BERTRAND F. CHEVALLEY
ARCHITECT DIPL. ETH
/ OTIA / REG A

VICOLO DEI PINI 2 CH-6962 VIGANELLO SWITZERLAND
TEL. +4191 971 5583 MOBIL +4179 240 4525
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architect.chevalley@ticino.com



 

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Name

CHEVALLEY Bertrand

Address Vicolo dei Pini 2 6962 Viganello
Born August 27th , 1947, from Montreux VD
Profession Architect Dipl. ETH-Z
Languages French, German,English,Italian, (Japanese)


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1965 Baccalaureat Latin-Mathematics and Maturity B
1965 -1969 ETH-Zürich (Polytechnique) Section Forestal Enginering (5 semestri)
1970 Working by Geologue Dr. Buser, Schindellegi SZ
1971-1976 ETH-Zürich Section of Architecture (Professors Hoesli, Jaray, Schall, Snozzi, Schnebli)
1976 Diplome of Architect ETH-Z
1976-1979 First stay in Japan, scholarship of the Japanese Ministry of Education for a postgraduate course at the University of Kyoto (Prof. Atsushi Ueda)
1980-1981 Back in Switzerland, working in atelier of architects Camenzind, Brocchi, Sennhauser in Lugano
1982 Working by arch. Pietro Vanetta in Cureglia
1983-1988 Second stay in Japan :
1984-1985 Working in the Atelier of arch.Prof. Kiyonori Kikutake in Tokyo
1985-1988 Working in the company Takenaka Komuten (Planners, Architects, Engineers and Contractors) in Osaka
1988-1989 Back in Switzerland, working by arch. Claudio F. Pellegrini in Bellinzona
1989-1990 Working by arch. Prof. Schnebli, Amann & Assoc. in Verscio
1990-1993 Working by arch. Marco Conza in Lugano (design and modelling with CAD-Messerli)
1994 Project of a terrace-building complex in Montagnola, for the Gesfim SA of Lugano
1994 Specialization course on CAD-Messerli for instructors
1994-2000 Collaboration with the computing company Coding 83 SA in Lugano for the CAD-Messerli system and other related programs (elements cost planning, aso...)
1995-2007 Collaborations with firm of Engineer Daniele Villa in Cadenazzo
1997-1999 Working in the firm Coop Uniti, in the groups "Passato che scompare" (castle archeology) and "Area multimediale"
1998-2001 Introductive course to Autocad 13, courses of Internet and Webmaster (html, Claris, DreamWeaver, Flash, Director)
1999-2000 Introductive courses to ArchiCad 6.5
2001 Introductive course to Winmess (building cost and administration)
2001 Course treatment of old stone walls against humidity
2001-2002 Several projects in freelance
2003 Working by arch. Giovanni Vanetta in Cureglia
2003-2004 Working in an Atelier in Lausanne
2004-2006 Working by Studio Grassi & Co SA in Chiasso
2006 Course SIA 380/1 - Thermical energy of buildings (SUPSI)
2007 Projects with Engineer Daniele Villa in Cadenazzo
2008-2009 Working in an Atelier in Genève


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1982

Origlio new city hall and piazza (as collab. of Arch. Pietro Vanetta)

1990 Secondary School of Breganzona (with collab. studio Conza)
1991 Varsavia new business center around the old Culture Palace
1992 Berlin new goverment area at the Spreebogen (Parlament)
1993/4 Berlin new cultural-administrative district on the central Spreeinsel
1995 Montagnola reorganization of the main piazza area
1996 Giubiasco new residential district "al Seghezzone" (with collab. arch. Ch. Rivola)
1996 Cadenazzo first consultancy for a new city hall
1999 Cadenazzo second consultancy for a new city hall
2000-2001 Lugano 2 competitions "Lungolago" and "Palace"


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ARCHITECTURE

  • urban design and architecture integrated
  • correct and upgrading construction of the site, taking over of pre-existing valours
  • design of spaces for the public, applying building tipologies such as passages,arcades, galleria, atrium,gardens, aso...)
  • functions composition (complex buildings, see Paris 19th cent.)
  • care of well designed and executed details (validity in time, life cycle of buildings)
  • rational and reasonable use of CAD
  • humanistic approach by the architect and team work

 

CULTURE

  • history, music, photography, defense sport, cultural contacts, internet (site creation), ...


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