Legendre Theater
Enhancing the town ’ s emblematic Beaux- Arts style edifice with a more contemporary look and feel . The highly respectful project aimed to restore this theater dating from 1903 to its former glory , in its original architectural style and including the design of a new décor for the lobby .
Inaugurated in 1903 , the Théâtre d ’ Evreux , and commonly referred to as the Théâtre Legendre , was built in the Beaux-Arts style and signed by the architect Léon Legendre . Despite its relatively restricted floor area , it possesses the full range of features traditionally found in a theater . Listed since 2002 with France ’ s “ Monuments Historiques ” supplemental inventory , it had to be closed to the public in 2006 due to the deteriorating conditions observed in the breeze block masonry and interior décors and to other security nonconformities . A series of projects were undertaken at the time and then prematurely halted , mainly because of cost overruns related to the challenging characteristics of the underlying ground .
Prior to its restoration , the theater ’ s southern façade was in a state of ruin and bore traces of past damage . Its restoration was done in such a way as to erase the successive modifications from view and to restore its original proportions by recreating the brick and silex facings and initial apertures . The program included full upgrading to current standards for theaters and the adaptations required for operating contemporary stage sets .
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