Saint James Madness

In 2019, the agency carried out initial emergency restoration work on the villa as part of a program commissioned by the Hauts-de-Seine Departmental Council. The work focused on cleaning up the cellars and restoring the facades, particularly the portico leading to the garden, which required a particularly complex intervention protocol due to insufficient foundations and the presence of asbestos in the modern paintwork. Research carried out during the diagnostic study made it possible to restore the faux brick plasterwork and the sculpted medallions, which had disappeared. This study also identified the different materials used in the villa's facades, which could then be restored using appropriate protocols.

A restoration and development study was also delivered to complete the general interior restoration of the villa, outbuildings, and outdoor courtyards. It provides for the restructuring of the interiors, whose restored appearance would reflect the decorative style of the late Ancien Régime. Two scenarios are currently being studied, combining cultural spaces and offices, to breathe new life into this heritage site that bears witness to an exceptional way of life.