The key point: The Oval Housing building, an ellipse clad in burnt wood located in Carouge, offers eight homes in a leafy residential neighbourhood.
A Geneva architecture project
- Design by the Geneva firm FdMP architectes.
- Development handled by the property developer Grago.
- Shape : a large dark ellipse, nicknamed « the beetle » by its architects.
Housing oriented towards nature
- Integration : the silhouette blends into the trees, a few minutes from the centre of Carouge.
- Light : the interior favours brightness and a connection with the greenery.
- Example : a couple left a large 1920s house to move in.
Key figures
- 8 : number of homes in the building.
- 2 years : duration of construction.
In short
Oval Housing is a small residential building in Carouge with distinctive architecture. Its burnt-wood envelope fades into the greenery. Its residents find simpler, brighter housing close to nature.
