Architecture and interior design projects by the Affine Design agency - Paris

Hotel La Réserve

The new sparkle of a jewel

Architecture - Interior Design
2021

Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France
Architectural design by Affine Design: Hotel La Réserve

Elegantly reinventing an icon of the French Riviera.

Carried out in close collaboration with the property’s owner Mr. Jean-Claude Delion, this project celebrates the heritage of a mythical place that lived its glory years during the golden age of the Riviera, through major figures like Gordon Bennett or Mistinguett, who all marked the place,

Reinterpreting the spirit of the Riviera in order to transform La Réserve into a contemporary palace hotel required relying on a collection of artisanal and artistic savoir-faire. Marble workers, lighting designers and artists came together in a process respecting the original architectural features of the structure.

The process included the creation of custom-made materials, contemporary designs, custom furnishings – every detail was carefully thought out.

The spa designed under the swimming pool; the redesigned lobby and reception area; as well as the reworked interior of one of the tower suites all embody the desire to preserve the soul of La Réserve, bringing together refinement and innovation.

Today, in Beaulieu-sur-Mer, in the Cap d’Antibes, history converses with modernity, to reinvent the art of vacationing.

 

Type of project

Restoration of a Riviera palace hotel.

Key figures

A hotel with 39 rooms including 6 suites and 2 villas with a total surface area of 3,200 m² with a bar, reception rooms, three restaurants (including one that is Michelin-starred), a spa with an outdoor pool.

Area of intervention

Affine Design supervised the architecture and interior architecture, from feasibility studies through to its completion.

Affine Design: Hotel La Réserve
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  • Awakening the soul of a place, one step at a time.

    This large-scale project, aimed at restoring La Réserve of Beaulieu to its full glory and elevating it to the rank of a palace hotel, had to be led with method and precision. We took advantage of the winter seasons, when the hotel is closed, to plan the work over two-to-four-month periods, dedicating the rest of the year to design and planning.

    Echoing the history of La Réserve, originally a restaurant, the project began symbolically with the renovation of its restaurant and bar, before extending to the other spaces.

    During a third phase of intervention, the lobby and the famous “rose room,” were refurbished, ensuring the transformation of the public areas into spaces of transition and serenity, between reception and passageways.

    The three final phases concerned the redesign of the suites in the towers as well as the renovation of the hallways and other passageways.

    The palace’s rediscovered soul expanded naturally into the guest rooms, which were refurbished in a concluding phase of the project.

     

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Affine Design: Hotel La Réserve