Activity: Urban development projects, heritage protection 

Location: Paris, France 

Project Duration: 4 months 

Project Year: 2024 

Details of Works: Removal of historic surfacing, earthworks and installation of Comblanchien stone over an area of close to 1,000 square meters, across the entire width of the cathedral’s western façade, creation of a cast-in-place gutter to guide rainwater from the area directly in front of the cathedral and the doorways to the drains, installation of a temporary cover for the limestone to protect it from damage during the rest of the works, provisional connection of the “new forecourt” and the existing forecourt using Colclair light-colored asphalt mix. 

Employees Involved: from 6 to 18 employees at the height of the project 

Client: The “Rebâtir Notre-Dame-de-Paris” public body set up to rebuild the cathedral