Maison de la Paix - Geneva (Switzerland)
South-East view of the building.
Rendering of the interior of a courtyard.
Average winter daylighting levels in the courtyard facing offices (radiance simulation).
Schematic depiction of the natural ventilation system.
CFD simulation of the single sided displacement ventilation system.
EnergyPlus simulation showing the importance of appropriate use of exposed thermal mass.
Work Performed
Low energy cooling and natural displacement ventilation systems.
Daylighting design.
Overall building form optimization.
Relevant Details
The building site is very challenging with high noise levels due to adjacent railroads and an elongated shape that pushed towards a monolithic East-West facing building.
A set of courtyards were created, allowing for North & South façade orientations and operable windows opening into an acoustically controlled courtyard environment.
The natural displacement ventilation system can also operate through acoustically insulated channels.
Project Data
Architecture: João Luis Carrilho da Graça with L-Architectes