Project manager & renovation in Nâves-Parmelan.

Nâves-Parmelan is a village of character in Grand Annecy, set on a plateau at around 630 m altitude, about ten minutes east of Annecy. Backing onto the Parmelan cliff, an emblematic summit of the Bornes massif, the commune offers a lifestyle many are looking for: meadows, forests, mountain views and immediate proximity to the Annecy area. This balance between nature and quick access to the city attracts families wanting to build, extend or restore an existing property.

The buildings reveal the village's rural history: scattered suburban housing, built in waves since the 1970s between the village centre and the hamlets, sits alongside old Savoyard farmhouses with generous volumes — barns, high roof structures, thick walls. These farmhouses are sought-after heritage: converting them into contemporary homes is one of the most frequent requests in the commune, alongside new builds on the last available plots and extensions to houses that have become too small.

These projects cannot be improvised. Turning a barn into living space, insulating a house exposed to plateau winters or siting a building on a sloping plot requires a project manager able to handle design, paperwork and the site. From our office in Aix-les-Bains, we reach Nâves-Parmelan in around forty minutes and work regularly in this eastern part of Grand Annecy, from Villaz to Dingy-Saint-Clair by way of Annecy-le-Vieux and Argonay.

Old farmhouse renovation is the hallmark of Nâves-Parmelan. These Savoyard buildings offer rare potential: cathedral-like volumes under the roof structure, original stone and wood, barns that can be turned into light-filled living spaces. But restoring them requires real expertise — survey of the structure and roof timbers, managing damp in old walls, high-performance insulation that respects the building, creating openings in keeping with its character. We design these conversions to preserve the soul of the farmhouse while achieving the comfort of a new home.

Detached house renovation concerns the housing built between the 1970s and 2000s around the village centre and hamlets. Reconfiguring living areas, replacing heating — often an ageing oil-fired or electric system — with a heat pump, insulating lofts and facades, opening up windows towards the Parmelan: we bring these houses up to today's expectations, with the occupants still living there where possible.

Finally, new builds, extensions and adding a storey respond to pressure on land in the area. On the village's remaining building plots, we design houses suited to the slope, the aspect and the plateau climate. For existing houses, a timber extension, a structural conservatory or adding a storey provides the missing square metres without moving. Every project is checked upfront against the Grand Annecy PLUiHD, and our status as an RGE-certified company secures the energy side and the associated financial aid.

On a site away from urban centres such as Nâves-Parmelan, more parties means more travel, more delays and more misunderstandings. Our answer: bringing architect, project manager and RGE-certified general contractor together within a single company. You have just one contract, one schedule and one person in charge — Atelier NovAlp designs, files the applications, consults the trades, runs the site and delivers a turnkey project. The grey areas between parties, the main sources of cost overruns and defects, disappear.

On the planning side, applications filed at Nâves-Parmelan town hall are processed under the Grand Annecy PLUiHD, the intermunicipal local plan covering the conurbation's 34 communes. Protected farmland and natural areas at the foot of the Parmelan, requirements on roof pitches and facade colours, management of access and parking: we study the regulations for your plot's zone before the first pencil stroke, then prepare a prior declaration (déclaration préalable) or building permit application that complies on submission.

Our RGE CertiRénov certification no. CR-2026-73-0095 (Comprehensive renovation offer, issued by Qualitel Certification) is the condition for accessing public funding: MaPrimeRénov', Energy Savings Certificates (CEE), éco-PTZ. Insulating a farmhouse, replacing an oil-fired boiler, a major renovation: we calculate your actual out-of-pocket cost after grants, before you commit. Browse our services or our neighbouring page dedicated to Annecy-le-Vieux.