Ecoluxe Buildings Series - Kengo Kuma's 1 Hotel Paris

Mark Muir • 11 December 2023

1 Hotel Paris

Japanese architects Kengo Kuma & Associates have revealed their plans for an unconventional example of wooden architecture in Paris, France.

The new Ecoluxe Hotel in the French capital city’s Rive Gauche neighbourhood will eventually be sited on the left bank of River Seine.

The hotel is composed of two buildings, the main U-shaped hotel, and a separate upscale youth hostel. In between the two sections lies a large garden designed to complement the lush vegetation on the exterior facades.

“In the dense urban context of the Avenue de France, we felt the need to create a green lung for the city,” explained Kengo Kuma & Associates. “Nature finds a place at the core of the scheme, translated in the intimate public garden where all senses are awoken.”

The exterior facade features a modular pattern of wooden panels. Each panel comprises of two intersecting wooden fins with a gap in between for greenery, creating a living wall.

Beside the exterior facades, the bedrooms, also feature wood as the main material for walls, floors and the cantilevered bed frames. The guests in these bedrooms will have access to the central garden which is surrounded by staggered walls, making space for a succession of large terraces and a swimming pool. The lower floors of the hotel shall include facilities like business centre, performance bar and restaurant, co-working space, and sports facility when the hotel opens, scheduled for 2022/23.

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