Land scarcity and diminishing natural resources are pushing real estate developers to rethink how to build and revitalise our cities.
When it comes to emblematic and historical buildings, there is an increasing desire to preserve the past of these places, bringing them into the current time, in a way that modernises them and allows for the new ways of using buildings to be accentuated.
METAL 57, demonstrator of BNP Paribas Real Estate’s know-how is an example of how an emblematic building has been transformed into a structure that sits perfectly in its surroundings. In this episode of Real Catch Up, Caroline Sainderichin, Deputy Managing Director, retraces the history of the building and the transformation of the Renault factory and an event space into a mixed-use office building. By preserving the original elements of the building and even recreating the emblematic sheds, METAL 57 preserves its history while displaying its transformation into an iconic place, generating moments of life in the service of the sustainable city.
We can consider that conversion means transforming the activity of an area, with a view to creating a new environment, whether that’s economical, technological, geopolitical, social or cultural. When it comes to conversion or reconfiguration of an existing building, we have to intervene in a way that is appropriate, targeted and thought out.
