Architectural walk on the mining heritage

Name: Paseo arquitectónico sobre el patrimonio minero
Start: 2022-09-17T14:30:00+02:00
End: 2022-09-17T16:30:00+02:00
Location: Les Ateliers de la Mine

Guided walk by Sylvain Pottier (architect) to discover the process of rehabilitation and contemporary renovation of emblematic buildings dating from the mining activity of the city.

Sábado 17 septiembre 2022, 14:30Passed

Herramientas de registro

coordination@lesateliersdelamine.tl

©Les Ateliers de la Mine

The appointment is given at 14:30, Saturday 17/09 at the Workshops of the Mine in the village of Lavaveix les Mines.
Sylvain Pottier, architect of the CAUE de Creuse will allow you to discover the village and its mining past, as well as the process of rehabilitation and contemporary renovation of the emblematic buildings of the village, dating from mining activity.
The walk, lasting about 2 hours, will end at the Ateliers de la Mine which have been eco-rehabilitated and have now become a third-place (café, reyclerie, library, workshops, concerts, seminars, offices...).

About the location

Les Ateliers de la Mine

2 allée de la Mine, 23150 Lavaveix-les-Mines

Creuse
Nouvelle-Aquitaine

The workshops of the Mine, distributed around a central courtyard, form a vast complex of 1,500 m2 and are listed as Historical Monuments.
Red brick facades, tiled or slate roofs make the unity and uniqueness of these places with so special atmosphere. One is seized by the imposing symbolic building of the porch, majestic entrance typical of industrial architecture of the eighteenth century.
The workshops of the Mine in Lavaveix are the scene of an ambitious gamble giving birth to a third place where economic, cultural and social dynamics intersect.
Today, a café, a recycle shop, a library and private or shared workspaces coexist, whose activities allow the encounter and dialogue between users from all walks of life - inhabitants, volunteers, professionals, artists, residents, handymen...