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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. Le Splendid in Dax, France by BALJanuary 22nd, 2019 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: BAL Closed since 2012, this four-star hotel, an emblematic monument of Dax (Landes, France), embarks on a new life, more open towards the city and its population. The landscaping was created in association with EXIT and makes a tremendous contribution, orienting the building towards Dax, fluidifying its approaches and capitalising on L’Adour and Thiers Square. The entranceways of the various entities of the project were simplified in order to accentuate this new programmatic view.  Image Courtesy © Fabio SEMERARO
 Image Courtesy © Fabio SEMERARO Art deco style envelopes Le Splendid. It was crucial to revive the pomp and splendour of the 1930s down to the smallest detail. Kapzul focused on the restoration of the hotel proper. The great hall and its lantern, the convivial spaces of the ground floor and the light fixtures of the building, listed among the historic monuments inventory in 1991 were all renovated with care. In association with Nathalie Saccu de Franchi, Sandrine Forais worked on colours, materials, and furniture to magnify the hotel’s 149 rooms.  Image Courtesy © Fabio SEMERARO  Image Courtesy © Fabio SEMERARO The transformation continued with the evolution of the program: the historical thermal treatments were abandoned in favour of a Spa – placed on the ground and basement floors – which BAL architects were responsible for entirely reorganising. Touching the ruins of the previous hotel, which was itself perched on the foundations of a medieval castle, the heterogeneous elements of stone and concrete, particularly the vaults, were reworked and enhanced. In order to facilitate the access, two discreet extensions to the façades in pleated concrete are included in the western courtyard and echo the details of the plaster in the lobby.  Image Courtesy © Fabio SEMERARO  Image Courtesy © Fabio SEMERARO  Image Courtesy © Fabio SEMERARO  Image Courtesy © Fabio SEMERARO  Image Courtesy © Fabio SEMERARO  Image Courtesy © Fabio SEMERARO  Image Courtesy © Fabio SEMERARO  Image Courtesy © Fabio SEMERARO  Image Courtesy © Fabio SEMERARO  Image Courtesy © Fabio SEMERARO  Image Courtesy © Fabio SEMERARO  Image Courtesy © Fabio SEMERARO  Image Courtesy © Fabio SEMERARO  Image Courtesy © Fabio SEMERARO  Image Courtesy © Fabio SEMERARO  Image Courtesy © BAL  Image Courtesy © BAL
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