In Situ Episode 5 - Hotel Bome

Can you introduce yourself? Can you introduce your establishment?

I'm Lola Pegoraro, artistic director of the Hobo Club hospitality group, and we've just opened our latest establishment, Bome. It's an intimate hotel on the quays of Bordeaux, with 9 rooms and a cocktail bar open to the public, hidden away at the back of the hotel. Conceived in a former wine storehouse, the hotel is quite narrow and long. It has retained the vestiges of its history, which we have blended with the modernity of a hotel conceived as an urban oasis.

Can you tell us about your project? What was the background to its creation?

Already owners of several guest houses in Bordeaux, we were keen to expand our collection of locations with a hotel, in order to offer our customers a new Bordeaux experience, while retaining our high standards, services and amenities. In agreement with the building's owner, we came up with an ambitious plan to create the first hotel outside Bordeaux that would take guests on a voyage of discovery. The building had been uninhabited for several years, so transforming it into a hotel was a challenge. Our aim was to carry out a renovation that would blend in with the building's past, while modernizing it at the same time. We had to reveal and sublimate the building's original forms, find and source old materials to be as non-invasive as possible, and tell a story every time a traveler walked through our door.

What role has design played in the history of your hotel?

Design was the common thread running through the project, and it was through our inspirations and desires that we built the whole project. To offer an establishment that invites you to let go, to be lazy and disconnected. We didn't want to pollute the mind with an over-invasive design; we wanted to be as raw, uncluttered and simple as possible. Invite our travelers into a blank page so they can imagine their own story. Materials and shapes play an important role in our thinking. Raw, unworked materials, rounded shapes to invite softness. Every nook and cranny and every piece of furniture is designed to create a comforting cocoon.

What were your inspirations for this project?

The hotel was conceived as a refuge, a bubble outside time and the traditional Bordeaux style found in many city buildings. We combined our travel inspirations, our memories of happy moments and everything that makes you feel good when you travel. The hotel is a lovely blend of heritage to preserve the building's history, raw materials to remind us of its simplicity, and natural materials and colors that take us on a journey to Morocco, Indonesia or Mexico. We wanted to create a place where people could travel and forget the hustle and bustle of the city.

What do you think of NV GALLERY furniture?

NV GALLERY furniture has the particularity of combining an aesthetic close to all our thoughts. Well thought-out and well produced are the watchwords of all our projects. Well thought-out is reflected in the materials, colors and shapes that echo the softness and laziness we wanted to bring to our rooms. Our values and convictions of preserving our heritage and using raw or second-hand materials are reflected in the way our furniture is made, creating a story for our customers.

What is your favorite piece at NV GALLERY?

If we had to choose just one piece to put in the hotel, I think we'd go for the CAROL armchair, which is truly an invitation to sink into and which dresses up the room in its own right. I confess I also have a soft spot for all the the miami yellow tweed pieces, whatever the model, this fabric is mesmerizing and, like the CAROL armchair in our bedroom, it's the starting point for the entire bedroom decor. Among my minor regrets, I would have loved to have found a place for the ELIPSE coffee table, which combines rounded shapes, walnut and travertine, the iconic and identifiable touches of the entire hotel.