These restorations required a huge amount of work while respecting the heritage aspect under the vigilant eye ofthe Federal Commission for Historic Monuments. Therefore, old windows, horse feeders and other typical cobbledcourtyards had to be preserved in order to represent a source of historical and architectural information for futuregenerations. 

This historical, heritage and architectural setting has made La Pastorale a privileged place to host one of the editionsof the Mix & Mash, an initiative of the UNOG and the City of Geneva which the CAGI has been associated with since2016. The theme of this event on the international , Swiss and local Heritage could not have found a more emblematicand representative venue for Geneva's heritage than La Pastorale. Thus in June 2019, hundreds of people met variousorganisations and associations attending the event to promote their activities related to the preservation of heritage.

Another restoration of La Pastorale is planned for Autumn 2020, which will also enable this 19th century building toregain all its glory. The work will once again prove that local heritage and modern facilities can coexist harmoniously.The CAGI will finally return to its newly renovated areas to continue its mission of hosting Internationals, organisingconferences and events.

Since the construction of the Palais des Nations, theSaconnex hillside has become the Headquarters ofInternational Geneva.

However, this building had to undergo major restorationwork in order to accommodate the International GenevaWelcome Centre (CAGI) and the Swiss Press Club. Thiswork was carried out by two architects, Urs Tschumi andFrançois Dugerdil, who emphasised at the time that "theinternational sector is one of the only sectors where realestate investments are planned or under way. These arethe first results of the settlement of the WTO inGeneva".

Since then, La Pastorale has been part of a land thatcontinues to host conferences and events, hencecontributing to the good functioning of InternationalGeneva.

Did you know that NikitaKhrushchev stayed in themansion in 1954 while his

guards slept in vaultedcellars?

The owner had this house built facing the lake. The estate is complemented by outbuildings with a regional theme inreference to Bernese farms.

‘The CAGI's house: between local heritage andInternational Geneva

La Pastorale

Built between 1831 and 1836 by the architect Marc-François Brolliet for the officer Eugènede Budé, La Pastorale was the summer residence of a patrician family from Geneva.

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