Not far from Pantin Town Hall, the transformation of a 1950s building opens the way to a new architectural narrative. The project reimagines the existing structure through a combination of selective demolition, reconstruction, and rehabilitation, creating a hotel that opens onto a ground-level garden—reinstated at the scale of a plot that had previously been fully built over.
Wood becomes the guiding material: it softens the mineral presence of concrete, retained for the value of what already exists and for its industrial heritage, warms the urban scale, and establishes a welcoming, hospitable atmosphere.
On the façade, the vertical rhythm continues through a wood-and-concrete architectural expression that captures light and reveals the depth of the relief.
Preserving 40% of the existing building, reintroducing a ground-level garden, and proposing an urban frontage that reconnects the retained wings generate visual openings, inviting the city to enter the site and discover a suspended garden breathing at the heart of the block.
Here, wood, vegetation, and light compose a sensory experience.
Here, the hotel experience can be reimagined.