• PROJECT
    Cherpines Sports and Cultural Complex
  • LOCATION
    Plan-les-Ouates, Suisse
  • CLIENT
    Commune de Plan-les-Ouates
  • PROJECT MANAGEMENT
    Marc Mimram Architecture & Associés (Architecte mandataire), CollinFontaine Architectes (Architecte associé), Pascal Heyraud sàrl (Architectes-Paysagistes), Marc Mimram Ingénierie (Ingénieur Structure et économie de la construction), INGPHI SA (Ingénieur Civil), AZ Ingénieurs (Ingénieur CVSE, Physique du bâtiment et labélisation énergétique)
  • AREA
    28 000 m²
  • ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATIONS
    The on-site renewable electricity production matches the entire annual electricity consumption. Additionally, there is solar thermal production equivalent to 30% of the hot water needs.
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The new sports and cultural complex of Cherpines, located in Plan-les-Ouates in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland, will serve as a living and practice space at the heart of the new urban area, in connection with the park being developed nearby. This location, in continuity with the park, has contributed to defining a very free urban form and an architectural language based on the clarity of construction methods and bioclimatic systems, allowing the main construction materials—wood and local earth—to be prominently showcased.

The urban composition is intentionally at odds with the urban fabric. It emphasizes the idea of pavilions set within a park and a sun-oriented layout that benefits both usage and energy production. The program developed over 28,000 square meters of floor space includes an aquatic center, a racquet center, an ice rink, a performance hall with 1,200 seats, an inline hockey rink, a multipurpose hall, a restaurant, a shop, a parking lot with 300 spaces, a lodging center, and a cultural center (music and dance) integrated into three distinct buildings. This programmatic assembly is a continuation of the agency’s reflections and work in the field of multifunctional sports facilities, envisioned as generators of social ties and accelerators of community engagement.

The three buildings form a cohesive ensemble through which public space flows, connecting the various adjacent urban nodes. They all sit under a productive roof (100% of electrical needs are generated on-site) whose geometry is dictated by usage. This new facility is part of the production of a considered and sustainable architecture that serves to activate these uses !