A design office, made up of 15 landscape architects, engineers, designers, technicians and administrators trained at the best schools in Switzerland and abroad, allows Denogent to take a fair look at all the themes concerned by landscape architecture.
The office works both in Switzerland and abroad (France, Italy, China, etc.) and regularly collaborates with major names in international architecture (Jacques Wirtz, Erik Dhont, François Goffinet in Belgium, Gilles Clément, Franck Neau, Jacques Garcia in Paris, Norman Foster in London, Martin Hallinan in Dublin, Tony Chi in New York, Devanthéry-Lamunière in Geneva, etc.).
For architectural or monumental restoration projects, the office works in close collaboration with the Amsler Architect office in Lausanne.
Whatever the size of the project, all case studies begin with the design phase. This initial reflection enables us to evaluate the project thoroughly, to establish strong guiding principles, and to define a plan, the objectives and atmospheres. In this phase of the project, freehand drawing is important to Denogent. Lines and curves are traced, the main elements are positioned, and the vegetation and building materials are laid out on the plan to sketch and elaborate ideas.
After discussions, the chosen design is usually drawn up in a more precise and rigorous, though flexible, way. Adjustments on a small scale are studied to create a project aesthetic to a fine level of detail. Denogent’s sophisticated software enables us to establish various graphic elements, whether as plans, cross-sections or photo-montages, as well as in three dimensions. This set of tools is essential to the understanding and visualisation of the project, whether on plan or spatially, and enables an unequivocal result combining technical clarity and aesthetic balance.
Once the definitive project has been validated, our designers compile the complete portfolio of plans to ensure the perfect execution of the paper layouts. In parallel with the technical analysis, we evaluate the financial situation. This enables us to calculate the cost of all the work required to complete the proposed project.
With access to a variety of additional competencies, the employees of Denogent’s project office and technical team together ensure the management of the architectural, artistic, technical and financial aspects of the project. Rigorous monitoring is implemented to manage the work and to put everything in place to complete the whole project, with the goal of achieving excellence. Once the work is finished, the team remains available and welcomes input, to facilitate the maintenance of the project.
The design office, with its various profiles, is in charge of the development of large-scale projects. It also responds with various architectural and engineering offices to competitions.
Competition for Landscape Architecture - 1st Prize Mandate of study for the development of the project with Rivier Architects