Pictured: Artist's impression of the new Mama Shelter
Viparis has announced plans to
create a hotel complex within Paris's Porte de Versailles site.
The partnership with architect Wilmotte & Associes forms
part of the three-phase modernisation project at the Porte de Versailles site,
which began last year with €500 million (£386m) in private investment. The completed
site will include a 440-room hotel complex consisting of two structures,
accessible via a new entrance on Avenue de la Porte de la Plaine. A 12-year deal has been reached with Mama Shelter to operate one of the hotels from 2019.
Architect Jean-Michel Wilmotte said: “This is an expansive
and exciting project, set in the heart of a ‘permanent universal exposition’.
It will send a strong signal, a symbol of the spirit and drive of the Porte de
Versailles site.”
The Mama Shelter hotel is set to feature 200 rooms, a 350-seater
restaurant with a terrace, five private meeting rooms totalling 500 sqm and a
rooftop bar.
“These two prestigious partnerships will help Paris expo
Porte de Versailles become a dynamic, living venue frequented by Parisians and
visitors alike,” said Michel Dessolain, director general of Viparis. “By
working with Mama Shelter, we are bringing an up-to-date, contemporary touch to
the Paris expo Porte de Versailles of tomorrow.”
Work on the complex will begin in the second half of 2017,
with completion slated for 2019.