REAL ESTATE GROUP PICHET, LIFESTYLE HOSPITALITY COMPANY ENNISMORE, AND CREATOR PHILIPPE STARCK ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF MONDRIAN BORDEAUX LES CARMES, A NEW INSPIRED DESTINATION IN THE HEART OF BORDEAUX'S HISTORIC CHARTRONS DISTRICT (France)
Mondrian Bordeaux Les Carmes offers an authentic and refined five-star hotel with 97 rooms and suites, an elegant Japanese-inspired Morimoto restaurant and bar, a spa with swimming pool and fitness area, and two conference rooms. |
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REAL ESTATE GROUP PICHET, LIFESTYLE HOSPITALITY COMPANY ENNISMORE, AND CREATOR PHILIPPE STARCK ARE PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE OPENING OF MONDRIAN BORDEAUX LES CARMES, A NEW INSPIRED DESTINATION IN THE HEART OF BORDEAUX'S HISTORIC CHARTRONS DISTRICT (France)
Mondrian Bordeaux Les Carmes offers an authentic and refined five-star hotel with 97 rooms and suites, an elegant Japanese-inspired Morimoto restaurant and bar, a spa with swimming pool and fitness area, and two conference rooms. |
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This is a press release selected by our editorial committee and published online for free on 2023-11-17
It is a unique place that calls to the culturally curious as a tangible celebration of harmony, joy, elegance, and hospitality.In the beginning was wineAll Bordeaux residents are familiar with the sumptuous stone façade stretching across the 81, cours du Médoc. Built in 1871, the Hanappier and Calvet winery was extended ten years later by architect Charles Brun in the neo-Gothic style.
This is the building as it appears today, with its thirteen crenellated bays framing the main entrance and a gable bearing the United Kingdom's coat of arms set above the arched doorway - a nod to the city's historic commercial links with the British Isles.
And so, for two centuries, the building was at the beating heart of the wine trade in this area intrinsically connected to its industry and art. The Garonne River flows nearby, facilitating global trade and exports of fine wines, cognac and brandy stored in the twenty-two vaulted cellars lit by gauze spouts. In 1966, however, a fire destroyed the cellars housing a century's worth of grands crus classés.
In 2018, the Pichet family entrusted the property to creator Philippe Starck, who, accompanied by Jean-François Le Gal (architecture firm Advento), renovated the historic facade and created a refined five-star hotel that extends it and houses an elegant Japanese-inspired restaurant, a true link between past and future, West and East.Mondrian Bordeaux Les Carmes: Sophisticated & UniqueBorn of a purely French spirit, Mondrian Bordeaux Les Carmes has, according to Philippe Starck, "the refinement of an oxymoron".
From the entrance with its immense pointed-arch glass door, opens up a diorama of Bordeaux and Japanese atmospheres.
A surprisingly cosmopolitan place, where everything lives together and overlaps: the soft, earthy colors naturally derived from the elegant local stone and brick, the modernity of the rough concrete reminiscent of the original building's warehouses, the deep carpets and rugs with their organic patterns, the sophistication of the Japanese art of living, the warm light diffused by the lampshades and lanterns that line the entire space as a unifying element.
The Mondrian Bordeaux Les Carmes generates its own energy, its own sense. It is an honest and poetic place, aware of the past and belonging to the future, where it is good to live, work and be entertained all year round.
The Mondrian Bordeaux Les Carmes is as warm and refined as its surroundings. The 97 rooms and suites have been designed by Philippe Starck as cocoons, intimate spaces bathed in soft, harmonious light.
Here too, priority is given to noble, natural materials - leather seats, wooden doors, boiled wool curtains - and to earthy colors, as well as to clean, essential lines, particularly in the bathrooms. Everywhere, the mind is drawn to trompe- l'oeils and mental games such as the hollow-molded concrete walls, whose poetic message is reflected in the adjoining mirrors.
Several rooms and suites open onto private terraces planted with luxuriant greenery, and two of the hotel's suites can be connected for special events, giving access to a majestic terrace on the building's roof-façade.Restaurant Morimoto Bordeaux: The Essence Of Japan In The Heart Of BordeauxThe Mondrian Bordeaux Les Carmes offers Bordeaux-exclusive access to the playful and expressive creations of chef Masaharu Morimoto.
