Project manager & renovation in Annecy-le-Vieux.

Annecy-le-Vieux is one of the most sought-after and upmarket areas of Grand Annecy. A former independent commune that became a delegated commune of Annecy in 2017, it has kept a strong identity: substantial villas, mansion houses, fine apartment buildings and recent residences stand side by side, with hillsides offering open views over the lake and the Bauges massif. The university presence — IUT, engineering schools, campus — also sustains strong rental demand and a population with high expectations for build quality.

This dual nature — high-end residential heritage on one side, 1970s-80s apartment buildings in need of modernisation on the other — makes Annecy-le-Vieux a renovation market in its own right. Many owners want to restructure an ageing villa, renovate a flat to bring it up to the standard of the neighbourhood, or undertake the energy renovation of an apartment building that has become too energy-hungry. Every project calls for method: an accurate survey, plans, submission of planning applications to Grand Annecy, coordination of the trades and rigorous site supervision.

That is precisely the role of the project manager: to carry your project from start to finish, protect your budget and schedule, and save you from juggling a dozen or so firms. From our office in Aix-les-Bains, around thirty minutes away, we know the fabric of Annecy-le-Vieux and work regularly in the commune and its immediate neighbours (central Annecy, Argonay, Pringy, Veyrier-du-Lac, Épagny-Metz-Tessy).

Villa renovation is the leading request in Annecy-le-Vieux. On the hillsides and in residential developments, many houses built between the 1970s and 2000s deserve a complete upgrade: reconfiguring the layout to open up the living spaces, creating large glazed openings to capture the lake view, upgrading insulation and heating, and modernising bathrooms and finishes. We design these projects to measure, making the most of each property's orientation and potential, and manage all the trades through to handover.

Flat renovation concerns older residences and more recent apartment buildings alike. Rewiring and replumbing, reconfiguring rooms, sound insulation between homes, high-end kitchens and bathrooms: we work on individual units as well as major restructuring. When the works affect the common parts or the structure, we prepare the technical file to present at the general meeting of co-owners.

Finally, the energy renovation of apartment buildings is becoming a major issue in the district. Insulation of facades and roofs, replacement of the communal heating system, new windows: these operations are eligible for public grants and deliver lasting improvements in both comfort and property value. As an RGE-certified company, we support managing agents and co-owners' councils with the technical set-up and management of these projects, including extensions and adding a storey where the local plan (PLU) allows.

Atelier NovAlp's strength is bringing three professions together under one roof: architect, project manager and RGE-certified general contractor. In practice, you no longer have to coordinate an architect, an engineering firm, a project manager and a dozen or so tradespeople yourself: a single point of contact carries your project, from the first sketch to the handover of the keys. This turnkey approach removes the grey areas between the parties involved — which is where most delays, cost overruns and defects arise.

Depending on the nature of the project, we adapt the set-up: an architect's assignment for a new build or a large extension, project management for a renovation with separate trade contracts, or general contracting with a commitment to results for a project with a controlled budget. As all planning applications in Annecy-le-Vieux are processed by Grand Annecy's departments under the intermunicipal local plan (PLUiHD), we systematically check the zone regulations — heights, footprint, facade colours, lines of sight, proportion of unbuilt permeable ground — before drawing, so that the application is compliant from the first submission.

Our RGE CertiRénov certification no. CR-2026-73-0095 (comprehensive renovation offer, issued by Qualitel Certification) also gives you access to grant schemes: MaPrimeRénov', Energy Savings Certificates (CEE) and local grants. We calculate your real out-of-pocket cost and build these subsidies into the financing plan for your renovation. Discover all our services or our page dedicated to Annecy.