Project manager & renovation in Charvonnex.

Set north of Annecy, on the Annecy–Geneva corridor traced by the RD1203, Charvonnex was long a farming village in the first foothills of the Bornes. It has become one of the most sought-after residential villages in northern Grand Annecy: a quarter of an hour from the Annecy area and within easy reach of neighbouring Switzerland, the village attracts families and cross-border commuters looking for land, peace and views, without giving up proximity to the main employment areas.

The buildings tell this story in two stages. On one side, the village centre and scattered hamlets retain their old farmhouses with large roofs, their barns and their traditional houses, often full of potential but demanding to convert. On the other, the housing estates built from the 1970s to the 2000s are reaching the age when everything needs rethinking: outdated insulation, energy-hungry heating, room layouts that no longer suit how people live. In between, the last building plots fuel steady demand for new builds and extensions.

The result: in Charvonnex, almost every project — extending a house, converting a farmhouse, building on a plot divided off family land — goes through the same stages: survey of the existing building, design, planning permission, consulting the firms, construction. That is exactly the scope of the project manager: a professional who carries the project from start to finish, defends your budget and schedule, and spares you from coordinating a dozen trades yourself.

House renovation is the most common request in the village. The houses on Charvonnex's estates are often thirty to fifty years old: we open up the living spaces, rewire and replumb, replace windows, insulate walls and lofts and modernise the heating — in a single coordinated operation rather than successive works that get in each other's way. The gain is measured as much in comfort as in property value and energy bills.

Converting old farmhouses is the village's other great speciality. Turning a barn into a double-height living space, creating openings in a gable, insulating a large roof without altering the building's silhouette: these projects require a thorough survey (structure, roof timbers, damp, drainage) and real architectural sensitivity. Our dual role as architect and general contractor lets us design accurately — and build exactly what was designed.

Finally, extensions and adding a storey meet the most common need of growing families: gaining a master suite, a home office, a living room opening onto the garden, without leaving the village or buying again in a tight market. Timber frame or masonry, flat roof or a pitch matching the original: we design the extension in keeping with the existing house and the planning regulations, submit the permit and deliver turnkey — including for a new build on the last available plots.

On a project in Charvonnex, the challenge is not finding tradespeople — it is getting them to work together, in the right order, at the right price. Atelier NovAlp brings three professions under one roof: architect, project manager and RGE-certified general contractor. You have one point of contact, one schedule and one commitment: design, permits, consulting the firms, site management and handover are all handled by the same team. The grey areas between the parties involved — where delays, cost overruns and defects arise — disappear.

In planning terms, Charvonnex is part of Grand Annecy: prior declarations (déclarations préalables) and building permits are submitted to the town hall and processed with the support of the conurbation's services. Heights, footprint, roof pitches and colours, setbacks, specific requirements in the hamlets and near agricultural zones: we check the regulations applicable to your plot before drawing, for an application accepted on first submission — and we follow the process through to the posting of the permit on site.

Our RGE CertiRénov certification no. CR-2026-73-0095 (comprehensive renovation offer, issued by Qualitel Certification) unlocks access to grants: MaPrimeRénov', Energy Saving Certificates (CEE) and local schemes. On a comprehensive energy renovation, these subsidies genuinely change the equation: we calculate your out-of-pocket cost from the preliminary study onwards and include it in the financing plan. Browse our services or our page dedicated to Annecy to see how we work.