators
Executing companies: EdilRodighiero, Nico Velo S.p.a, Termoidraulica Sbrissa S.r.l.; Text by Marika Scaduto
Material
Concrete, Wood, Glass, Steel
Typology
Commercial Building, Garden Center
Gardening can be a hobby with many rewards – but it’s also one that can be quite challenging at times. Often, it can be made even more complex when taking factors like climate into consideration. If you’re in a location that often faces harsher weather conditions or generally colder temperatures, you may need to find a way to keep your plants safe...