Born in Hiroshima, Japan, the world-renowned chef draws inspiration from Japanese tradition and the most innovative culinary techniques to create a surprising and refined cuisine, based on the subtlety of Japanese products and the excellence of French gastronomy.
The menu features maki, sushi, sashimi and chef Morimoto's signature dishes such as lacquered duck, alongside oysters from the Arcachon Basin, and desserts.
To discover the Japanese chef's cuisine, Morimoto Bordeaux offers several dining options: the warm and festive restaurant, the cheerful and relaxed tree-lined terrace and the bar offering cocktails, fine wines and sakes.
The 180-seat restaurant extends like a majestic theater, punctuated by red Bordeaux brick columns and elegant glassed-in wine cellars. Philippe Starck imagined it as a "place made above all for the people who will live there, a place of encounters that transports us to an elsewhere, an invented elsewhere".
East is superimposed on the West by strong motifs: pagoda lamps nestled in lanterns, calligraphy and contemporary Japanese art. As is traditional in Japan, guests can also dine at the sushi bar, where chefs prepare Franco-Japanese specialties in the restaurant's scenic open kitchen.
In a nod to the confidentiality required for the business that has made Bordeaux a crossroads for the international wine trade, Philippe Starck has imagined a space at the edge of the restaurant, housing a table for eight that can be privatized by means of Japanese panels.
Once a month, this salon will become a discreet gastronomic table where guests can enjoy a food/wine/sake pairing specially created by Chef Morimoto and his teams.
As in Japan, where bistros - Izakayas - and wine bars are an integral part of the culture, the bar offers creative cocktails, spirits and fine wines, as well as sake and Japanese beers.
The cellar is a tribute to the origins of the building, housing over 10,000 bottles, including prestigious Bordeaux wines alongside a curated international selection. The joyful, festive spirit of the Izakaya reigns here.
Luminous heart of Mondrian Bordeaux Les Carmes, conceived as a natural continuation of the restaurant, the 200m2 tree-lined terrace, open and protected from the hustle and bustle of the city, can seat 70 diners.
These spaces come alive at nightfall to become the festive, privileged rendezvous for late afternoons and weekends; a DJ will be on hand from Thursday to Saturday evenings from 9pm.Luminous & Welcoming Wellness CenterWith a swimming pool, spa, hammam, sauna and fitness room, the Mondrian Bordeaux Les Carmes' wellness area is a welcoming place bathed in light and dedicated to holistic well-being.
The swimming pool, with its large windows opening onto the terrace, unfurls its 45m2 pool under a warm wooden ceiling. The space includes a steam room and an infra-red sauna.
The spa's four spacious cabins - one of which is double - offer a wide range of treatments designed to enhance the well-being of body and mind, such as a number of targeted beauty rituals -ancestral, serenity or slimming-, foot
reflexology, shiatsu, sophrology and guided meditation sessions.
Le Mondrian Bordeaux Les Carmes has partnered with the French brand of contemporary vegan cosmetology, Codage, for its beauty and well-being offer, featuring cocktails of active ingredients adapted to each skin type.
The fitness area, open 24/7 to hotel guests and members by subscription, is equipped with high-performance training machines for wellness-minded athletes.Meeting Spaces: Elegant & FlexibleBathed in natural light thanks to their proximity to the tree-lined central patio, the two conference rooms, Studio I and Studio II, are available for seminars and private events.
Comfortable and elegant, both spaces provide tailor-made event services and state-of-the-art technology.
