The first impression is always the highest

Spectacular or discrete, the hotels and holiday villages are the imaginary. Goldsmiths of these places, the architects have a clear vision of structures adapted to the slow pace of vacationers. To deliver fleeting impression stops time, they design a territory. Works of minimalist residences a incredible refinement, writing depends on location, daring or the prudence of the owners concerned to seduce a clientele always more demanding. Attention, the aesthetic object must respond to the traditional values by tourism and conformism resulting and the fascination for large spaces and light sometimes. The real luxury.

The architect is to invent a concept that draws from the treasures of a culture and a site, declined variations and should ring just. Several villages in France holiday illustrate the expertise of architects directors of very complex programs. Sites which he develops, Gérard Brémond, CEO of Pierre & Vacances, expected "two things of the masters of work: understand the playful atmosphere and offer the expatriation to tourists". In le Rouret in Ardèche, for example, Chuck Legler architect was able to emulate the regional vocabulary to build a village registering in the site "shaped amphitheatre opened on the Cevennes", with all leisure facilities expected by the families. "Everywhere, it starts with knowledge of the field to determine the place of buildings, namely how to install the life on the site and organize movements and meetings."

Chuck Legler, previously at work Pont-Royal, in the Bouches, is defined as an "architect of leisure and integration", relying on a strong element of program to develop targeted and generous spaces. "It may be a golf course, as in Pont-Royal en Provence, of such marine facilities at Grimaud, where I was the head of Agency of the architect François Spoerry, or when I attended, in the same spirit, the design of Port Liberty in New York." There is no formula turnkey. "It is a book of recommendations after catalogued architectural elements of the region." An essential calepinage. "Pierre Diener in the Crouesty drew in Brittany of the"houses of the country. " "Diener or Spoerry are masters of fresh architecture, confirms Gérard Brémond, the most attractive and secure in the eyes of our customers.

Also master Avoriaz structure for forty years, this visionary entrepreneur also supports modern architecture and encourages "in some sites that have no strong architectural tradition. He often appealed to big names, in particular to Jean Nouvel for the cap d'Ail, near Monaco, who developed a career in the 150 apartments as a juxtaposition of houses opening "in Cinemascope" on cap Ferrat, or Christian de Portzamparc in Antibes, author of 130 housing around a large patio aquatic and landscape.

By sliding along the meridian of a wing coup, it is easy to achieve an ideal climate on the islands of the Indian Ocean, Madagascar, the meeting or in the very dream Mauritius. On its 2.040 square kilometres of lined volcanic land of sugar cane, the coast is Mauritius turns the hospital throughout the year.

The palaces are present for a long time, surpassed in 1998 by the realization of first five-star, Prince Maurice, founder the Group link consistency, which intends to create a string with ten new island project address within two years. "All orientations have been studied for a possible most pleasant establishment in view of the prevailing winds and of 280 kilometres per hour reached in the cyclones", explains Patrice Binet-Décamps, Director-General.

Heir to the history, the Group chose the outset of engaging the place on the rich past of the island and in particular the first Dutch merchant companies, landed in 1598 under the banner of prince Maurice of Nassau and Orange, which the hotel resumed the name and colours. "As we always do, we have worked on the site, with as imperative that all the rooms look at the sea," says Jean-Marc Eynaud, the architect of the Group consistency.

Add to the change of scenery

Second will to build on this right-of-way of 70 hectares, Constance property: "Building an architecture fully integrated in the landscape, without closure, without walls and break in the lobby and with a maximum of external extensions and terraces suites."

The luxury is the harmony between this very present nature and selected materials which exclude any artificial effect. Pine wood of South Africa, rosewood, lava stone, thatch of cane sugar, marble of India, sapeli... components: a unit of materials that accompany the gaze and founded the intimacy of a cocoon.

"A cost of 500 million rupees to work (note, 16 million euros), this hotel set of 88 keys including 12 senior suites and a princely conducted in nine months, said the architect, in close liaison with the American designer Martin Branner and landscapers.

Palm trees, veloutiers and Bougainvilleas, hibiscus bouquets, flamboyant red and white frangipani. "I wanted create a tropical atmosphere, with strong vision axes and do reach the water, the sea, into the entrance of the hotel." The first impression is always the highest. Here, we staged the prospect with three slackwater, of the conciliatory fountain, at the pool to the sea in a blue swatch tile special quartz that sparkle in the light of the heavens. "Within this framework of nature, the extent of areas adds to the change of scenery and suspends the dream bubble.