Herzog & de Meuron Basel Ltd.
Rheinschanze 6
4056 Basel, Switzerland
Email: info@herzogdemeuron.com
Phone: +41 61 385 5757
Project Update
17 October 2024
BASEL, SWITZERLAND - Today marks the opening of “The Council”, the new cigar lounge at Grand Hotel Les Trois Rois in Basel. The renovation works of Les Trois Rois will renew multiple spaces in the hotel annex. The Council is the first to be completed. The opening of all new spaces is anticipated for summer 2025.
“The Council is a space for smoking – a rather small, intimate room featuring two fireplaces and sofas on either side. Its shape, proportions and furniture set itself apart from the familiar rooms at Les Trois Rois. The room is composed of unusual and contrasting materials, with surfaces that invite touch. Every element was designed specifically for this new room, with some even crafted by hand. This attention to detail extends to the furniture, including tables, sofas, stools and lamps, offering guests a completely new experience at Les Trois Rois.”
–Jacques Herzog
The 40-square-meter room features 570 ceramic tiles on 7-meter-high walls at either side. Furthermore, bespoke etched oak wood panels and bronze plates complete the wall cladding. The ceramic tiles were designed by Jacques and the H&dM project team in close collaboration with ceramicist Esther Lattner and Kunstbetrieb, local art fabricators in Münchenstein. Red velvet sofas frame seven custom-made tables and stools out of dark brown walnut wood. The tables are complemented by “Red Riding Hood” lamps designed by H&dM and produced by Artemide. Oak parquetry flooring, and two fireplaces complete the room. