{"id":192228,"date":"2022-01-17T11:17:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-17T16:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/?post_type=id_project&p=192228"},"modified":"2023-11-02T15:47:52","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T19:47:52","slug":"peter-marino-architect-transforms-the-cheval-blanc-paris","status":"publish","type":"id_project","link":"https:\/\/interiordesign.net\/projects\/peter-marino-architect-transforms-the-cheval-blanc-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Peter Marino Architect Transforms the Cheval Blanc Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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January 17, 2022<\/p>\n\n

Words: <\/span>Athena Waligore<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

Photography: <\/span>Alexander Tabaste<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Peter Marino Architect Transforms the Cheval Blanc Paris<\/h1>\n\n\n

2021 Best of Year winner for Hotel Transformation<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n

In the late 1920s, architect Henri Sauvage oversaw completion of a large art deco building for Parisian department store Samaritaine. A century later, the building was reimagined for LVMH, including a portion transformed into the luxury hotel Cheval Blanc Paris by Interior Design<\/em> Hall of Fame member Peter Marino<\/a>. The 172,000-square-foot property, which encompasses 72 rooms and suites, is respectful of the structure\u2019s history and site but maintains a modern edge in an ever-changing city. \u201cWe transformed it without disregarding the existing heritage,\u201d Marino explains. \u201cThe work of French artists and artisans was integrated into every aspect.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

Flooring in the main lobby incorporates four different stones in a design inspired by parquet de Versailles, offset by Vik Muniz\u2019s contemporary 12-feet-high renditions of the Eiffel Tower, which are in turn flanked by custom gold-and-bronzed screens. Off the lobby in one of the four restaurants, Marino\u2019s crimson chairs and banquettes play against dramatic wooden walls inlaid with shell. Linking levels, an elegant stone stair wraps around a rusted-steel sculpture by Tony Cragg. Below, a 100-foot swimming pool features custom mosaic tiles and walls of Bianco Sivec marble. Paris architect \u00c9douard Fran\u00e7ois led the building\u2019s exterior architecture, including restoration of the historic facade, and helped create breathtaking vistas in every space. The views became central to the design experience created by Marino<\/a>, including in another restaurant\u2019s mezzanine, where guests can dine while gazing out at Pont Neuf.<\/p>\n\n\n

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PROJECT TEAM:<\/h6><\/div>\n\n\n
Peter Marino Architect<\/span><\/a>: Peter Marino; Paul Ferrier; Paola Pretto; Ben Hoffman; Enrique Pincay; Alex Malagelada; Costantino Di Sambuy; Damien Yoo; Osamu Mochizuki; Rafael Pimentel; Alexis Brown; Sarah Earl; Saskia De Schrijver; Jonathan Zakarya; Jennifer Fitzgerald; Mandissa Whittington; Richard Arleo; Rosario Vadia; Lauren Mitus<\/span><\/section>\n\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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