PACA Gex–St-Genis

PACA Gex–St-Genis

The historical settlement corridors St.Genis-Meyrin-Geneva and Gex-Ferney-Geneva are the two main development corridors of Geneva’s western agglomeration. Along these axes, over 15’000 housing units and 17’000 jobs are planned to be created in the next 25 years through densification, transformation, and urban expansion.

PACA Gex–St-Genis
PACA Gex–St-Genis

A spatial planning regulatory framework at both cantonal and municipal levels enables qualitative and quantitative densification of the existing settlement area. Through so-called “strategic development projects,” possible restructurings, urban expansions, and transport infrastructure projects are outlined, such as the Geneva–St.Genis tram line connecting various important facilities (CERN, airport), development areas (Meyrin, Zimeysa), and recreational spaces (green heart).

PACA Gex–St-Genis
PACA Gex–St-Genis
Main themes:
Urban planning on different scales, integral planning (urban development, traffic planning, landscape planning), cross border spatial planning Switzerland–France, sustainable development on regional scale, public transport as development backbone, coordination density—accessibility, phaseability, integration of important institutions (CERN, airport), definition of “Grands Projets” as strategic development areas, connection of villages and small towns, transformative processes, strategic spatial planning, regional economy, suburban economy
Categorisation:
Region, Suburb
Project title:

Regional structure plan St-Genis–Gex (PACA), 2011–2013

Team:
  • Atelier CORSO LLC (urbanism, cartography)
  • Mayor+Beusch
  • Thibaud-Zingg
  • mrs
  • Indiggo
Client:
  • urban planning department
  • Canton of Geneva
Links:
Next project:
Rietlen–Gwyd, Niederglatt (1st Prize, Competition)