Project
CEVA-CHAMPEL
Nomination
Best Implemented Project of Public Space
About the project
The project proposes a wooded public space in Geneva surrounding the new CEVA-Champel train station and recreating the ambiance of the parc Plateau de Champel, preserved in the neighborhood for over a century. The insertion of a small forest of oak trees offers precious relaxation and discovery places for the population, an important creative function in such an urbanized canton as for Geneva. The oak trees, ultimate Geneva trees, encompass the CEVA station respecting the landscaping original concept. The sequence of leaving the basement thus leads to an experience of nature in the city. Like a walk in the undergrowth, it offers passers-by a look at the changing state of the seasons while offering tree cover as well as a flowerbed imagined from a choice of native species.
It becomes a lung in the surrounding traffic flux, a landscape project which rethinks the public space in the context of the Champel neighborhood and the link to the city as the original biotope of the Geneva region.
Location
Geneva, Champel, Switzerland
Project implemented in
2020
Additional information
LBA has gained recognition through a number of prices and publications. Amongst others, it was awarded the Golden Lion at the Venice Architectural Biennale and the Swiss Art Awards. His work has been presented at the Swiss Architecture Museum, Art Basel Design at Large, CCB Lisbon, Victoria and Albert Museum, MUDAC Lausanne, etc. His projects have been published in websites and print publications such as Dezzen, Architonic, Designboom, Archdaily, DETAIL, The Architectural Review, Wallpaper, etc
Applicant and authors of the project
Leopold Banchini Architects is a multidisciplinary team exploring space shaping and project making established in Geneva. Focusing in political and environmental issues, architecture is addresses as social action, using DIY culture and eclecticism as means for emancipation.
Project by Leopold Banchini Architects and Daniel Zamarbide.
Other participants
Client Ville de Genève. Project was 1st prize in competition for a public space.
Credit photo Ville de Genève, except for pics DP01.jpg and DP03.jpg by Dylan Perrenoud