Project details
- Project Owner
- MOHG
- Area
- 22 000 m²
- Year
- 2008 – 2011 and 2018-2019
- Location
- Paris, France
Hotel Mandarin Oriental
The Mandarin Oriental Hotel is one of the jewels of the Parisian hotel industry. The Mandarin Oriental owes its exceptional architecture in part to its location in a historic, listed building dating from the 1930s.
Star architect Jean-Michel WILMOTTE oversaw the renovation of this former office building, whose interior spaces span eight floors. Today, this exceptional hotel has established itself as a showcase of French good taste, with a unique and successful blend of Art Deco style and Oriental charm.
The Renovation of the Mandarin Oriental: The Transformation of an Office Building into a Contemporary Luxury Hotel
One might not immediately think of an office building as the ideal location for a luxury hotel. Yet that was precisely the challenge that architect Jean-Michel WILMOTTE and PLENDI by VINCI Construction took on together to create the Mandarin Oriental Paris in 2011. An exceptional project in an exceptional location: the luxury hotel is situated in the heart of the capital’s haute couture district, at 251 Rue Saint-Honoré.
The architect made use of the existing buildings—which had to be preserved as they were listed—to transform them into a 5-star luxury hotel. Today, the Mandarin Oriental offers contemporary, stylish luxury and a magnificent view of Paris from the terraces of its suites.
Only one of the original buildings was demolished to create a vast interior space by connecting two existing courtyards, allowing for the creation of an interior patio and bringing abundant natural light into the hotel. The 1930s façade facing Rue Saint-Honoré, meanwhile, has been fully preserved and restored. It is this façade that largely gives the Mandarin Oriental its monumental style.
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