SITE NOTRE-DAME DE FOURVIERE

In Lyon, at the iconic Notre-Dame de Fourvière site, the renovation project addresses the evolving needs of a location that welcomes several million visitors each year. It aims to increase visitor capacity while highlighting the site’s heritage, cultural, and spiritual dimensions.

The project begins with a major redevelopment of the outdoor spaces, freeing the esplanade and belvedere from car parking to restore the landscape and pedestrian access to their rightful place. This transformation helps to better showcase the monument and its surroundings.

The project involves a complex of existing buildings, most of which are listed, undergoing extensive restoration. It is accompanied by the creation of new facilities designed to enhance visitor services: a renovated and expanded museum, exhibition spaces, a seminar center, lodging, and dining areas.

The approach is based on a detailed understanding of the site, informed by an in-depth heritage assessment, archaeological excavations, and close coordination among the various project stakeholders. This approach ensures that the interventions are carried out within a controlled historical continuity.

The renovations carried out on the Maison des Chapelains and the Maison Carrée exemplify this dialogue between heritage and contemporary uses. The spaces have been reorganized to accommodate new functions, while highlighting the existing architectural qualities, notably through the creation of a glass roof in the center of the block.

Together, these elements form a large-scale renovation project in which the enhancement of the heritage is integrated with a renewed program of activities, serving as a major landmark in the Lyon landscape.