ARCHITECTURAL FOCUS
The question before us was how to preserve this powerful imprint of the past while opening the site to a new life— housing for the 21st century.
A New Square A key urban gesture was the completion of the open side of the“ U”-shaped layout with a new three-storey residential building. This intervention created a square lined with trees and defined by a generous staircase oriented toward the château, linking the individual parts of the complex. At its centre, we placed a rediscovered artefact— the original Francis turbine, recovered from the filled-in water channel. The square thus serves not only as a residential courtyard but also as a reminder of the site’ s history and as a communal space.
Towards the river, the water channel has been restored and complemented by a new bridge, establishing a natural connection to the riverside park. The preserved remains of the original garage have been repurposed as a gallery space for additional technological artefacts.
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