Project manager & renovation in Argonay.

Argonay is a sought-after residential town north of Annecy, set against the first hillsides rising towards Villaz and the Bornes plateau. Within a few decades, this farming village has become one of the most desirable addresses around Annecy: upmarket villas, fine detached houses and well-kept housing estates are terraced across sunny plots, often with views over the Annecy valley and the Semnoz massif. Its direct access to the expressway, its business park and its clinic also make it an active hub of the Annecy area.

This building stock — many houses built between the 1970s and 2000s — is now reaching renovation age. Many Argonay homeowners want to remodel an ageing villa, extend it to gain a living room, or carry out an energy renovation to escape poor energy ratings and cut heating bills that have become heavy. Every project calls for method: an accurate survey of the existing building, plans, planning applications to Grand Annecy, coordination of the trades and rigorous site supervision.

That is precisely the role of the project manager: carrying your project from start to finish, protecting your budget and schedule, and sparing you from juggling a dozen different firms. From our office in Aix-les-Bains, around thirty minutes away, we regularly work in Argonay and its immediate neighbours (Annecy-le-Vieux, Pringy, Épagny-Metz-Tessy, Villaz, Charvonnex).

Villa renovation is the most requested service in Argonay. On the hillsides and in the residential estates, many houses from the 1970s to 2000s deserve a complete upgrade: reworking the layout to open the kitchen onto the living room, creating large glazed openings to make the most of the aspect and the view, upgrading insulation and heating, 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.

Extensions meet a very common need in this area of detached houses: gaining space without moving. Single-storey extension to enlarge the living area, adding a storey to create a floor of bedrooms, converting a basement or garage into living space: we study feasibility in light of the existing building and the local plan (PLU), design a volume that blends with the house and submit the required building permit or prior declaration (déclaration préalable) before work begins.

Finally, energy renovation has become a major issue for Argonay's villas. Wall and roof insulation, new windows, replacing an old boiler with a heat pump, efficient ventilation: this work brings lasting improvements to comfort, property value and the energy performance rating (DPE). As an RGE-certified company, we prepare the technical file, check your eligibility for grants and manage the works from start to finish.

Atelier NovAlp's strength is bringing three professions together under one roof: architect, project manager and RGE-certified general contractor. In practice, in Argonay, you no longer have to coordinate an architect, an engineering firm, a project manager and a dozen tradespeople yourself: a single point of contact carries your project from the first sketch to handing over 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 contractual 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 on a controlled budget. As all planning applications in Argonay are processed by the Grand Annecy planning department under the intercommunal local plan (PLUiHD), we always check the zone regulations — heights, building footprint, setbacks, façade colours, proportion of open ground — before drawing, so the application is compliant on 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.