Reg.Nr. 98/FR/05

Restoration of the Usine Menier cocoa mill, Noisiel

The mill on the Marne built in Noisiel by the architect Saulnier for the Menier chocolate factory in 1869 is an archetype of 19th century architecture with its "cage structure" in puddle iron and its polychrome brick facades as a pretext for an unusual decorative richness. in an ...
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Project details

Title:Restoration of the Usine Menier cocoa mill, Noisiel
Entr. year: 1998
Result:Medal
Country: France
Town: Noisiel (Serne-et-Marne)
Category type: architectural heritage
Building type/ Project type: industrial heritage
Former use:Cocoa mill
Actual use:Corporate headquarters building, cultural attraction
Built: 19th century
Architect / Proj.leader: Jules Saulnier, Architect , Daniel Lefèvre, Architect (Paris - FR)
The Jury's citation: For the restoration of a historical ensemble particularly representative of the industrial architecture of the 19th century in France, on the occasion of an initiative of heritage rescue thanks to effective reuse.
GPS:48°51'24.7" N; 2°37'26.1" E 48° 51' 27? N, 2° 37' 22? EOSM carte
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Description:
The mill on the Marne built in Noisiel by the architect Saulnier for the Menier chocolate factory in 1869 is an archetype of 19th century architecture with its "cage structure" in puddle iron and its polychrome brick facades as a pretext for an unusual decorative richness. in an industrial building. This revolutionary structure at the time served as a model for the first skyscrapers built in Chicago after 1880. This mill is part of a large industrial complex in which production has ceased only recently. Threatened with abandonment and demolition, the Société Nestlé France decided in 1994 to rehabilitate it and set up its head office there. This was the occasion for a fine restoration of the mill which thus regained its original splendor.