LYON - FRANCEUNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE

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It is rare to have access to a piece of heritage of such high architectural and historic value, for the purpose of a project open to every possibility, in keeping with the place itselfand with the treasures inside its walls.

This exceptional place – hometo the chamberlain, who kept the keysto the city’s canonical district – was alsoa reception venue at the time of Lyon’s silk industry, a merry and hospitable housewith colourful ceremonial rooms gracedby trompe l’œil paintings, Italianate murals, broad mullioned windows that let in the light, and extensive stone ornamentation carvedby highly-skilled artists.

It is up to you to find the key to the future Maison du Chamarier, and to writethe next chapter in its history…

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You hold the keY

to an exceptional

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Built on the old fortifications of the Saint-Jean district enclosure, the Maison du Chamarier

is situated between the Primatial Church of Saint-Jean and the Law Courts

with their 24-column façade, in the heart of Old Lyon, a Unesco World Heritage Site.

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an exceptional heritage to be preserved

This house, a landmark that epitomises medieval Lyon, tells the story of its journey

from Romanesque to Gothic to Renaissance. Original from an architectural perspective,

it marks the acme of refinement among Old Lyon houses, as a prestigious reception venue

for senior clergy and the aristocracy.

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osmosis between architecture, decor and purpose

The City of Lyon invites you to rehabilitate and occupy this place with bold intelligence,

while displaying respect for the building and what it represents in historical and architectural

terms. Carte blanche is given to the new tenant, who will have the taste to protect

this unique piece of heritage and the desire to establish its new role for decades to come…

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a gem ready to host your project

AN EXCEPTIONALHERITAGE TO BEPRESERVEDAdmire a historic house privilegedto stand on the last remainsof the medieval rampartsof Saint-Jean.

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AN EXCEPTIONALHERITAGE TO BEPRESERVED

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Scenographic drawing of Lyon, circa 1550.View in cavalier perspective, comprising 25 coppersheet engraved sheets.Photograph (reproduction):Gilles Bernasconi / Municipal Archives of Lyon.

THE WELL-GUARDED SECRET

OF A HERITAGE GEm

In the heart of Lyon, France’s No.2 tourist destinationLyon is one of Europe’s most attractive cities courtesy of its locationand its transport network, which provides connections with 112 townsand cities in France and Europe.

—One of the biggest business centres in France. • 5.5 million tourists a year• 2.6 million inhabitants (the Lyon conurbation)• Second-ranking French region- No.1 French region for attracting international companies • Fifth-largest GDP among European regions

—> WHY CHOOSE LYON?

> LYON: kEY figurES

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Saint-Jean: a vibrant district,packed with history

Located in the city’s fifth arrondissement, on the west bank of the River Saône and at the foot of Fourvière Hill, the Saint-Jean district is the heart of Lyon’s history. Renowned worldwide for its Re-naissance architecture, it is one of the strongest tourist magnets in Lyon, by itself attracting nearly two million visitors a year.

One upon a time,there was Saint-Jean…

The former capital of Gaul under the Roman Em-pire, the city hosted a canonical district as early as the 11th century; built by the Archbishop of Lyon and enclosed by walls, it became the district of Saint-Jean.In 1962, the French Minister of Culture André Malraux saved the canonial district from destruc-tion, turning Saint-Jean into a conservation area. In 1998, this historic site was added to Unesco’s World Heritage List.

LoCATEd AT 37 RUE SAInT-JEAn And 2 RUE MAndELoT, In Lyon’S

FIFTH ARRondISSEMEnT, And AdMIRAbLy WELL poSITIonEd WITH REGARd To ToURISTS,

THE MAISon dU CHAMARIER IS THE MoST IMpoRTAnT And FLAMboyAnT

HISToRIC HoUSE In THE oLd ToWn.

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The Chamarier held the keysto the fortifications

From the late Middle Ages, an ecclesiastical insti-tution called the “Chapter of Saint-Jean” developed in Lyon and oversaw life within the canonical en-closure. one of its senior dignitaries – called the Chamarier (chamberlain), who headed the police and was in charge of the cloister – kept the keys to the six gates in the city’s fortifications and col-lected levies when fairs were held.

françois d’Estaing turnedhis house into a work of art

In 1496, François d’Estaing, canon-count of Lyon, was appointed Chamarier of the Chapter of Saint-Jean. A house was provided with the post, and d’Es-taing carried out extensive works there until 1516. He re-organised the space and transformed a frag-mented dwelling into a vast residence that adopted the traditional arrangement of an urban house during the Renaissance. The magnificence of the house – both its façades and interiors – demonstrated the high social status of François d’Estaing.

