Chiché Architectes SA (Lausanne)

Ever since the energy crisis of 1971, the company's interest in solar energy and all other forms of renewable energy has played a key role in its thinking as a designer and builder.

Their goals:

• To provide the best possible architectural response, optimizing sustainable development criteria with a view to a "2000-watt" society.
• To offer relevant architecture that takes economic needs into account, with the best quality/price ratio.
• To provide the client with the best possible advice on creative, aesthetic, functional and environmentally-friendly architecture.
• To create user-friendly spaces that promote comfort and communication.

The working method adopted allows the team to adapt and expand, responding to the complexity of different mandates.

References in all fields of building and the environment demonstrate the know-how of an office whose members are all motivated and strive for excellence.

Collaboration with engineers and artists, right from the start of each project, contributes to enriching each realization, giving it a unique character and ensuring optimal operation. This approach is all the more essential for large-scale projects.

Services

They offer their expertise in all types of architecture, large and small.

Such as: > Housing > Administrations > Schools > Hotels > Shopping complexes > Industrial complexes > Laboratories > Urban development > Design of street furnitureTheir experience covers projects such as: > New buildings > Conversions > Renovations > Energy renovation

Their experience is summed up in achievements such as: Their creativity and inventiveness are characterized by respect for the environment, energy savings and health.

All Chiché Architectes SA projects combine architectural quality with cutting-edge energy-efficient design.

Managing both small and large budgets, we offer clients an architecture that prioritizes quality and durability, with a quality-price ratio associated with the best values in terms of use (maintenance-comfort) and management (costs-delays).

For each project, it develops synergies to combine its skills with those of engineers from different construction fields.

Our latest projects

• Ecole professionnelle commerciale (EPCL) - Lausanne](http://www.chiche-architectes.ch/portfolio-item/ecole-professionnelle-commerciale-lausanne-de-la-vallee-de-la-jeunesse/)
• Hamo + - Vers-chez-les-Blanc](http://www.chiche-architectes.ch/portfolio-item/hamo/)
• Police Cantonale de la Blécherette](http://www.chiche-architectes.ch/portfolio-item/test-de-portfolio-2/)
• Tours de Gilamont - Vevey

Significant projects :

Center Sportif - Vallée de la Jeunesse

Renovation work on the building envelope underway. Informations > Date: 2017

Extension of Collège des Rojalets - Coppet

Extension project for Collège des Rojalets in Terre Sainte, Coppet. Construction of 6 classrooms, 1 music room and 1 room for nutritional education. Permit application ...

Spring water bottling plant - Divonne

Construction of the Divonne-les-Bains spring water bottling plant. Building permit application in progress. Informations > Date: 2017

Ecole professionnelle commerciale Lausanne (EPCL) - Vallée de la Jeunesse

Structural reinforcement work. Work in progress. Informations > Date: 2018

Architectural competition - Complexe Scolaire et Culturel de Beausobre Morges

Morges, Beausobre school and cultural complex, new multi-purpose space and outdoor facilities Informations > Date: 2017 > Morges

Restaurant Chez Tof Mont-sur-Lausanne

Creation of a restaurant with interior fittings, in Mont-sur-Lausanne Informations > Date: 2016 > Mont-sur-Lausanne / www.cheztof.ch

Grand Chemin 51-57 Epalinges

Construction of two buildings with 10 apartments each, in line with the client's vision of classic architecture, in Epalinges. Informations > Date: 2015 > Label: MINERGIE P ...

Grand Chemin 53-55 Epalinges

Renovation and conversion of two 10-apartment buildings in Epalinges Information > Date: 2015 > Label: MINERGIE VD-2135 and VD-2136

Ecole professionnelle commerciale Lausanne (EPCL) - Vallée de la Jeunesse

Energy renovation of a building built using the "crocs" system, and elevation by one storey. Visual and sound creation integrated into the facades by Rudy Decelière. Informations > Date: 2014 > Address: rue ...

Hamo + - Vers-chez-les-Blanc

Construction of 2 groups of 4 contiguous buildings, each consisting of two apartments in Vers-chez-les-Blanc, commune of Lausanne. Informations > Date: 2014 > Label: Minergie P: VD-074-P to VD-081-P > ...

Police cantonale de la Blécherette

Energy renovation of an administrative building at Chemin de la Lanterne in Mont-sur-Lausanne, considered one of the most energy-intensive in the Canton. Creation of a consortium of companies. Informations > Date: 2013

Gilamont Towers - Vevey

Energy renovation of 2 towers of 70 apartments each on Avenue de Gilamont in Vevey. Frescoes "Chaplin" by Franck Bouroullec Informations > Date: 2013 > Label: MINERGIE VD-608 and VD-730

Guest-house - Lausanne

Energy renovation of a residential building converted into a Guest-house at Chemin des Epinettes in Lausanne. Informations > Date: 2001 > Label: MINERGIE VD-035 > Plus: Swiss Solar Prize 2002

Les Libellules - Lausanne

Energy renovation of a 137-unit residential building on chemin des Libellules in Lausanne. Information > Date: 1999 > Label: Minergie VD-014 > Plus: Swiss Solar Prize 2001

Place de la Navigation - Lausanne-Ouchy

Development of the Place de la Navigation in Lausanne-Ouchy. Transformation of a surface parking lot into a multi-purpose space with ponds and modular water jets. Creation of all street furniture. More information ...

Collège de la Terre Sainte - Coppet

Construction of a 24-classroom secondary school with sports hall and theater. The building will long remain a European benchmark for energy efficiency. Informations > Date: 1991 > Address: chemin ...