Belaroia Hotel and Apartments, Montpellier Accommodation, French Architecture, Residential Images
Belaroia Hotel and Apartments in Montpellier
New Accommodation Building Development in Southern France – design by Manuelle Gautrand Architecture
24 Oct 2019
Belaroia Hotel and Apartments
Design: Manuelle Gautrand Architecture
Location: Rue Jules Ferry, Montpellier, France

photo © Luc Boegly
Belaroia Hotel and Apartments is an important project for the City of Montpellier and its development agency, the SERM, as it holds a strategic position between the city?s hyper-centre, characterised by its escutcheon form in plan, and new surrounding districts that have appeared in succession.

photo © Luc Boegly
Its particular position is in fact on the prow of the Nouveau Saint-Roch development zone, and the ?rst of the zone?s projects to be completed. To characterise this zone, the city highlighted the importance of a diversity of programmes, which our team interpreted as a hybrid project, interweaving two hotels, apartments, a seminar venue and an independent restaurant.
photo © Luc Boegly
The site ? the context

The site is right opposite Montpellier?s central Gare Saint Roch train station, and the BELAROIA is the ?rst building you see as you come out of the station. The north terraces of the station overlook the project.

photo © Julien Thomazo
The massing

The small site led Manuelle Gautrand to stack up the functions, literally one on top of another, sharing some of...