The Hotel Ferrandi is no more, and “BJ 2010” is our code name for new hotel that will be rising from its ashes. It’s our way of hiding the identity of the character who will be giving the hotel its new theme. For the moment though, the main character you’re likely to spot on the premises is our architect Vincent Bastie, in charge of bringing our ideas t life. We tell you a little more about the man…

Vincent Bastie is the architect overseeing the work on the hotel formerly known as the Ferrandi, currently code-named BJ(2010) until we reveal the secret new name. His expertise will allow all the beautiful ideas and objects imagined by Anne Gelbard and Corinne Moncelli to be made real.

Vincent has been collaborating with us for many years now; his studio worked with us on the interior decoration of the Hôtel Design Sorbonne, and he has had a hand in all the recent work carried out on our hotels, including the careful restoration of the façade of the Hôtel du Panthéon

Vincent Bastié and his colleagues are well known on the Paris hotel circuit, as they have looked after work on several successful projects such as the Five, the Ares Hôtel, the Hôtel des Académies et des Arts, the Hidden Hôtel… land the list goes on. We think that his professionalism will guarantee a high-quality renovation.

We couldn’t resist paying a visit to see the work currently being done. It was strange seeing the knocked-out husk of the old hotel. So much has gone! Only a few details give a hint of what was…

In the next few months we’ll keep you updated with news of the building work, and give you some more clues to help you guess which mysterious character who will be the theme of the hotel.

Here are some photos of the work currently being undertaken, followed by a quick film and the slideshows (to watch fullscreen if possible). More news soon!

To see the slideshow, press play and click the four little arrows at the bottom left.

To see the slideshow, press play and click the four little arrows at the bottom left

Bonus! A little films showing one of the last remaining walls between the old rooms being knocked down…