Available to hire as a combined 112m² space or separated into two, more intimate studios, the rooms are entirely flexible in configuration, ideally suited to everything from theater-style presentations to small meetings or large-scale banquets. The restaurant offers a varied menu for coffee breaks, lunches, dinners and cocktails.About MondrianMondrian is more than a hotel: it’s a way of travel. Known for its groundbreaking design and progressive programming it is a “must” destination for locals or travelers. Mondrian is always at the heart of the most exciting cultural scenes in the world, serving up innovation and creativity for everyone. Mondrian provides a playful framework so that guests and locals alike can immerse themselves in the culture of each city it inhabits. Design is at the center of the Mondrian experience with hotels designed by some of the world’s most famous architects and designers, including Philippe Starck and Marcel Wanders. With 11 properties in Los Angeles, Miami, New York, London, Doha, Mexico City, Cannes, Seoul, Ibiza, Bordeax and Singapore, the brand is experiencing tremendous growth with upcoming openings in Hong Kong, Australia’s Gold Coast and more. MondrianHotels.com GROUPE PICHET For more than 35 years, the Pichet group has extended its expertise to include real estate development, property management, hotels and serviced residences, real estate and vineyards, with the acquisition of Châteaux les Carmes Haut-Brion. A key player in the French real estate market, it has left its mark on the entire country. Building on its experience, the group is pursuing its development in the hotel market: hotel residences and the upscale hotel segment with the Radisson Blu Grand Hotel & Spa, Malo-les-Bains and the Mondrian Bordeaux Les Carmes.About Philippe StarckPhilippe Starck, a world-renowned designer of multifaceted inventiveness, always focuses on the essential, his vision: design, whatever its form, must improve the lives of as many people as possible. This philosophy has made him one of the pioneers and central figures in the concept of "democratic design". With his prolific work in everything from everyday products (furniture, citrus presses, electric bicycles, individual wind turbines) to architecture (hotels, restaurants that aspire to be stimulating places) and naval and space engineering (mega yachts, housing modules for private space tourism), he is constantly pushing back the boundaries and demands of design, becoming one of the most visionary and renowned creators on the international contemporary scene.About Chef Masaharu MorimotoChef Masaharu Morimoto - known to millions as the star of Iron Chef and Iron Chef America and now executive producer and head judge for Roku's Sushi Master - has garnered critical and popular acclaim for his seamless integration of Western and Japanese ingredients. In 2001, Chef Morimoto opened his first restaurant in Philadelphia, which was later followed by restaurants in New York, Napa, Honolulu, Boca Raton, Mumbai, Mexico City, Tokyo, and Maui. Morimoto Asia Orlando at Disney Springs opened in 2015, followed by Momosan NYC and Morimoto Las Vegas at MGM Grand in 2016. Morimoto Asia Waikiki, Momosan Waikiki, and Morimoto Doha opened in 2018. Next came Momosan Seattle (2019), Momosan Wynwood (2020), Morimoto Taghazout Bay (2021), Sa'Moto (2021) and Momosan at Hub Hall in Boston (2021); and most recently, Morimoto Asia Napa and Momosan Santana Row (2022), bringing Chef Morimoto's global restaurant count to 20. His first cookbook, Morimoto: The New Art of Japanese Cooking (2007), won two IACP awards (in the "Chef's and Restaurants'' category and the "First Book: The Julia Child Award") and it was nominated for a James Beard Foundation Award. His second cookbook, Mastering The Art of Japanese Cooking (2017), introduces readers to the healthy, flavorful, surprisingly simple dishes favored by Japanese home cooks. Chef Morimoto has a range of exclusive partnerships with renowned brands such as Global Grub, creating first-of-its-kind DIY cooking kits; Hawaiian Paradise Coffee, featuring coffee, tea, and pancake mixes; Treveri Cellars, creating two distinct sparkling wine flavors: Dream Brut Rosé and Dream Brut Zero; as well as The Spice House offering a line of curated spice blends into home kitchens nationwide as well as all of Chef's famed Momosan restaurants.About Cabinet d’architecture AdventoWith over 500 projects to their name and as many different architectural styles, Jean-François le Gal and all the Advento teams choose to work as closely as possible to the urban, historical and geographical context of each project. We work throughout France on all types of construction: residential, offices, shops, hotels and student residences. Our ambition is constant research into new developments, innovations and uses. Our architectural designs, innovative and authentic, are also built according to the needs of residents and environments. Our aim is also to contribute to the coherence between architecture and landscape, which is essential if everyone is to enjoy places that are convivial, aesthetically pleasing and pleasant to live in, and that meet today's environmental challenges.
 The Mondrian Bordeaux Les Carmes Facade
Photo credit © Ennismore
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