I've been researching this very problem for a few years now. geothermic heating, solar, wind...government regulations on historic buildings limits what can go onto the property...one cannot look out the window and see a pool, yet the neighbors can have them...solar panels cannot go on a roof, what about the new solar tiles by Tesla, they look like slate or the clay tiles that we see along the Mediterranean, yet are far more durable and generate electricity. With new laws going into effect on heating homes, many fuel burners will be illegal and are heat pumps strong enough can a castle be self-sustainable and produce it's own heating, electricity and grow their own vegetables and raise chickens without government interference as long as the building is preserved and the national heritage isn't destroyed...wether it's the UK or EU, they make saving a place more and more difficult and yet there are people destroying beautiful homes with dreadful interiors made of plastic and cheap paint.
Thanks for your comment, as architects and heritage specialist, we are aware that those problematics are vey complex. We are always looking for new solutions and compromise with the historical/cultural part of the buildings. But still, if we think bespoke for each places, we can find the most elegant and right solutions. I think the error is trying to find universal solutions for all the cases !
What a great idea! I am so pleased to see that someone took this matter into hands and is willing to address and expose this topic! Looking forwards to watch the beauties you will film! Keep up the extremely good work! It breaks my heart to see all this heritage disappear! Bless your hearts! Greetings from a new subscriber from Lisbon, Portugal.
I think what you are doing is extremely interesting. Have you interviewed the owners of existing chateaus, especially the ones who have purchased to renovate? I was thinking of youtuber Dan from Escape to Rural France who has a burned out chateau. I wondered if he has enough help?
This is a brilliant concept! There are thousands of chateaus in France that are abandoned! Some renovators have begun RU-vid channels to document their journies; they might also be worth contacting... because tackling such massive structures definitely requires a plan.
Une solution pérenne exige des moyens pérennes. La solution juste? Un euro par nuitée sur les logements touristiques (gîtes, hôtels, Airbnbs, campings) dédié au patrimoine. Les touristes viennent en France pour les monuments historiques, les musées et le paysage. Ils peuvent en contribuer à la sauvegarde.
Super projet! top, bravo ! mais bien que je pratique l'anglais couramment ;-) un sous titrage en français serait le bienvenu pour élargir le champ des followers ;-) bonne réussite.
la honte du pays .hlm zones commerciales partout .laideur dans le pays sans préserver la beautée des choses .quand on voit ce qu ils depensent pour des ronds points .c est sur qu il doit y avoir plus d avantages pour les politiciens que de preserver ce genre de batiments
These building are a reminder of imperialistic period in France. France is still a empire state like England of thirds world country's. As the empire collapses so are the building. The residence in the video is not a castle as in the medieval sense a fortress\manor, it is more of a palace. The French associate fortress as Palaces or "manoir" with little distinction. Regardless of theirs beauty we forget the reason why these building exists. That is, the social injustice that such building existed and then abandoned. Not ideals to social customs of today, their real reason of being, "Raison d'étre" it was exploitation of the mass and empire else wear. Many 19th centuries building wear copies of past eras, neoclassical, baroque, neogothic... their original function is lost in ours times. Giving them back a function other than a museum per se but a social interaction place is more of a appeal, a learning place remembering the real reason of its past. Its original function. Not to repeat the same mistakes. We are in awe in front of them but what purpose did they serve and why?
Thank you for your comment, I understand your point of view however I would be a little bit nuanced about the message those decaying buildings carry. Indeed their initial purpose are outdated in our modern society, but the techniques used to build them where pinacle of their time and must be studied, valorized and understood without any political or social background. We can imagine that the future of average architecture will preferably look like those castles than modern towers, in a pure technically and sustainably oriented way of thinking 🤔
