The ground floor concentrates the common areas, complemented with a large terrace oriented towards where views and sunlight are optimal. On a more private scale, every room on the upper floor has its own protected balcony facing the same direction.
From an energy point of view, it is concieved to make the best of resources in terms of construction materials, and air renewal and heating systems.
Description of project by FWG Architects
ODMER is an acronym for ‘Maintenance and Reinsertion Goal’ in French.
The psychosocial medical facility offers 40 accommodation places, of which 28 are for the rehabilitation and maintenance for residents and 12 are in a community apartment for young adults.
The shape of the building, a block formed by two slightly set back parts, offers a morphological scale reminiscent of detached country houses. The country house is in the heritage style of the Leysin territory and thus acquires its essential characteristics (shape, measurements, materials, and construction).
In harmony with the most recent buildings, it has garden roof terrace with a slight incline. It is registered in an intermediate registry as having a "sloping" roof and "terrace” roof, in harmony with the vernacular forms and architectures of the last century.
The building has a spacious and welcoming ground floor, bringing together all common open spaces on a large terrace designed on the best orientation and views.
The rooms are located on the floors where sunlight and views are optimal, each one extending towards the outside with a protected balcony. On each level, a central common space allows residents to meet and interact.
"Eternit" cladding with open planks was chosen to offer a horizontal perspective with wooden boards on the facade similar to a traditional country house.
From the energy point of view, the project has been conceived with an environmental concept, tagged as Minergie P, that makes optimal use of resources, requires little energy expenditure in terms of construction materials, has automatic air renewal and a wood chip boiler fed directly with locally produced wood.
