Lausanne

Originally, the organization of this 3.5-room apartment was characterized by its blind corridor serving all the rooms, i.e. two bedrooms, a living room, a separate kitchen and a bathroom. This layout took up a large part of the 65m² apartment's surface area, but was not generous enough to offer additional quality uses. Moreover, in this configuration, the lake experience was relegated to an anecdotal moment in one of the bedrooms. Caption Caption Caption Caption Caption For the same program, the project proposes to remove all non-load-bearing partitions to create a large living room that includes the kitchen on the surface of the former corridor. The master bedroom is located to the south of the living room, s... More

In connection with the development of the Renens train station, which is on its way to becoming the third largest train station in French-speaking Switzerland and a structuring interface of Western Lausanne, SBB Real Estate has planned a real estate project of buildings south of the tracks, the Quai Ouest project. This project includes the construction of two new mixed-use buildings and the renovation of the existing station. Yves André The Quai Ouest project fits both in the existing downtown area of Renens and in a dynamic of mutation of the station pole with a series of surrounding projects in progress. The project must weave links not only with the existing but also draw the future of this urban pole. Yves André... More

In the first phase of studies, several options were considered. Faced with the poor quality of the construction, symptomatic of the 1970’s, as well as a constraining construction system, the owners favored a variant of heavy transformation: the above ground part was demolished, leaving only the basement and the existing concrete invert. On these existing supports, a new monolithic brick construction proposes new volumes, more generous and better adapted to the owners’ demands.   The project reinterprets a traditional building language, with materials and a classical composition that favors large openings on the landscape. On the first floor, the plan contracts all the distributions by integrating them with the living spac... More

Situated on top of a hill in the city of Lausanne (Switzerland), this three stories private villa built in the 1930’s benefits from magnificent views of the terraced vineyards of the UNESCO region Lavaux. The architectural intervention was followed by the reconfiguration of the space in order to create three autonomous apartments – one for the owners and two others intended for rent to students or small families. In the lower level apartment, most of the partition walls were demolished to offer more generous living areas with better light conditions. Therefore, spaces are defined by playing with varying levels. Moreover, this 2-room apartment profits from access to the large garden. On the attic, before the transformation, an unusual layout... More