Moulin de Ferrières
Nature: restoration and rehabilitation | // FR Présentation Le projet global prévoit 3 phases d’intervention. La phase I a entrepris la rénovation et transformation du corps de logis. Les fonctions suivantes y ont pris place : une boulangerie et son atelier, un restaurant, un logement pour le boulanger et un gîte rural. La porcherie accueille un bloc sanitaire public destiné aux visiteurs du site. Un nouveau bâtiment destiné au stockage a été implanté le long du mur de clôture en pierre qui longe la rue Close. Un chemin piéton relie le futur Eco parking qui sera situé sur une parcelle à l’est du projet, et la cour. Ce projet est mené par la Commune d’Héron, qui a acquis l’ensemble en 2015 suite au décès du meunier et qui y développe des activités touristiques et économiques basées sur les circuits courts et le développement durable. | | // EN Presentation The project is organized in three different phases; the first one, recently achieved, undertook the renovation and rehabilitation of the main building. This part now welcomes a bakery, its workshop as well as a lodging for the baker, a restaurant, and a lodge. The former pigsty was transformed into a lavatory for the visitors of the estate. Along the stone wall bordering the rue Close, a new building offering more storage was completed. A bit further, a pedestrian path allows the visitors to easily access the domain from the new Eco parking on the East side of the estate. The second phase includes the renovation and rehabilitation of the old barn into an Interpretation Centre focused on the grain theme as well as the development of an agricultural hall for the grain storage. Lastly, the third phase will tackle the restoration of the mill. This project was led by the municipality of Héron which now owns the estate since 2015 following the death of the miller. They wish to develop an attractive centre by developping touristic and economic activities and promote shorts circuits as well as sustainable development. A water mill which continues to grind the grain when the water is no more… when the miller is no more… That can only be the work of a collective dream, a municipal aquisition and a citizen wish… a dream of an ever-changing world, of local productions, of ancient practices which from grains transforms it into flour, from flour into bread, and from bread to sharing… What role can architecture play in this lovely and coherent project? |