La dolce vita

By Editorial Staff - 15 April 2024
Marazzi, Viabizzuno have participated in the project

A rolling landscape sprinkled with olives and cypresses surrounds the Hotel Paradis Agricole, located just outside Pietrasanta, in the heart of Versilia. The property, which was created from the conversion of a typical farmhouse in the Tuscan countryside, is nestled in a vast estate between the Tyrrhenian Sea and the Apuan Alps and houses a myriad of contemporary artworks inside. French entrepreneurs and collectors Alain Cirelli and Laurent Flechet have brought to life a hospitality project that combines well-being derived from a newfound contact with nature and the joy of discovering the history and traditions of one of the world’s most renowned and appreciated regions – with which they too have fallen in love.

Hotel Paradis Agricole | © Filippo Bamberghi, courtesy Point3architecture L’interior design è tutto giocato sull’inserimento di pezzi di design vintage e moderni all’interno di un ambiente che riprende i materiali della tradizione e cattura i colori del paesaggio della Versilia.

As refined and exclusive as a luxury hotel while contemporaneously as welcoming and authentic as an agritourism, Paradis Agricole includes seven rooms, in addition to common spaces like the lobby, bar, lounges with reading areas, a large and evocative brass kitchen, a cinema screening room, and a spa. In addition, those who want more privacy can stay in the annex called “La Casa delle Erbe,” a separate, 90 sq. m apartment, with two additional bedrooms. In warm weather, guests are invited to enjoy meals outdoors, seated around a large table that well represents the spirit of conviviality at the foundation of the project.

The hotel is spread over a green area of 8 ha, designed by landscape architect Jean Mus. Here, it is possible to stroll among the works of numerous artists like Bernard Bezzina and Nicola Giannoni, surrounded by olives and fruit trees, or linger at the farm animal pens. Guests can admire the sunset by the pond, relax by the pool, or practice yoga on the lawn. The property also includes ten greenhouses, two of which house a great open space set up with paintings and sculptures, as if it were an artist’s studio, intended for wedding receptions and other events. The other eight are used for growing fruits and vegetables. The site is self-sufficient in water supply and a portion of its energy needs is met by a solar panel system.

Hotel Paradis Agricole | © Filippo Bamberghi, courtesy Point3architecture Sono numerose le attività all’aria aperta che vengono proposte agli ospiti dell’hotel, i quali possono, ad esempio, passeggiare nel verde ammirando le numerose opere d’arte o rilassarsi nella piscina riscaldata con vista sulle Alpi Apuane.

Vintage and contemporary furnishings blend into the hotel spaces, characterized by a palette of warm colors and local materials, with rustic finishings like exposed masonry walls, wooden ceilings with exposed beams, and terracotta or parquet floors, as well as Carrara marble cladding. The interior design was curated by the Parisian studio Point3architecture, which had designed the interiors of Hotel Paradis Pietrasanta for the same client a few years ago. The hotel stands in the center of the city, located within the walls of a historic palace, and features a garden that serves as an homage to the colors and smells of the Mediterranean. This combination between history and nature, art and gastronomy is the trait d’union between the Paradis located in an urban setting, a boutique hotel with a gourmet restaurant, and the Paradis set in the rural context, a country house with an organic farm. The two facilities, which are just one 1 km apart, propose a complete and innovative hospitality formula, making the dream of la dolce vita a reality.

Hotel Paradis Agricole | © Filippo Bamberghi, courtesy of Point3architecture | In the hospitality concept of Hotel Paradis Agricole, a 100% organic farm, the food and wine offerings play a fundamental role, with a menu dedicated to the discovery of typical products of the territory.

Hotel Paradis Agricole | © Filippo Bamberghi, courtesy of Point3architecture | The interior design plays upon the insertion of vintage and modern design pieces within a space that uses traditional materials and captures the colors of the Versilia landscape.

Hotel Paradis Agricole | © Filippo Bamberghi, courtesy of Point3architecture | In the boutique hotel’s rooms, each named for a flower, rustic finishings like the exposed-wood ceiling and the terracotta or parquet floors act as a backdrop to contemporary works of art.

Hotel Paradis Agricole | © Filippo Bamberghi, courtesy of Point3architecture | Guests can enjoy numerous outdoor activities while at the hotel, including strolling through the greenery and admiring the many works of art, or relaxing in the heated pool with a view of the Apuan Alps.

Hotel Paradis Agricole | © Filippo Bamberghi, courtesy of Point3architecture

Iridescent brilliance | © Filippo Bamberghi, courtesy of Point3architecture | The Hotel Paradis Agricole also features a wellness space, with a Finnish sauna and massage room. The walls of these spaces are clad with tiles from Marazzi’s Crogiolo Lume collection, in the Musk color: the polished-effect porcelain tile, in a 6x24 cm format, has graphic and chromatic variations that make its surface unique both in its imperfections and iridescence. The tiles are also available in 12 different colors, as well as in a hexagonal version. | www.marazzi.it

Elegance hung from the ceiling | © Filippo Bamberghi, courtesy of Point3architecture | Point3architecture chose n55 sospensione by Viabizzuno, a lamp for interiors made of oxidized aluminum, which can be customized thanks to its quick-connect interface using classic, decorative, or technical bulbs with transparent, sandblasted, or milk white glass. Lanterna massima by Viabizzuno, in oxidized and powder-coated aluminum with an extraclear tempered blown glass diffusor, illuminates the outdoors. | www.viabizzuno.com

Hotel Paradis Agricole | © Filippo Bamberghi, courtesy of Point3architecture | The spirit of conviviality permeates the common spaces of the agritourism. A large brick archway connects the generous kitchen island with the dining area, centered around a long rectangular wooden table.

Hotel Paradis Agricole | © Filippo Bamberghi, courtesy of Point3architecture | The hotel is surrounded by a large park. Beyond the olive, cypress, and fruit trees, and pastures with farm animals, the property also includes a pond and ten greenhouses, a few of which are used to host parties and events while the others are used for the growing of vegetables.

Location: Pietrasanta, Lucca, Italy
Client: Paradis Agricole
Completion: 2023
Gross Floor Area: 850 m²
Architect and Interior Designer: Point3architecture
Main Contractor: Multiedil

Consultants
Plant Equipment: 3P Impianti Elettrici
Landscape: Jean Mus et Compagnie

Photography: Filippo Bamberghi, courtesy of Point3architecture

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