CICG, International Conference Center of Geneva

The International Conference Centre is a complex of modular halls, the largest facility of its kind in Geneva and among the most significant in Europe. Built between 1968 and 1973 by André and Francis Gaillard in association with Alberto Camenzind, it forms part of Geneva’s architectural heritage.

The aim of its transformation was to confer a contemporary character on the existing building while enhancing its original features through a balanced chromatic palette: gold, metallic tones, and red. These choices reinforce the unity of the building while reducing the number of design elements to a minimum.

The renovation involved offices, conference rooms, the salle des pas perdus, and relaxation areas, with a bespoke graphic charter extended to architectural scale. The Centre continues to host events central to International Geneva.

Inside the conference halls, the redesign is marked by differentiated wall treatments, clad with a surface that offers a new view of the world: a map of an imaginary globe in which the arrangement of countries is recomposed. Here, Senegal sits beside Cuba, Korea alongside Uruguay, and Spain next to Canada. The international vocation of the place is reinforced by foregrounding the idea of exchange between nations.