The historic building of the former post office has turned into a fashionable 82-room hotel.
The Louvre Post Office, which opened in 1888, was once the largest and most luxurious post office in France. After a large-scale reconstruction of the neoclassical building, for which architects from the Dominique Perrault Architecture bureau were responsible, a new Laurent Tayeb Madame Rêve hotel opened here. Developing the interior concept, Tayeb was guided by one of the slogans of the famous French designer Andre Putman: “Life should be golden!” Designer Bruno Borrione helped the owner of the hotel to bring the idea to life.
Photo: Jerome Galland
Photo: Jerome Galland
In the public spaces of the hotel, Borrione used many classical elements that correspond to the original architecture of the building, and for the rooms he chose more restrained images typical of the Art Deco and mid-century era. The designer did not just assemble a spectacular interior from ready-made elements, he worked within the framework of the French artistic tradition. So, in the lobby of the hotel, guests are greeted by a fresco by the printer Jacques Villegle, and the cafe, decorated in the spirit of the Viennese Secession, is decorated with a painting by the artist Olivier Mamontail. The ceiling in the restaurant La Plume is also painted — it was designed by the artist Maria Jose Benvenuto.
Photo: Jerome Galland
The main colors of the palette are different shades of yellow and brown: oak parquet, classic furniture with bronze overlays and carvings, wooden panels, cream tiles and mosaics, mirrors in gilded frames and velvet carpets. The warm color scheme is also preserved in the interiors of guest rooms, which are dominated by chocolate-colored wood wall panels. They are decorated, however, in a more modern way: fragments with a contrasting pattern of wood form an abstract pattern, against which a laconic bed and functional tables made of wood are installed. The furniture of the rooms is complemented by comfortable sofas in red leather, chairs with legs apart and wooden desks with marble tops.
Photo: Jerome Galland