The Marquise de Sévignéstayed in the house

In 1672 and 1673, the Marquise de Sévigné stayed with the chamberlain of the time – stopping over en route to her château in Grignan, in the southeast French county of drôme, to visit her daughter, with whom she enjoyed a famous correspondence that lasted a quarter of a century.

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View of the Maison du Chamarier from rue Saint-Jean.

XIIIth century

Construction of two Romanesque houses,abutting the enclosurewall of the canonical district.

XVth century

Partial conversion of these houses into a vast residence owned by the Chapter of Saint-Jean and serving as the chamberlain’s staff accommodation.

XVIth century

Interior redesignof the Maison du Chamarierby François d’Estaing.

XVIIth century

Partial demolitionof the enclosure walls,thus connecting the canonical district to the city.

XVIIIth century

The title and postof Chamarier were abolished at the French Revolution.The canonial district was restructured and the houselost its official role.

XIXth century

Creationof several apartments.

A HOUSE

FOND OF FINERY

AND pRESTIGIOUS vISITORS…

The evolution of the Maison du Chamarier reflects the openingof the city’s canonical district; it underwent a gradualtransformation untilit became a residential block in the 19th century, and lost its historic cachet.

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“mORE THAN A HOUSE IN OLD LYON, IT WAS AN ADDRESS

THAT HOSTED LEADING FIGURES THROUGH HISTORY”.

Didier Repellin, chief architect of France’s listed-buildings body (retd).

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OSMOSIS BETWEENARCHITECTURE, DECORAND PURPOSE

The house bears witness to rare kindsof craftsmanship and invites great endeavourto conserve them.

Above : View of the first-floor barrel vault with its original, shimmering decor.

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OSMOSIS BETWEENARCHITECTURE, DECORAND PURPOSE

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The Maison du Chamarier comprises three corps de logis arranged in a u around an inner courtyard, and has five levels:

the cellar the ground floor

the first floor

the second floor

the top floor

available interior area: about 1,074 sq m.

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THE CORpS DE LOGIS

AND THE COURTYARD:

A SpACE RIpE FOR REINvENTION

available interior area: about 1,074 sq m.

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The sTaiRcase

The tower-shaped spiral staircase displays singular ornamentation, in the Gothic and Renaissance styles. Its corner windows are arrestingly modern. The cabled column of the staircase, sculpted from the same stone as the steps, reaches upward with fan-like elegance.

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The façaDe on Rue sainT-Jean

The main façade exhibits remarkable decorative sculptures that exemplify High Gothic:stone cornices, mullioned windows, pinnacles adorned with finialsand crockets.

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The coRneR pillaR

This pillar brings together the many stylistic features that a stonecarver or sculpter was taught: first multi-faceted, then round, polygonal, cabled, before ending in a pinnacle.

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The galleRy

Added in the 17th century, the gallery exhibits a particularly handsome ironwork grille, simply yet skilfully executed.

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The loggiaanD iTs humanisT’s cabineT

on the first floor, a colourful loggia, monumental though intimate, reveals decoration dating from 1520, the period of Honoré d’Urfé, including a painted trompe l’œil mural of a cabinet of curiosities.

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each chamaRieR aDDeD his family coaT of aRms To The wall.

• the arms, formed by a lily, of the d’Estaing family• the laurel crown of Charles d’Estaing • the arms of the Chapter of Saint Jean

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The well anD The founTain

both attributed to the Lyon architecte philibert de l’orme, the well and the fountain, situated to the rear of the courtyard, date from the late 16th century. Singularly proportioned, the well also stands out by its wealth of decoration: rose, shell, and sculpted-lion ornaments.

SOmE REmARKABLE

FEATURES

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The house particularly highlightsthe stonecarvers’ techical prowess

The Maison du Chamarier possesses numerous features reflecting stonecarvers’ savoir-faire and masterpieces of stereotomy (the art of cutting stones with a view to their assembly).

A 2005 renovation offeredthese treasures to the gaze

The Maison du Chamarier was partly included in a huge renovation scheme, co-funded by the City of Lyon and the French government, which was competed in 2005. This work on the external parts of the building, and on the courtyard, restored the complex to its former glory: galleries were reope-ned; roof tiles and lathing were replaced; and fa-çades, paintwork, stained glass and joinery were restored, as were the original mullioned windows.

The demolition of certain partitions laid bare the coherence of the initial interior proportions. The building now requires considerable rehabilitation, including enhancements to its interior rooms, ap-propriate for its new purpose.

