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LA RÉSERVE EDEN AU LAC ZURICH
Michel Reybier Hospitality Opens La Réserve Eden au Lac Zurich , Switzerland
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Michel Reybier Hospitality is delighted to announce the opening of La Réserve Eden au Lac , the fourth hotel within the iconic La Réserve collection of luxury hotels , resorts , villas and apartments in Geneva , Paris , Ramatuelle , and now Zurich .
On the shores of Lake Zurich , within walking distance of the Opera House and city centre , designer Philippe Stark has paid homage to the hotel ’ s waterfront position with a yacht club concept . On the design , Starck says , “ This hotel has been exceptional and now is even more so thanks to Michel Reybier , who is a keen sailor – like myself – and well acquainted with the sea , with water and with sailing boats . There is a total osmosis between the building and the setting , the rumours and the stories ”.
Beyond the façade of Corinthian columns and blue and white awnings , through stained glass windows by artist Ara Starck who creates “ moving landscapes that are perpetually morphing throughout the day as the light pours through ”, nods to the nautical can be found throughout . Red wood reminiscent of the hull of a boat , photographs and paintings of sailboats and captains and a collection of “ half-hull ”