Strategic Heritage Plan

The United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) is the second largest United Nations (UN) centre after the UN Headquarters in New York. UNOG is housed in the Palais des Nations (PdN) situated in the beautiful 46 hectare Ariana Park overlooking Lake Geneva in Switzerland. The Strategic Heritage Plan (SHP) includes the construction of a new office building which started in October 2017, the renovation of the 1930s historic buildings and the demolition of an office tower above an existing conference building from the 1970s to be renovated. The renovation has a significant amount of mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) including replacing over 1700 km of electrical cabling, 10 km of pipes, 250 electrical panels and 45 air handling units, to transform the Palais into a more energy efficient building with safer facilities and make it more accessible for disabled persons. The SHP will ensure that the Palais continues to serve for the next generation as a safe, cost-effective and sustainable conference centre and as a major platform to support the UN’s important mission working for peace, human rights and well-being across the world. The next major milestones for the project are: CONTRACT 1: To complete construction of the new m2 office building by Spring 2021. CONTRACT 2: To select a contractor partner in 2019 for the renovation of the m2 of the 1930s historic buildings. CONTRACT 3: To select a contractor partner in 2021 for the m2 demolition and m2 renovation of 1970s E Building.