an eco-hotel comprising a series of structures that float on a lake in south-eastern france. located on a marine reserve near the city of avignon, the hotel is made of up ten suites — each clad with wooden screens that ensure both privacy and shelter for guests. in order to protect the unspoiled region from obtrusive structures, the architects sought to camouflage the buoyant buildings with the existing landscape.
appearing as primitive structures within the reeds, the hotel rooms float on the water like rafts and offer sweeping views across the lake. guests access the suites via wooden walkways that extend from the banks of the lake. rooms contain an area for sleeping, a lounge, and a hot tub. each unit is wrapped with an external deck, which is protected by a tall timber screen that defines the external appearance of the structure — either circular or square
in order to simplify the construction process, atelier LAVIT designed the suites so that they could be prefabricated in a workshop before being transported to the remote site. the components were numbered, dismantled, and rebuilt in just three months, a system that reduced costs during installation and lessened the impact on the landscape. recently, atelier LAVIT also created a hotel room that wraps around a century-old oak tree in france
