Miremont-le-Crêt is a residential building designed by Marc-Joseph Saugey, a notable Geneva architect. It was constructed in the years 1953-1957 and quickly became one of the symbols of the modernist architecture in the city.
Miremont-le-Crêt is an extraordinary building: large and open, yet light and discreet. One looking from the Avenue de Miremont will see its concrete, monochromatic walls, decorated only with cool, vertical aluminium blinds. But the view from the small Avenue de Calas is totally different: the pale grey concrete is broken down by huge, bright yellow marquises that lazily hang above the shady balconies.
Mr Saugey's work is clearly inspired by that of his compatriot, Le Corbusier, but it's by no means a copy. The pilotis principle is merely hinted - stilts are reduced to something nearly purely decorative, while one's attention is instantly drawn to Mondrianesque pictures painted on a wall opposite. They look particularly beautiful around midday, when the light reflects them on the row of large windows behind the stilts.
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