Ouchy II Apartments / RDR architectes

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Text description provided by the architects. Located at the bottom of the Avenue de la Harpe, a stone's throw from the port of Ouchy in Lausanne, the building takes the place of a 1933 building that no longer met contemporary expectations in terms of habitability and comfort. The demolished building contained 50 cramped and dilapidated apartments.

Ouchy II Apartments / RDR architectes - Exterior Photography, Windows, Facade
© Fernando Guerra - FG +SG
Ouchy II Apartments / RDR architectes - Exterior Photography, Windows, Facade
© Fernando Guerra - FG +SG

Although well integrated into the urban fabric, the 9.40 m deep building, distributed by four stairwells, presented a configuration that did not lend itself well to a renovation. This led the SCHL to plan its replacement with a new building that would make the best use of the building potential offered by Lausanne's General Plan of Occupation (PGA).

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The depth of the building has been optimized, and although the surface areas of the apartments are more generous, a greater number of affordable apartments could be created. The building houses 67 apartments - with 2 one-room, 25 two-room, 32 three-room, and 8 four-room - distributed by three stairwells over 7 levels. The three cores are connected to two levels of common underground parking with 34 car spaces and 11 motorcycle spaces.

Ouchy II Apartments / RDR architectes - Interior Photography, Stairs, Handrail
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Ouchy II Apartments / RDR architectes - Interior Photography
© Fernando Guerra - FG +SG

The roof terrace has been developed as a meeting and recreation area for the building's residents, thanks to funding from the CMHC's "Plus SCHL" cultural percentage. It includes a common garden with breathtaking views of the lake, games for children, as well as a 30m2 room that can be rented by the building's tenants.

Ouchy II Apartments / RDR architectes - Interior Photography, Deck, Patio
© Fernando Guerra - FG +SG

The building meets the swiss Minergie energy label. The project takes up the characteristics of the demolished building and several neighboring historic buildings - the expression of a base defining horizontality and regulating the relationship to the ground in a sloping street, the sobriety, and coherence of the materials and colors, the proportion of the openings, the cantilevered balconies, the expressiveness of the angles - while reinterpreting them in a contemporary manner.

Ouchy II Apartments / RDR architectes - Exterior Photography, Windows, Cityscape
© Fernando Guerra - FG +SG

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Address:Lausanne, Switzerland

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Cite: "Ouchy II Apartments / RDR architectes" 28 Mar 2022. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/979098/ouchy-ii-apartments-rdr-architectes> ISSN 0719-8884

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