Located in the doorstep of popular  Lake Geneva, the Ritz-Carlton Geneva -Hotel de la Paix has earned a reputation as one of the most celebrated five-star hotels in Geneva since it opened in 1865.

 

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Bearing beautiful reminders of its original Italian architecture, this elegant boutique hotel mesmerizes guests with lakefront accommodations and an address that allows for easy exploration. Ritz-Carlton Geneva restaurants and bar were recently renovated by the british interior design firm B3 Designers that took advantage of this project to produced another stunning work of luxury hospitality design. Join Best Interior Designers Blog and let’s explore this amazing project!

 

 

When the directors of Ritz-Carlton Geneva decided to transform its new Fiskebar restaurants and bar, the British firm B3 Designers always took in mind a contemporary Nordic minimalism as the starting point for the design’s inspiration. This theme reflects the restaurants’ cuisine concept, the first of its kind in the Swiss capital’s prestigious neighborhood. The design ethos of this 220m² space was embodied by the harmonious connection with nature, the neutral deeper and darker tones and the detailing abundance of raw materials and weathered textures against minimalistic furniture, whilst retaining elements of timeless rich luxury.

There are four distinct yet interconnecting areas at play: the chic and intimate fine-dining restaurant, the more casual raw kitchen counter with its high-table communal seating, the luxurious bar and its cosy opulent lounge. The Nordic theme throughout these spaces evolves from sophisticated modern elegance, to playfully fashion-forward.

Fiskebar’s fine-dining restaurant won the creation of a refined atmosphere, featuring a spacious and comfortable layout of smooth oak and dark raw tones. Guests are invited to relax in plush banquettes and cosy armchairs in neutral and warm leather and dine on slate-topped tables with brass detail. The walls are lined with raw grey-toned timber panelling, a remarkable back-drop for British artist Adam Ross’ grand installation of hand-made abstract ceramic oyster forms of varying shapes and sizes, which was specially commissioned for this project by B3 Designers.

The exquisitely understated Dinesen oak flooring seamlessly connects this room to the raw kitchen counter and bar, along with the large distressed beams installed overhead. This casual minimalistic yet elegant dining area, with its open kitchen and raw food counter display, features two long communal tables with stick-back style high chairs, as well as smaller tables for couples. Futuristic long tubular pendant lights hover above the communal tables creating a more casual fish market style atmosphere. The green glazed brick wall tiles in the exposed kitchen contrasts against the dominating dark finishes of the rest of the space. The timber wall panelling is carried through to this space, but with the addition of antique seeded mirrors. Handblown glass pendant lighting is hung in clusters by the windows with views to the terrace.

B3 Designers were fortunate to have some pre-existing heritage-listed features to work within the cocktail bar and lounge, which include antique wall paneling as well as classic French moldings and 150-year old parquet and walnut floor. This room was rumored to have once been used for the drafting of the Geneva Convention, and the antique gilded dove-shaped door handles make a poignant reference to Switzerland’s legacy of peace. The cocktail bar and lounge have a rich palette of textures and colors and timelessly classic vintage furniture.

The curved bar, supported by a mixologist’s dream liquor display, sits in one corner of the room, framed by high bar stools. Low-level tables and plush seating are scattered throughout the rest of the space. The heritage features are complemented with an opulent Venetian-style distressed fresco and plaster effect on the walls, which are also adorned with an eclectic cluster of curated and bespoke Geneva-themed artwork, posters and photographs with historical significance. The bijou lounge is an intimately private and exclusive space with a rich velvet banquette and subtle lighting. What do you this of this nordic design facelift of the bar and restaurant of Ritz-Carlton Geneva?

 

Read More: B3 Designers, Ritz-Carlton Geneva – Hotel de la Paix

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