To address the housing crisis in Geneva, Twin Peaks is transforming a two-story villa into a shared residence that can accommodate 18 students. The project focuses on a major structural carpentry intervention. By clarifying the roof and inserting new frames within the existing shell, the project provides an experience of “living under the roof” for all rooms on all floors. This wooden framework is at the heart of the concept, increasing the volume’s density of use and defining variable ceiling heights.

Spatially, the house is divided into 10 bays across three levels, with the structural frames separating them. Eighteen private bedrooms are grouped within the grids on the upper floors, complemented by staircases and bathrooms. The common areas are located on the ground floor, two similar spaces left and right of the building with greater height under the roof contain kitchens and dining rooms. In the low ceiling center, a living room as well as services take advantage of the darker space.

The wooden framework not only supports this house, but also the social bonds and spatial experience of the students living under its roof.