NOTRE-DAME DE FOURVIERE Lyon (France) - 2023

Contexte & enjeux

Visited by several million people each year, the Fourvière site has become under-equipped in view of the number of visitors and, since 2014, has been the subject of a major renovation project which aims to consolidate its vocation as a visitor centre by taking into account the cultural, tourist, heritage and spiritual dimensions.

Firstly, the esplanade-belvedere is being cleared of car parking. Several buildings listed as historical monuments require exemplary restoration.
The programme covers 6,000 m² of buildings surrounding the basilica and includes: a reception pavilion for the public, a place of hospitality for pilgrims, the enlarged and completely renovated Fourvière Museum, an exhibition space, a seminar and meeting centre, new offices for the Foundation, accommodation for priests, accommodation for young people, a shop and three restaurants.

Over a period of two years, a complete heritage diagnosis, the elaboration of a master plan for seven buildings (historic monuments or new), an archaeological excavation campaign and numerous exchanges within a steering committee were carried out.

In partnership with RL&A, SUD took charge of the transformation of the Maison des Chapelains into a youth hostel and a restaurant-school. Then the Maison Carrée – whose inner courtyard has been transformed into a meeting space covered by a luminous glass roof – now houses the new Fourvière Museum, the seminar centre, accommodation for priests and a large bistronomic restaurant offering an exceptional view of Lyon’s rooftops.