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time. This also applies for JOLIMONT, a social housing project Nomos developed in Geneva. To make housing affordable the building costs had to be kept very low, so the architects developed a twisted concrete structure. “We created a very spectacular looking façade with large balconies that seem to move in a specific way. It was very
important for us to get the landscape into the building,” says Lucas Camponovo. The building is located in an old working-class area formerly characterised by very small houses, all with their own garden. “The idea was to create the same quality of housing,” says Katrien Vertenten
about the new flats and why it was important for the architects to let nature enter the new building in providing a huge balcony for each flat. “The result simply does not look like social housing,” says Lucas Camponovo. Which has also to do with the fact that the area is overlooking a lake and nature reserve.
JOLIMONT exterior. Photo: © Miguel de Guzman
JOLIMONT façade. Photo: © Miguel de Guzman
JOLIMONT living room. Photo: Joel Tettamanti
JOLIMONT railing. Photo: © Miguel de Guzman
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