Project manager & renovation in Doussard.

Nestled at the southern end of Lake Annecy, Doussard (74210) offers one of the most unspoilt settings in Haute-Savoie. The municipality is world-famous for its Bout du Lac national nature reserve, its leisure park and vast wetland plain, but also as the main paragliding landing area for flights from the Col de la Forclaz and the Montagne de Montmin. Between the lake, reed beds and the first foothills of the Bauges massif, Doussard strikes a rare balance between protected nature and residential development.

This exceptional setting is attracting more and more families. The village, the hamlets of Bredannaz, Chaparon and Marceau, and the edge of the agricultural plain are seeing sustained residential growth: detached houses, renovation of Savoyard farmhouses, extensions for growing families. But this appeal comes with strong constraints — natural zones, the Loi Littoral, reserve perimeters — that make every project more technical than elsewhere.

This is precisely where a local project manager makes the difference. Atelier NovAlp knows the zoning of the Doussard local plan (PLU), the environmental easements and the expectations of the CCSLA planning officers. We turn these constraints into a workable project, with no unpleasant surprises when the permit is filed.

New house building. On the buildable plots of the village and hamlets, we design contemporary or Savoyard-inspired houses in timber frame, masonry or mixed structure, compliant with RE2020 (the French environmental building regulations). Each project is designed to blend into the landscape at the end of the lake and to comply with the rules on building dimensions, roof pitch and materials imposed by the PLU. We manage everything, from the building permit to handover.

Renovation. Doussard's old buildings — farmhouses on the plain, barns, hamlet houses — call for a tailored approach: roof structure repairs, damp treatment in a wetland area, high-performance insulation, reorganisation of interior volumes. We carry out complete renovations as well as targeted refreshes, coordinating all the trades.

Extensions. With land scarce and expensive by the lake, extending the existing house is often wiser than moving. Timber-frame extension, adding a storey, loft conversion or conservatory: we design an extension consistent with the original house, file the prior declaration (déclaration préalable) or permit, and supervise the site through to completion.

Building or renovating in Doussard means dealing with several overlapping layers of regulation. The Loi Littoral (coastal and lakeshore law) applies to this lakeside municipality: a 100-metre no-build strip from the shore outside built-up areas, a requirement for new development to continue existing built-up areas, and protection of green breaks and outstanding sites. The Bout du Lac nature reserve and the Laudon wetland plain add protection perimeters where any work is very tightly controlled.

The municipal local plan (PLU) classifies a large part of the territory as natural (N) or agricultural (A) zones, where building is not allowed except for farming, and imposes precise landscape requirements in residential zones: heights, colours, materials, appearance of fences. Depending on the project's location, an impact study or environmental assessment may be required, particularly near Natura 2000 sites (protected EU habitats).

Our role is to check the regulatory feasibility of your project upfront — plot zoning, easements, setbacks, footprint — before any financial commitment, then to put together a solid planning application that is approved on first submission. This forward planning spares you a permit refusal and months of lost time. Discover all of our services.

Atelier NovAlp's strength is bringing together under one roof three professions that are usually separate: architectural design, project management (coordination of the trades, schedule and budget monitoring, handover) and the RGE general contractor that carries out the works. You have a single point of contact, from the first meeting to handover of the keys, for a truly turnkey project.

In practice, this means single responsibility if a problem arises, no passing the buck between designer and builder, a controlled overall quote and a schedule that is kept. For a project in Doussard — where regulatory constraints and the distance from major centres make coordinating several service providers harder — this integrated approach is a real saving in time and peace of mind.

We hold RGE CertiRénov certification no. CR-2026-73-0095 (Offre globale de rénovation, issued by Qualitel Certification). This qualification gives you access to MaPrimeRénov' grants and Energy Savings Certificates (CEE) for your energy renovation works: insulation, heat pump, windows, ventilation. We build these schemes into the estimate from the preliminary study.