Mosso is a mixed-use building hosting offices and artisanal workshops on the site of a former family-run printing house. Located in the rapidly transforming district of Chêne-Bourg, near the Léman Express station, the project combines flexible workspaces with a low-tech and durable architectural approach.

Behind a discreet industrial envelope, a timber structure provides generous and adaptable floor plates capable of accommodating changing uses over time. The façade, composed of fibre-cement and photovoltaic panels arranged in a staggered pattern, regulates daylight, natural ventilation and energy production while giving the building a distinctive identity. Designed as a dry-assembled system, its components remain visible and easily maintainable.

Conceived as a robust, bioclimatic and reversible tool, Mosso offers generous and flexible spaces organised around two monumental timber columns. Exposed technical systems and raw or reused materials celebrate the building’s construction, revealing an architecture that is precise, sustainable and joyful.

TEAM

NOMOS + PYRUS, Ingeni (Structural Engineering), Eco-Building (MEP Engineering HVAC), Cometel (Electrical), Architecture & Acoustique (Acoustics), De Cérenville (Geology & Geotechnics), HKD Géomatique (Surveying), NSER (Construction Management)