Project of the month September 2022
Student residence at Grand Morillon [CH]

Student residence at Grand Morillon

PHOTOS: © Thomas Krauss
Project
Student residence at Grand Morillon [CH]
Completion
Early 2021
Architect
CCHE Lausanne AG | Kengo Kuma & Associates
Products

Special version of rectangular metal panels
1 mm sendzimir galvanised steel sheet, printed with dur-GRAPHICS in accordance with special customer request in Bardolino oak, various dimensions [approx. 800 m²].

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A truly superlative student residence: Located in the heart of Geneva, about 650 students at the Geneva Graduate Institute [IHEID] have an exclusive home in Grand Morillon.

This newly constructed student residence offers its cosmopolitan inhabitants a wide range of facilities - exclusively equipped leisure areas, a library, a fitness studio and a great deal more. The various sections of this student residence are interconnected by outdoor and open link bridges. The claddings for ceilings and walls were supplied by durlum.

Printed in Bardolino oak using dur-GRAPHICS, these metal panels define this building with a welcoming as well as a modern character. The panels were deliberately printed in two sections to create a black shadow gap. To protect these highly distinctive ceiling and wall claddings from intemperate weather conditions, they were given a durable powder coating after the printing process.

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