Project manager & renovation in Verel-Pragondran.

Verel-Pragondran is a hilltop village in the foothills of the Bauges massif, between Aix-les-Bains and Chambéry. Part of the Grand Lac conurbation, the commune combines old hamlets, farm buildings, barns and quality detached homes, all in a highly prized natural setting with fine views over the Chambéry valley and the surrounding peaks. This position — quiet, elevated, a few minutes from both towns — attracts owners who care about building quality and integration into the landscape.

This rural and residential identity makes Verel-Pragondran a demanding place for renovation and construction. Many projects involve restoring an old farmhouse, converting a barn, extending a detached house to gain living space, or building new on a sloping plot. Every project requires method: an accurate survey of the existing building, plans, submitting planning applications, coordination of the trades and rigorous site supervision, while respecting the village's agricultural and natural zones.

That is precisely the role of the project manager: to carry your project from start to finish, protect your budget and schedule, and spare you from juggling a dozen different firms. From our Aix-les-Bains office, just 15 minutes away, we know this part of the Bauges well and work regularly in Verel-Pragondran and its immediate neighbours (Aix-les-Bains, Méry, Sonnaz, Chambéry, Saint-Alban-Leysse).

Renovating farmhouses and old buildings is a key request in Verel-Pragondran. In the hamlets, many farm buildings, stone walls and traditional roof structures deserve a complete upgrade: structural and roof repairs, reconfiguring volumes to open up living spaces, creating openings to capture light and views, high-performance insulation and modernised building services. We design these projects to measure, taking care to preserve the character of the building and how it sits in the village, and we manage all the trades through to handover.

Extensions and enlargements meet the need to gain space without leaving a setting you love. Extending a detached house, adding a storey, converting the loft, creating a living room opening onto the outside: we design the enlargement in keeping with the existing building and the plot, often sloping, and handle the prior declaration (déclaration préalable) or building permit depending on the floor area created.

Finally, new builds and energy renovation complete our services. On a buildable plot, we design a house that fits the slope and the landscape, compliant with the local plan (PLU). On the energy side, insulation, new windows and doors and modernised heating are eligible for public grants. As an RGE-certified company, we support each owner with the technical, financial and administrative set-up of their project.

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 arrangement: 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. In Verel-Pragondran, planning applications fall under the municipal local plan (PLU) and the Grand Lac area, with large agricultural and natural zones: we always check the zone regulations — heights, building footprint, facade colours, roofs, change of use, landscape integration — before drawing, so the application is compliant from the first submission.

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.