{"id":8850,"date":"2026-05-23T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T09:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/?p=8850"},"modified":"2026-05-29T15:20:39","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:20:39","slug":"seven-sensitive-interventions-to-ancient-structures-and-historic-ruins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/05\/23\/seven-sensitive-interventions-to-ancient-structures-and-historic-ruins\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven sensitive interventions to ancient structures and historic ruins"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Colosseum<\/div>\n

Our latest roundup<\/a> looks at sensitively designed additions to historic sites around the world, including the Colosseum in Rome<\/a>, the ruins<\/a> of an English castle<\/a>\u00a0and a Viking archaeological site in Iceland<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\"Clifford's<\/a>
Photo by Dirk Lindner<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Clifford’s Tower, UK, by Hugh Broughton Architects<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

For its restoration and revamp of the 800-year-old Clifford’s Tower, which once formed part of York Castle, British studio Hugh Broughton Architects<\/a> designed a freestanding timber structure slotted inside the ruin’s empty stone shell.<\/p>\n

A viewpoint<\/a> overlooking the city tops the wooden intervention, and inside, suspended walkways give visitors access to a chapel and a toilet originally built for King Henry III.<\/p>\n

Find out more about\u00a0<\/em>Clifford’s Tower \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Ancient<\/a>
Photo by Simona Murrone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Colosseum piazza, Italy, by Stefano Boeri Interiors<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Italian studio Stefano Boeri Interiors revamped a semi-circular\u00a0piazza<\/a> outside Rome’s iconic Colosseum amphitheatre, replacing the cobbled ground with travertine<\/a> slabs and adding 44 stone benches.<\/p>\n

The studio aimed to recall the original Roman structure, which was built in AD 80, by positioning the benches in the footprints where columns of an outer wall once stood.<\/p>\n

Find out more about\u00a0<\/em>the Colosseum piazza \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Ancient<\/a>
Photo by Claudio Parada Nunes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

St\u00f6ng, Iceland, by Sp(r)int Studio<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Architecture firm Sp(r)int Studio restored<\/a> and extended the 1950s timber structure sheltering\u00a0St\u00f6ng, an archaeological site containing ruins of a Viking longhouse and farm settlement in Iceland.<\/p>\n

Seeing potential in the existing shelter, which had fallen into disrepair, the structure was reinforced with galvanised steel frames, its exterior lined with larch wood slats, and\u00a0polycarbonate<\/a> panels were added to the gabled roof.<\/p>\n

Find out more about\u00a0<\/em>St\u00f6ng \u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Zhang<\/a>
Photo by Su Shengliang<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Zhang Yan Cultural Museum, China, by Shenzhen Horizontal Design<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

A white concrete structure built within the ruins of a dilapidated home from the late Qing dynasty is one of the three galleries that make up the Zhang Yan Cultural Museum, located in the suburban Shanghai<\/a> village of Zhang Yan.<\/p>\n

The museum was designed by architecture studio Shenzhen Horizontal Design to demonstrate how old, rural architecture in China<\/a> can be reused.<\/p>\n

Find out more about\u00a0Zhang Yan Cultural Museum<\/em>\u00a0\u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Intervention<\/a>
Photo by Alessandro Penso<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Beyond the Pantheon, Italy, by STARTT<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

A previously inaccessible archaeological site behind the ancient Pantheon temple in Rome was opened up to the public through a series of “micro-architectures” designed by Italian architecture studio STARTT.<\/p>\n

A route that doubles as an exhibition space connects the Pantheon’s rotunda and the apse of the Basilica of Neptune, populated with a series of steel<\/a> and stone<\/a> additions that contain a lift, toilets and storage.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Beyond the Pantheon<\/em>\u00a0\u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Sedd\u00fclbahir<\/a>
Photo by Egemen Karakaya<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sedd\u00fclbahir Fortress, Turkey, by KOOP Architects<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Situated at the top of Turkey<\/a>‘s Gallipoli Peninsula, the 17th-century Sedd\u00fclbahir Fortress was revamped by Turkish studio KOOP Architects to contain enclosed and open-air exhibition<\/a> space.<\/p>\n

In a nod to the damage the stone\u00a0ruins sustained during world war one and subsequent earthquakes, KOOP Architects created an outline in timber slats of the silhouette the fortress previously had.<\/p>\n

Find out more about Sedd\u00fclbahir Fortress<\/em>\u00a0\u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Folding<\/a>
Photo by Miran Kambi\u010d and Tadej Bolta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u017di\u010de Charterhouse, Slovenia, by Medproster<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

To protect this 900-year-old Romanesque\u00a0church<\/a> and make it more functional for tourists, local studio Medprostor installed an operable folding roof over the open structure.<\/p>\n

Located in Slovenia<\/a>, the studio used black steel, blackened wood and dark slate tiles in the half-gable roof system to distinguish it from the church’s original masonry.<\/p>\n

Find out more about\u00a0\u017di\u010de Charterhouse<\/em>\u00a0\u203a<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

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