Adaptive Renewal: Transforming Legacy into Contemporary Living| Lemoal Architecture

Reimagining heritage through adaptive reuse, this Paris landmark embodies resilience, renewal, and design intelligence. Across the world, architects are rediscovering the value of adaptive reuse—reviving historic structures instead of replacing them. This global movement underscores a shift from consumption to continuity. The regeneration of the Orangery in Paris exemplifies this spirit, where preservation becomes an act of design foresight. Once a 1930s greenhouse safeguarding the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle’s (MNHN) fragile plant life, the Orangery later evolved into a campus dining hall. Decades of use had eroded its integrity, demanding careful technical and aesthetic intervention. The foremost challenge lay in […]