Hôtel Renaissance Le Parc

Transformation of a hotel courtyard garden

This internal courtyard is a government-protected green space and as such, the area of planting must be treated with great care and the rainwater allowed to infiltrate the soil as much as possible.

The priority was to restore the garden atmosphere, lost during previous changes to the building. Several sickly chestnut trees were removed, allowing light to stream back into the courtyard. Low retaining walls were removed to bring back a more spacious garden feel and aging concrete pavers were removed and replaced with a rain-permeable and sound-absorbing concrete. 

The design is inspired by formal French gardens, with hedges of clipped yew, retaining beds of lush vegetation, consisting mostly of ground-cover plants. The focus is on textured foliage, with Japanese maples and tree ferns.

An egg-shaped sculpture plays with the idea of the rebirth or “renaissance” of the hotel.

Project details

Status
built
Location
55-57 Avenue Raymond Poincarré, 16th arrondissement, Paris, France
Brief
creation of a courtyard garden
Client
Westmond Utd
Project
design & construction supervision
Team
Atelier du torrent (Architecture); Jean-Philippe Nuel (Interior design); Niez Studio (Landscape design)
Date
design to completion 2009–2011
Budget for works
320K €
Aera
850 m2