Architecture & design
There are many architects and designers who have contributed to the development and the image of the Quartier du Flon. Here are a few examples.
There are many architects and designers who have contributed to the development and the image of the Quartier du Flon. Here are a few examples.
Côtes-de-Montbenon 1-3-5
Demolition of the former garages and construction of new flexible surface areas, hosting arts & crafts activities as well as administrative and commercial activities.
Art galleries, artists’ studios, learning areas, designers, sales and snack food areas, etc.
Architects : Bakker et Blanc architectes associés, Lausanne
Côtes-de-Montbenon 20-22-24
Development of a new complex composed of three buildings located on the south side of the Esplanade du Flon. Each of these modern buildings has a very different external appearance.
The majority of the businesses are oriented towards the public: leisure activities, education and training, various catering establishments and the roof garden of the main building liven up the Esplanade both during the day and at night.
Architectes : Burckhardt+Partner SA
Rue de Genève 7
Restoration of the building
Commerces, fitness, offices, apartments
Architects : Mercier & Squalli
Place de l’Europe 6
Restoration and transformation of the building into a design hotel with 26 rooms
Architects : m+v, merlini et ventura architectes
Port-Franc 11
Implementation of a new building located above the extension to Parking du Centre
Commerce, bars and a restaurant with a panoramic roof terrace
Architects : Brauen & Wälchli architecture sa
Voie-du-Chariot 3 à 7
New complex Les Mercier composed of three buildings at the east of the platform, along the Voie-du-Chariot
Architectes : Richter - Dahl Rocha & Associés Architectes SA et Architecture & Retail Rites SA
Urban developments and street furniture in the Quartier du Flon :
L’Esplanade du Flon, 2003 : Central square in the district of Flon
La Galerie lumineuse, 2003 : Gallery of Light, ephemeral urban lighting
Les Praticables, 2003 : 5 glass cubes along Voie-du-Chariot, which can be transformed and folded away, with multiple town planning uses (display windows, screens, etc.)
Town planner : Charles Lambert, DEXUS
L'Arbre et ses racines, 2007 : Tree with temporary lighting in Flon-Ville's central square, with its lighting roots providing multiple benches around the edges of the square
Designers : Oloom, Olivier Rambert & Samuel Wilkinson
La Pergola, 2007 : Recreational area shaded by artificial foliage
Designers : atelier oï
La Fontaine du Flon, 2009 : Flon fountain, on Voie-du-Chariot, at the centre of the Mercier complex, to the east of the Flon platform
Artist : Daniel Schlaepfer
Les Toilettes du Flon, 2009 : Public toilets with liquid crystal partitions and Flon-patterned urinals
Les Galets du Flon, 2009 : Pebble seats evoking the river Flon
Designer : Oloom, Olivier Rambert
Rue du Port-Franc 16, 2003
Creation of a multiplex cinema
Restaurant and pub on the groundfloor
Architects : P. Plancherel & A. Schmid Architectes Associés SA et RSA + R204 Design
2002, extension en 2006
Creation of Parking du Centre, located under the Esplanade du Flon, 4 floors of underground car park providing 925 good-sized spaces
Architectes : B + W architecture sa
