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SAX / Centre d’accueil pour adultes en difficulté — Saxon
SAX / Centre d’accueil pour adultes en difficulté — Saxon
Saxon, Switzerland
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Other Projects by Bonnard Wœffray — Architectes FAS/SIA
SAX / Centre d’accueil pour adultes en difficulté — Saxon
Saxon, Switzerland
STATUS
Built
YEAR
2015
A support centre for adults in difficulty, the facility serves as a place of residence, work and care for people with psychiatric, physical or social disorders, or with addictions, providing a safe, structured setting aimed at helping them reintegrate into society. Nestled among the fruit orchards of the Rhône Valley, midway between the villages of Saxon and Charrat, the new building takes its cues from the site’s landscape framework. All functions are gathered beneath one roof, while the fragmented massing signals the different programme zones.
The ground floor forms a generous plinth that houses the shared functions on either side of a central patio—the heart of the centre, around which meeting, dining and relaxation areas are arranged. The south wing contains administration, healthcare and service facilities, while the north wing accommodates occupational workshops. The position of the entrance and the patio shields residents from the prevailing valley wind. Accommodation occupies the upper storeys: laid out horizontally for social emergencies and short stays, and vertically for the three long-stay apartments. The two stay types are therefore naturally separated and clearly identifiable. Each residential unit functions as a self-contained apartment.
The interior palette is disciplined: exposed concrete walls, sanded asphalt floors and large-wave metal suspended ceilings, complemented by cross-laminated pine panelling and tinted glass that lends colour to communal areas. Externally, the façades are clad in deeply corrugated, perforated aluminium sheeting with a copper hue—an industrial material that pays homage to the valley’s fruit-storage sheds.
The ground floor forms a generous plinth that houses the shared functions on either side of a central patio—the heart of the centre, around which meeting, dining and relaxation areas are arranged. The south wing contains administration, healthcare and service facilities, while the north wing accommodates occupational workshops. The position of the entrance and the patio shields residents from the prevailing valley wind. Accommodation occupies the upper storeys: laid out horizontally for social emergencies and short stays, and vertically for the three long-stay apartments. The two stay types are therefore naturally separated and clearly identifiable. Each residential unit functions as a self-contained apartment.
The interior palette is disciplined: exposed concrete walls, sanded asphalt floors and large-wave metal suspended ceilings, complemented by cross-laminated pine panelling and tinted glass that lends colour to communal areas. Externally, the façades are clad in deeply corrugated, perforated aluminium sheeting with a copper hue—an industrial material that pays homage to the valley’s fruit-storage sheds.
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