A number of parties are working to restore the Hôtel
de la Marine building:
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Sponsor
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Bouygues is a diversified industrial group
that operates in two sectors: construction, with Bouygues
Construction (building, civil works and electrical contracting),
Bouygues Immobilier (property development), and Colas (roads);
and telecoms and media, with TF1 and Bouygues Telecom.
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Owner
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French Ministry of Defence
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French
Navy

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French Ministry
of Culture and Communication

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Historic
monuments
trust

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Chief
architect of the historic monuments trust
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General
contractor
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Bouygues
Bâtiment Île-de-France - Rénovation Privée
specialises in the renovation of private assets in the Paris
region. Its business is divided amongst four sectors: offices,
hotels, retail and residential.
References: Salle Pleyel concert hall, AXA (CB31) office tower
in La Défense, Actualis office complex, etc.
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Restoration
of the peristyle
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- Scaffolding and temporary roof:
LAYER
Layher
is the European leader in the scaffolding business. Since
1980, when the company began business in France, it has
revolutionised the design of scaffolding, making it a
major contribution to improved safety and productivity
that is readily available to all professionals.
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- Hoarding/Decorative scaffold wrap:
JCDecaux Artvertising/JCDecaux Palissades
JCDecaux
Palissades fences off work sites and provides communication
opportunities.
JCDecaux Artvertising decorates the city and creates innovative
opportunities for expression.
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- Historical panels and photos:
ALTO SIGNALETIQUE
Alto has been a signage designer and manufacturer since
1997.
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- Masonry - Building stone: H.
CHEVALIER/QUELIN
Founded in 1946 by master stonemason
Henri Chevalier the company first specialised in building
restoration before moving into renovation and major rehabilitation.
Then, 20 years ago, it turned to a third activity: creation
of a stone-cutting workshop.
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Ever
since it was founded, Quelin has been involved in the
conservation and safeguarding of historical buildings.
Because of its skills - which have been recognised by
a Qualibat high-technical-competence certificate issued
for restoration of historic monuments - it is able to
meet the requirements of a large range of clients (ministries,
local and regional authorities, and private individuals).
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- Sculptures: TOLLIS/JEAN GARLEITA
Founded
to exploit a patent for cleaning façades of construction
stone using compresses (instead of the traditional technique
of removing dirt by abrasion), Tollis specialises in the
restoration of stone, metal and mosaic sculptures. Restoration
of sculptures has been its main line of business since
2003.
For the Hôtel de la Marine demonstration
project, Tollis paired up with an ornamental sculptor,
Jean Garleita.
References: the facade of the Sorbonne
chapel, the gallery of the Paris Museum of Decorative
Art.
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- Roof framing and covering: BERNARD
BATTAIS & FILS
Founded
in 1969, Bernard Battais & Fils is a company specialising
in the restoration of roof covering and framing, especially
for historical buildings.
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- External joinery: ATELIERS
PERRAULT FRERES
Ateliers
Perrault Frères is a company specialising in ornamental
iron and metalwork, joinery, cabinetmaking and carpentry.
Its services include both restoration and production of
identical copies of historic items.
References: Richelieu Wing of the Louvre, Fontevraud royal
abbey, Château de Versailles, etc.
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Restoration
of peristyle - Assistance for preliminary study
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The restoration of monumental artwork
calls for perfect coordination of technical resources and
human skills. For this reason an association of restorers
was established.
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- Paintwork: ARCANES
Arcanes specialises in the restoration of monumental décor.
It was founded by two professional painting restorers:
Cinzia Pasquali and Véronique Sorano-Stedman.
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- Joinery: ATELIERS DE LA CHAPELLE
Founded in 1969, Ateliers de la Chapelle comprises four
complementary workshops:
- a restoration workshop specialising in large décor
elements, parquet flooring, and solid and veneered or
inlaid wooden church and domestic furniture;
- a joinery workshop specialising in the manufacture of
bookshelves, parquet flooring, and panelling; this workshop
also has a cabinetmaking section specialising in the manufacture
of classic and contemporary chairs and furniture;
- an ornamental and statuary sculpture workshop;
- an engineering and design office.
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- Parquet flooring: PARQUETS
BRIATTE
Parquets Briatte specialises in parquet flooring and is
one of the leaders in its profession.
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(Updated: August 2007) 
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