Zou, through these 3 paintings, makes us aware of the colours of nature, the forest, its strength and power, but also its fragility. Her paintings remind us of our origins and the colours of the earth. This lodge is decorated with objects made of raw and noble materials, such as those found in the surrounding forest. Wood, leather, wool. All shades of brown, ochre with a touch of green. A green wall for a deeper immersion, even in the toilets.
Zou, through these 3 paintings, makes us aware of the colours of nature, the forest, its strength and power, but also its fragility. Her paintings remind us of our origins and the colours of the earth. This lodge is decorated with objects made of raw and noble materials, such as those found in the surrounding forest. Wood, leather, wool. All shades of brown, ochre with a touch of green. A green wall for a deeper immersion, even in the toilets.
The benefits of a hotel in the trees
Our lodges have the layout of a hotel suite, bringing you the same level of hospitality, comfort and service you would expect from a hotel. With a living area of 35 sq. m, nestled 4m high in the trees, all of our lodges are fitted with a fully equipped bathroom, Italian shower, separate toilets, and mini bar with hot and cold drinks to satisfy your desires at any time of the day. Each lodge extends into a 25 sq. m terrace that includes a private spa. Only “Efflorescences”, our lodge adapted for people with reduced mobility (PRM), is on the ground. It offers 2 terraces, one of which is above a pond, and has a complete spa: sauna and massaging jacuzzi. Everything has been designed to ensure complete privacy and allow you to fully immerse yourselves in nature.
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Design, brightness and openness
- Architecte : Isabelle Poulain
- Construction and Cladding : Rémi Becherel - Nid Perché
- Stairs : Laurent Garreau - Le Terrier
“Light, osmosis with the forest, transparency, space” inspired the design of our 18 lodges. Built on stilts, from wood species present in the surrounding forest – douglas, chestnut, oak – our lodges are real, warm and cosy suites. Their large windows and open terraces, equipped with a private spa, promote an harmonious dialogue between the interiors and the forest. And for the final touch, each lodge has been designed by a contemporary artist.
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Equipements
- King size bed
- Mini bar
- Heating system
- Double basin
- Standing Mirror
- Walk-in shower
- Hospitality products
- Indoor dining area
- Outdoor dining area
- Towels & Bathrobes
- Separate toilets
- Outdoor furniture
- Hair dryer
- Safety deposit box
- Cloakroom with walk-in closet
- Walkie-Talkie
- Ecological wooden speaker
- Flashlight
- Kettle
- Fresh herbs for infusions
- Espresso machine
- Jacuzzi
A relaxing Soak
Alone in the world… Slip into hot, enveloping water directly on your terrace, whenever you wish. A timeless moment of intimacy and relaxation.
Digital Detox
You will nevertheless find:
- a walkie-talkie in your room, connected to the reception, for all your requests
- a free WiFi connection and a large screen in the common areas of the hotel
Walk or not
Walking is the best way to get around and explore our forest and the woods that surround it (the W.H.O recommends 10,000 steps a day to be healthier!). However, electric carts are provided for ease of travel, in case of necessity or a momentary lack of energy… here everything is allowed.
Interview
Zou
Painter and artist
Tell us what motivated you to join this project, how did you draw inspiration from the space and the nature around it ?
The main reason I am participating to this project is my friendship with Anne-Caroline, who was the first person to help me in my debus as an artist. Then, the trees… Since 2012, they are an inspiration to me, because of personal events that occurred in my life. These trees that bind us to the sky, this middle ground between sky and earth. They live for centuries and create life around them, still.
How did you choose the works you want to put in the lodge?
I chose the trees, very different the ones from the others, they all have a history… and they are in the forest but inside a lodge made thanks to them. Trees outside and inside.
Biography
A constant search for new materials and new techniques, she combines all kinds of materials around a theme inspired by her daily life.
Zou has been a mixed media painter since 2002, and a photographer since 2012.
For the past 17 years, in her constant search for new materials and techniques, she has combined all kinds of materials around a theme inspired by her daily life. She likes to associate press articles, photos, materials and warm colours of the earth. To all these materials (ashes, newspapers, cardboard,…) which we would tend to cast, it gives a second life, a second look. By accumulating layers and layers of paint, “accidents” appear. These are the very ones who will build the canvas. After this construction around theme, color and material, Zou “sculpts” all these elements to give volume and strength.
Since 2012, Zou has been working around trees. She is fascinated by their ability to communicate with each other, creating life around them without moving, watching us. Zou photographs them and then melts them in the crucible of the material of his paintings. She likes to push back the pure image, attracting to the front of the canvas what this image contains of mystery, a kind of second reading. Zou lives and works in Meudon (she is a member of the Artistic Committee of Artists)
Zou has exhibited in Paris, at the Salon Réalités Nouvelles in Vincennes, in Montmartre, but also in Beirut, Singapore, Brussels, Lille, Saint-Tropez and Tangier this winter.
Zou, if you were...
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A forest of the world, you would be...
The Amazon forest, the lung of the Earth, which produces 20% of our oxygen and which today burns!
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A tree, you would be...
The cedar from Lebanon for its ramage, for its prestigious allure… and for Lebanon
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A part of this tree, you would be...
Its ramage, which grows, spreads in height and width, which occupies the empty space
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A forest dweller, you would be...
A hummingbird, for the marriage of his speed and his grace and his colors
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A season, you would be...
Autumn for its colours and smells
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A mushroom, you would be...
The girole for its color
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A wind, you would be...
The sirocco, a warm wind
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A smell, you would be...
Cedar wood or sandalwood