Restoration of Grand Salon de Vaux-le-Vicomte
At the centre of the Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte is the Grand Salon, around which the accomodation and gardens are organised.
The architect Louis Le Vau designed an oval room decorated with stucco, under a dome nearly 18m high, for which the painter Charles Le Brun planned to create an exceptional fresco, a true hymn to the sun,never executed. For almost 200 years, the dome remained undecorated until the palace was restored in the 1840s. A painter-decorator represented a sky dotted with clouds with an eagle in the centre. This fresco, too, was not completed and suffered from the ravages of time.
In 2020, the architectural firm RL & Associés was commissioned to restore the entire Grand Salon. The fresco, which had been fairly well executed, was covered with a reversible whitewash that would allow Charles Le Brun's drawing to be projected digitally.
Church of Saint Maurice de Gourdans (01)
The priory church of Saint-Maurice, founded in the 11th century, has undergone a vast restoration operation, in particular on the biblical painted decorations that adorn the nave and the choir.
This exceptional project led to the discovery of a second set of paintings dating from the beginning of the century, perfectly preserved under a thick layer of whitewash.
Fountain of the Porte de Saint Cloud (75)
The fountain "Les sources de la Seine" located at the Porte de Saint Cloud in Paris has just been restored, after two years of work. It had been in a state of disrepair and abandonment for several decades.
Yet it is masterpiece in several respects : a masterpiece of decorative art from the 1930s by the sculptor Paul Landowski, but also a masterpiece of urban planning to create a monumental square at the gates of Paris in place of the old ramparts, and finally a technological masterpiece, as it was the first illuminated fountain in Paris, inaugurated for the 1937 Univeral Exposition.
Abbey of Saint Antoine (38)
Restoration of the facade and the interior of the Abbey of Saint Antoine.
Video report of France 3.
Bell Tower of Saint Didier - Vaucluse
Saint Didier Restoration of the bell tower-porch
Restoration of a historical monument of the XVIIIth century on the Commune of Saint Didier.
Photo report published in Provence Matin.
Abbatiale de Saint Antoine l'Abbaye
Restoration of the Abbey of Saint Antoine l'Abbaye, a listed building.
Article published in the newspaper Le Mémorial.
The Department of Isère presents the construction site of Saint Antoine
30th anniversary of the Richard Morris Hunt Prize
The Richard Morris Hunt Prize (RMHP), founded in 1990, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. It is awarded each year to a French or American conservation architect. In 2018, Sixte Doussau de Bazignan, a partner at the RL&A Architects, won this grand prize. He spent six months in the United States, from June to December 2018, to study historical conservation in the context of natural disasters.
The Mur Pontillac
The Mur Pontillac, located in the historical center of Orange and dating from the 1st century, is a remain of the roman Forum western wall. The maintenance and consolidation work have been completed, putting an end to the risk of deterioration and making the entire monument safe, thus ensuring the preservation over time and better comprehension of the building.
Completion of the emergency works on the Saint Eutrope Hill
The Colline Saint-Eutrope in Orange is an emblematic place of the city. An exceptional landscaped site, it groups together archaeological remains from antiquity to modern times and 19th century landscaping.
Urgent work to secure the archeological remains have just been completed. They precede the enhancement works which are currently being studied (design development completed). They aimed to secure the remains of the medieval castle of Orange-Nassau, the ancient "Capitole", the postern and the classic "crève-coeur" rock by interventions such as the removal of dangerous stores, shoring and consolidation.
The Heritage Days
Presentation, by Didier Repellin, on 19/09/2020 during Heritage Day, of the launch of the consolidation and restoration work on the western façade of the Abbey of St Antoine.
Built to house the relics of St. Anthony, the abbey is one of the most remarkable Gothic achievements of the Dauphiné. The western façade, built in molasse stone, is deeply degraded: weathering of the facings and carvings as a result of the ageing of the stone, black sliders, invasive vegetation.
Restoration work on Horloge Charvet
The « Horloge Charvet », named after its designer, called "Horloge aux Guignols" built in 1864, it is located rue de la Poulaillerie, acquired by the City of Lyon in 2012. A restoration project of the Horloge aux Guignols, began in mid-June. It will then be hung on the façade of the Hôtel de Gadagne, a more relevant location as it houses the Museum of the History and the Museum of the marionnette arts of the City of Lyon. The original wooden frame having disappeared, a new frame is created as a jeweler's window display, a case finely treated for precious objects such as jacquemarts and their mechanisms, emblem of Lyon's heritage.
Partnership with Studio Milou - Singapore
Partnership between RL&A Architectes Agency and the Studio Milou