PISCINE MOLITOR 2007-TODAY

A Rebirth to majestic splender

It wasn’t until 2007 that the Paris City Council commissioned Colony Capital to restore the building to its former glory. Over the next seven years Colony Capital joined efforts with MGallery, a French hotel group, who brought on architect Jacques Rougerie, designer Jean-Philippe Nuel, and historic-preservation specialist Perrot & Richard to turn the Molitor into a luxury hotel that honored the pool’s rich history.

The pools were restored to their former glory, with additional floors for the hotel rooms, built on top of the original structure, a luxury spa and restaurant-bar on the deck.

The designer, Jean-Philippe Nuel described his vision for the new Molitor by saying, "The approach was to look at the pool like a character with many histories, many cultures — a birth in 1929 and today, a certain maturity. The challenge was to connect these two points — its birth and current renaissance — with sometimes contradictory facets, like the 1930s windows next to a bomb of spray paint... Two worlds that have nothing to do with one another, and suddenly connecting them with a thread."