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The «Maison de la paix»

The «Maison de la paix» will be built on land situated between Chemin Rigot and the railway lines. At its heart will be a library, auditoriums and seminar rooms, and a cafeteria. The offices will be positioned in a manner which facilitates interaction of people and ideas within the Institute as well as with partner institutions.

 

 

Indeed, the «Maison de la paix» will also house as tenants, three international centres supported by the Confederation: the Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), the Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) and the Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD).

Thanks to the «Maison de la paix», the Institute will gain an extra 12,000m2 which, when added to the premises of Villa Barton and the Rue Rothschild, will double its current surface area.

The architect's message (Fr. only)

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In Brief

  • Architects: IPAS Architects, Neuchâtel, winner of the International Architecture Competition
  • Owner and principal occupant: Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies
  • Tenants: Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF), Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP), Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD)
  • Surface area: 22,000 m2
  • Date of inauguration: 2012
  • Cost of construction: CHF 137 million
  • Funding: CHF 34.5 million from the Swiss Confederation, CHF 43 million from the Canton of Geneva; the balance will come from donations and a bank loan to be repaid from rental income.