The Acacias district
In 1935, major railway infrastructure work was undertaken, which involved burying the river Drize under the Route des Jeunes (Road of the Young), completed in 1942 and named after the 800 young people “more eager for action than words”, who volunteered to build the road while their elders were in the army.
The agricultural district of Acacias, where Pictet is headquartered today, became industrialized in the first half of the 20th century. A number of factories and plants were located here, including the Laiteries Réunies in 1913, the British American Tobacco factory in 1939 and the Motosacoche factory in 1905, whose legendary machines travelled the roads of the world for almost half a century. Anecdotally, the Motosacoche workshop was located at Route des Acacias 48, which today houses several hundred Pictet employees.
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Campus Pictet de Rochemont · 25. Nov. 2025
And a river runs through it...
In recent weeks, people in Geneva may have noticed water beginning to flow through the Drize River. This is because, on 25 November, the inauguration of the first phase of the Drize’s daylighting project was celebrated during an official event organised by cantonal and municipal authorities.
Campus Pictet de Rochemont · 28. Okt. 2025
The final piece of the puzzle: A picture-perfect moment!
Under a glorious autumn sun, the very last piece of the façade of our new building was put into place on Tuesday, 28 October 2025.
Campus Pictet de Rochemont · 21. Apr. 2025
What will the future green spaces of the Campus Pictet de Rochemont look like
Florian Christophe, landscape architect at Arfolia, the company commissioned by Pictet to create these spaces, addresses these and other questions in a short video.
Campus Pictet de Rochemont · 3. Feb. 2025
Underground vibes during the topping out ceremony
In a tradition as old as construction itself, we celebrated the “bouquet de chantier” (or ‘topping out’ ceremony), marking the completion of the structural work of our new Campus.
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