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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 Oct 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 · 03 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.

Campus Pictet de Rochemont · 17 Dec 2024

A pine tree crowns the Campus

As tradition dictates, the completion of the upper-most floor of our new building was marked by placing a pine tree on the roof.

Campus Pictet de Rochemont · 17 Dec 2024

Futur en tous genres

What do banking and digging have in common? These were two of the activities of the Futur en tous genres* day that children had a chance to explore at Pictet last November.

Campus Pictet de Rochemont · 19 Aug 2024

Carouge, from market gardens to industrial estate

As work to daylight the Drize river progresses, let's take a look back at a period when the river was channelled to facilitate the urbanisation of Geneva.

Campus Pictet de Rochemont · 12 Aug 2024

The designers of the Pictet experience

Carla and Patrick, the discreet and refined Berlin-based architect couple, are the creative minds behind Atheorem, their interior design studio with three decades of experience.

Campus Pictet de Rochemont · 29 Apr 2024

Two floors a month, at lightning speed

Anyone passing by our worksite will have noticed that the future tower is rising at breakneck speed.

Campus Pictet de Rochemont · 22 Apr 2024

Innovative construction with BIM

In this video, our experts explain how Building Information Modelling (or BIM for short) is being employed to build the Campus and how this is making a difference even at bricks-and-mortar level. They also discuss how BIM will be used once the building is handed over, in particular by providing a wealth of data for managing it.

Campus Pictet de Rochemont · 15 Apr 2024

An extraordinary feat under our feet

No one could have missed the delivery of 15 massive concrete blocks, each weighing between 50 and 60 tonnes, that will form the structure running under the Route des Acacias.

Campus Pictet de Rochemont · 01 Dec 2023

Manufacturing the facades, with Fahrni AG

The project's key players are giving particular attention to the façades, as they serve as the initial impression of the future Campus building.

Campus Pictet de Rochemont · 01 Nov 2023

120 curious children and their 1001 questions

Around 120 school pupils, all of whom were children of Pictet and HRS employees, eagerly participated in the Futur en Tous Genres careers taster day.

Campus Pictet de Rochemont · 25 Sept 2023

Laying the first stone

On 21 September 2023 a moment of great historical significance took place as the first stone of the Campus Pictet de Rochemont was laid, carrying immense symbolism.

Campus Pictet de Rochemont · 21 Sept 2023

Soil removal

A responsible and innovative solution

Campus Pictet de Rochemont · 21 Sept 2023

A sustainable building from concept to completion

The experts involved in the construction of the Campus Pictet de Rochemont explain how, from the very beginning of the project, sustainability has been at the heart of the building's concept.

Campus Pictet de Rochemont · 21 Apr 2023

Geneva Free Port, our neighbour in a nutshell

The Geneva Free Port, opposite the future Campus Pictet de Rochemont, is where some of the goods entering Switzerland are deposited before being taxed.

Campus Pictet de Rochemont · 01 Dec 2022

The Campus to become part of Geneva's skyline

It was not until the 1970s that the Geneva urban landscape adopted high-rise buildings. With a tower reaching over 90 metres, the Campus Pictet de Rochemont will join the iconic towers of Geneva and its arrival marks an evolution in the PAV district.

Campus Pictet de Rochemont · 21 Nov 2022

The Acacias district

The Acacias district takes its name from a tree that is very common in the neighbourhood, but also from a hamlet that once stood there. The predominantly agricultural suburb of Acacias — attached to Geneva in 1816 — became industrialised in the 19th century.