Project manager & renovation in Méry.

Méry occupies a strategic position in Savoie, between Aix-les-Bains and Chambéry, at the heart of the Grand Lac conurbation. The commune combines a historic village perched on its hillsides, an agricultural plain that is still present and a business park — Les Barillettes — that drives the local job market. Well served by the roads linking the two towns, it attracts new households every year looking for a quieter setting without giving up easy access to services and the motorway.

This appeal is reflected in growing suburban housing: building plots on the hillsides and around the village, detached houses to extend, older properties to renovate or update. Demand centres on three recurring needs: building a new house suited to the plot and its slope, extending a house that has become too small, or undertaking the energy renovation of a home built in past decades. Every project requires method: an accurate survey, plans, filing applications with the town hall, 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, just ten minutes away, we know the Méry area inside out and work regularly in the commune and its immediate neighbours (Aix-les-Bains, Drumettaz-Clarafond, Viviers-du-Lac, Voglans, Sonnaz). This proximity is a real advantage: we respond quickly, both for meetings and for site visits.

Building a detached house is in strong demand in Méry, driven by the plots still available on the hillsides and at the edge of the village. We design every project to measure, making the most of the orientation, the view and the slope of the plot — a decisive factor on Savoyard hillsides. Feasibility study, plans, building permit, choice of materials, management of all the trades through to handing over the keys: we carry the build from the first sketch to moving in.

Extensions and adding a storey meet the needs of families already settled here: gaining a bedroom, a master suite, a study or a large living space without leaving Méry. Single-storey extension, adding a storey, loft conversion or structural conservatory: we design the extension to be consistent with the existing house and integrate it in line with the local plan applicable to the commune. We handle the prior declaration (déclaration préalable) or building permit depending on the floor area created.

Finally, renovation concerns village houses and homes in more recent housing estates alike. Reconfiguring spaces, new electrical and plumbing services, insulation, updating bathrooms and finishes: we handle everything from targeted renovation to major restructuring. For energy renovation, as an RGE-certified company, we give you access to public funding and manage the project from the initial audit to the works.

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 commission for a new build or a large extension, project management for a renovation with separate trade contracts, or general contracting with a performance commitment for a project with a controlled budget. In Méry, planning applications are governed by the local plan applicable to the commune, within the Grand Lac intermunicipal framework: we always check the zone regulations — heights, footprint, facade colours, setbacks, green space ratio — before drawing, so that the application complies from the first submission to the town hall.

Our RGE CertiRénov certification no. CR-2026-73-0095 (Offre globale de rénovation, 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 your project's financing plan. Discover all of our services or our page dedicated to Aix-les-Bains.