THE CHAMbERLAIn InvITEd THE ARTISTS oF THE AGE

To pAInT And dECoRATE THE HoUSE. MAny oRIGInAL ITEMS oF dECoR,

LoCATEd by ARCHAEoLoGICAL SURvEyS, HAvE noT yET bEEn bRoUGHT

To LIGHT. THE FUTURE TEnAnT CAn bE dAzzLEd by FRESH FIndS…

THE ARTISTIC DImENSION OF THE HOUSE

HAS YET TO BE FULLY UNvEILED…

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“THE CREAm-COLOURED RENDERING AND THE WINDOW-FRAmES IN STUCCO mARBLE, A LEADING CRAFT IN THE 15TH CENTURY, LEND THE FAçADE AN UNDERSTATED TONE, UNLIKE THE NEIGHBOURING

RESIDENCES. HERE, THE vIvID COLOURS ARE INSIDE!”

Didier Repellin, chief architect of France’s listed-buildings body (retd).

A GEMREADY TO HOST YOUR PROJECTA house open to your imagination and dreams… it is for you to create the next chapterin its story!

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A GEMREADY TO HOST YOUR PROJECT

Above : Detail of the shell decorating the superb wellin the interior courtyard.

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“THIS WAS THE mOST SpECTACULAR ROOm, WITH ITS SERIESOF mULLIONED WINDOWS, ITS pAINTED DECOR, ITS COATS OF ARmS,AND ITS CEILING OF WHITEWASHED ExpOSED BEAmS. FRANCE’S GREATEST

FAmILIES HAvE STAYED A WHILE AT THE mAISON DU CHAmARIER.”

Didier Repellin, chief architect of France’s listed-buildings body (retd).

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A pOTENTIAL LImITED ONLY

BY YOUR ImAGINATION

you have to push open a wide door to discover the splendid inner courtyard and the inspired building which has delighted visitors, dignitaries and the greatest families of France. designed by definition as a reception venue, it contains multiple living rooms, ceremonial rooms, and apartments.

Today, this refined and luxurious residence in the Renaissance syle is still the ideal place for playing host to new occupants in a richly characterful setting.

offering large proportions, with three corps de lo-gis simply articulated around an inner courtyard, the Maison du Chamarier invites the possibility of managing the space differently. It could be adap-ted for an array of purposes: art gallery, corporate headquarters, architects’ offices, museum, hospita-lity venue, cultural amenity, hotel, housing… It all remains to be envisioned, written and proposed.

THE MAISon dU CHAMARIER IS A GEM THAT IS LyInG doRMAnT.

To bE AWAkEnEd, IT MUST bE opERATEd In An oRIGInAL

And InnovATIvE WAy THAT STEMS FRoM ITS poTEnTIAL.

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Any project initiator wishing to breath fresh life into this piece of heritage is invited to submit an application before the deadline of 3 July 2015.The initiator has complete freedom to realise their dream in this place; to rework the space in keeping with the architecture; and to imagine and conceive how to bring the house back to life.

context of the callfor applications:The City of Lyon is issuing a call for applications for the provision of the Maison du Chamarier to an operator under a lease, constitutive of rights in rem, for a maximum term of ninety-nine years.

The tenant undertakes:to restore the Maison du Chamarier in keeping with applicable regulations and those relating to its status as a listed building (i.e. registered as a Monument Historique in France);to bring the place back to life while ensuring its long-term use. The City of Lyon imposes no specific restrictions as to the future purpose of the Maison du Chamarier.

HOW TO SAFEGUARD THIS HERITAGE

AND TRANSFORm THE pLACE

FOR ITS NEW pURpOSE…

fuRTheR DeTails:

The technical specifications (available in English), measured surveys, technical audit, and other additional information (in French only) can be obtained:

by EMAIL maisonduchamarier@mairie-lyon.fr

by TELEpHonE (+33) 4.72.10.38.52 / (+33) 4.72.10.56.42

name Maison du Chamarier

Address 37 rue Saint-Jean et 2 rue Mandelot, 69005 Lyon

City Lyon, Saint-Jean district “vieux-Lyon” conservation area, listed as a Unesco World Heritage Site.

Region rhône-Alpes

Access metro, bus, Vélov hire bike

Land and property registry plot Ai 10

Available inside area approx. 1,074 sq m

Layout 3 corps de logis around an inner courtyard of about 89 sqm

Status owned by the City of Lyon

building listed as a Monument Historique by ministerial decree on 15 September 1943Annexe on 2 rue Mandelot registered in the Inventaire Supplémentaire des Monuments Historiques by prefectural decree on 12 April 1937.Distinguishing historic feature: includes the last remains of Lyon’s canonical enclosure wall.location: inside the Saint-Jean cloister, a few steps from the Cathedral.

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Service ProSPective et analySe immobilière

Devised by:

Co-influence

Graphic design:

Cyrille Montagnier

Photographs:

Muriel Chaulet

Frédéric Guignard-perret