As cities strive for climate neutrality, the maintenance, reuse, and retrofitting of existing buildings is increasingly important. These challenges are changing architectural design processes, which highlight the importance of the time dimension, not only to adapt old buildings to new needs, but also to allow for the reorganisation of structures as they change. At the same time, designing with an awareness of the cycles of materials and their potential for renewal.

In response to the current issues in the field of architecture, the French architects Wandrille Marchais and David Dottelonde will present four projects by L’Atelier Senzu studio. They will touch on the theme of architectural reuse by presenting the refurbishment of social housing from the seventies and the transformation of the Paris Notaires’ Chamber. They will share their experience of using organic materials to create an alternative learning space, the Le Vau pavilion in Paris. Architects will talk about the challenges and solutions of combining natural and industrial materials to create a welcoming and accessible space in the monumental renovation project of the historic Grand Palais.

„L’Atelier Senzu“ is a collective of architects formed in 2014, in France, questioning the way architecture is made, finding alternatives to materials that consume energy and pollute the environment, developing new innovative processes, and rethinking older methods. L’Atelier Senzu’s creative practice is based on thinking and doing, combining historical knowledge and future possibilities, questioning and regenerating with optimism what already exists. 

When: September 4, 7pm.

Where: MO museum, Pylimo str. 17, Vilnius.

The lecture will be held in English with translation into Lithuanian.

The event will be filmed and photographed. Videos and/or photographs taken during the event may be published on the Organiser’s social networks (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube), websites, as well as other advertising or information dissemination media.

The project is part of the European Alliance “Circular Design”, co-funded by the European Union.