The soul of the sculptor Bartholdi in the heart of a 5-star hotel The Giros & Coutellier agency presents L'Esquisse Hôtel & Spa in Colmar (MGallery). Located in the heart of the Champs de Mars Park, the Esquisse Hotel & Spa (the city's first 5-star hotel) has 57 rooms (including xxx suites), 2 Penthouse apartments, a 2-star restaurant headed by Chef Jean Yves Schillinger (Le JY's) and a Spa by Clarins. 

This 3200 m2 hotel designed by the Parisian agency Giros & Coutellier is inspired by the work of the Colmar sculptor Augustes Bartholdi (19th century), creator of the Statue of Liberty. A true haven of peace surrounded by greenery, l'Esquisse is a completely new building (signed AEA Architecture) that features a champagne-colored facade, created with a system of shutters and panels in perforated sheet metal, as an echo of the park's lime trees.

 Built on 6 levels, the hotel has 4 upper floors (rooms on the 1st to 3rd floors and suites and apartments on the 4th). Singular and spectacular, the work of Auguste Bartholdi is the common thread of the project designed by Lluc Giros & Timothé Coutellier. Upon arrival, the visitor is plunged into a world reminiscent of an artist's studio through a careful and warm decoration and raw materials (black and white marble, blocks of rough stone and picture frames).

In the lobby, the desk is dressed in a copper drape as a nod to the work of gigantism. Placed in the center of the lobby, the bar hosts a monumental sculpture that could be installed thanks to the double height of the ceiling. Designed by Giros & Coutellier and created by Jean Pierre Lebureau, ornementist Meilleur Ouvrier de France, this work illuminates the space thanks to its hammered copper sheets and its coppery, raw and warm color. 

In the living room, guests can enjoy a large table d'hôte, a library and a fireplace area. The eclectic furniture chosen enhances the idea of a workshop that the architects wanted to give to the space thanks to the variety and coherence of the pieces. Many elements were designed and made to measure for the hotel (coffee tables, chairs for the rooms, armchairs, guest table etc...). 

Iconic pieces such as the Favela Chair designed by the Campana brothers and published by Edra or the Utrecht armchair by Cassina designed by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld were placed to bring a more contemporary feel. All the carpets were designed by the Giros et Coutellier agency and produced by Gallery B. Amélie Du Chalard (Amélie Maison d'Art) accompanied and guided the duo of architects in the creation of an art collection specific to the hotel with the choice of artists and diverse works to create an eclectic and coherent collection. With raw materials such as copper pieces, marble blocks or granite tables, the rooms and apartments extend this discourse to create a harmonious atmosphere. 

As you progress through the floors, the works of art take shape. In the rooms, on a concrete wall, we discover an accumulation of materials and textures as an artistic support where Carrara marble, Maquina marble and leather become headboards ... Like a work in progress. The rooms (from 25m2 to 38m2) are conceived as elegant and refined bubbles opening onto private terraces. 

Each home is suspended in the middle of the trees, offering a breathtaking view of the park. This artistic imagination continues in the suites and apartments, but this time through a contemporary decoration. Measuring 83m2 and 185m2 respectively, the apartments offer each occupant a moment of absolute luxury and tranquility, suspended weightlessly above the trees. Intimate, the "Heimlich" atmosphere (in Alsatian means "secret", "private") is here magnified by the tandem Giros & Coutellier in homage to Auguste Bartholdi, a local child. 

Noble and warm materials, tones of beige and wood... the whole of this realization offers a welcoming, warm and original space with a strong personality. Practical information L'Esquisse Hotel & Spa - 2, Avenue de la Marne - 68000 Colmar Phone : 03.67.68.20.00 - Web : www.lesquisse-colmar.com Room from 298€/night About Giros & Coutellier Lluc, originally from Barcelona, is an interior architect. Timothé, trained in Bordeaux, is a designer. They met at Noé Duchaufour Lawrance's agency and learned to work together. 

Today they form a complementary pair that brings a dynamic vision, in perpetual motion, to all their projects. If Lluc applies himself particularly to the functions and circulations of the places they imagine, Timothé answers him on volumes, images, and points of view.  Lluc Giros and Thimothé Coutellier affirm their signature in the Giros & Coutellier agency which undertakes increasingly ambitious and demanding projects. At the heart of the agency's emblematic achievements, two 5* hotels in Paris and numerous 4* hotels throughout France.