Appart-hôtel

The project aims to open up the site to its neighborhood through the construction of a 157-room apartment or residential hotel. It blends an urban, intense, vibrant and interconnected atmosphere on the eastern side, with an ambiance of calm and greenery (including a variety of shops, services and restaurants) on the western side. The basement accommodates the hotel’s general utility services, while the apartments are built on the six upper floors. A vast rooftop terrace, fully covered with vegetation, offers all residents a panoramic lookout to the city.

The building consists of two perpendicular wings, connected by a narrow central structure. The complex encloses a green core space centering on a swimming pool for the guests’ enjoyment. It is located slightly off the plot boundaries to provide a vantage point between the Valéry Giscard d’Estaing Boulevard and Louis Lumière Street, including a necessary offset from the expressway, serving as buffer space for visitors. Integrating elements of African abstract art and a new interpretation of the site’s amenities, the building stands like a large three-dimensional square pattern created by a succession of exterior spaces and sun-breaking panels. Thus, the façades consist of a pattern of large bay windows opening onto balconies and loggias, protected by a netted stone cladding that reinvents the mashrabiya latticework typical of the former site’s buildings. Displaying a decidedly modern architecture, the building blends harmoniously into its environment, standing as a new iconic symbol of the Ivorian capital, and integrating tradition, comfort and modernity.