Overview
- The government is opening an ideas competition budgeted at €2.3 million, awarding €5,000 to three finalists and commissioning the winner to design and oversee the works.
- The official schedule targets a jury decision in spring 2026, construction starting in summer 2028, partial use of the noble floor by late 2029, and overall completion by summer 2030.
- The brief prioritizes fixing basement waterproofing and drainage failures, widespread humidity and cracks, plus upgrades for accessibility, vertical circulation, a new north entrance, and energy performance.
- The program foresees representation spaces on the ground floor, the president’s institutional floor on the first, government offices and the Union for the Mediterranean on the second, and guest rooms on the top level, with services in the basement.
- The palace and gardens hold BCIN protection, requiring conservation of key elements while allowing phased use by current occupants, with limited garden works confined to the private area.