Okko hotel rooms by Patrick Norguet feature bathrooms hidden behind louvred walls
French designer Patrick Norguet has created the interior for a hotel in Nantes featuring compact rooms with wavy white louvred walls enclosing en suite bathrooms (+ slideshow).
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Norguet was invited by hotel chain Okko to develop the interior of its first urban hotel, and responded by creating a scheme that makes the most of the small bedrooms.
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Each room has a footprint of just 18 square metres, and incorporates a wall-mounted desk and a small settee squeezed into a corner next to the bed, as well as the enclosed en suite.
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"We began by removing useless things, to focus us on the wellbeing of the user and integrate more information and services using new technologies," Patrick Norguet told Dezeen.
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The rooms feature curtains along one wall that can be pulled back to reveal a television and a small storage area with shelving and a clothes rail.
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The louvred screens that provide privacy for the bathrooms are lined internally with curved glass to ensure the space remains bright and watertight.
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Norguet used the slim Lines and Waves laminated porcelain slabs he designed for Italian ceramics brand Lea Ceramiche to cover the wall behind the headrest in the bedroom.
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Elsewhere in the hotel, a large communal room is designed as a homely space where guests can meet and relax.
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The lounge area is intended to evoke a comfortable clubroom environment, with sofas and armchairs surrounding low coffee tables picked out by accent lighting.
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Textural wall panels, floor-to-ceiling curtains, rugs and upholstered furniture add to the relaxed feel.
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A breakfast bar and facilities for making drinks and snacks can be accessed throughout the day and night, and there is a desk area where guests can work.
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The design of the hotel's fitness centre features bright red surfaces, industrial lighting and tiled walls that lend it a more vibrant aesthetic.
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The four-star hotel in Nantes is the first to be opened by Okko and Norguet's design scheme will be applied to future hotels in cities including Grenoble and Lyon.
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Photography is by Jérôme Galland.
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Here's some more information about the Okko hotel from Patrick Norguet:
The first Okko hotel opens in Nantes
Okko hotel is, first and foremost, the story of my encounter with Olivier Devys, the project's founder.
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Starting with a blank page, we combined our visions and our determination to take up the challenge of upending traditional practices in the hospitality industry to create a bold and innovative concept, an all-included package for the best location, best service and best price! Thus was born the idea of a contemporary and urban four-star hotel where the human, design, and innovation are at the heart of the project.
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I designed an adequate, simple, and timeless product around this "Okkospirit" to cater to customers' new needs: a place unaffected by time or trends and where the notions of service and comfort are essential; to be able to work, dine, relax, be waited on or use anything freely, any time of the day; to feel like being home away from home. The high-end amenities and services in the modern and relaxing Okko room and in the vast and convivial Club room make the Okko hotel a unique place that combines aesthetics and comfort. I wanted to create a brand, not just a hotel!
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