Large-scale project for performing arts and student accommodation in Vernier

Frauenfeld/Vernier GE, May 2024

The Fondation pour le Développement des Arts et de la Culture has commissioned HRS to build a cultural center and a student residence in Vernier. The project includes an event hall with 492 seats and 920 standing places, as well as 220 apartments for students. The complex is complemented by a hotel, co-working spaces, a brasserie, and a catering service. The buildings will be connected by a pedestrian bridge.

The Fondation pour le Développement des Arts et de la Cultur from Vernier has commissioned HRS with the construction of two buildings in Vernier. The corresponding total contractor agreement has already been signed, the real estate service provider based in Frauenfeld announced in a press release. The financial scope of the large-scale project dedicated to the performing arts has not been disclosed.

The first building will serve as a cultural centre. It will have an event hall with 492 seats and 920 standing places, explains HRS. The second building will house 220 flats for students. The two buildings will be connected by a pedestrian bridge.

The complex will be complemented by a hotel, a co-working area, a brasserie and a catering service. They are intended to “enrich the site’s offering and make it a dynamic place to live”, writes HRS. A timetable for the realisation of the project is not communicated in the press release.

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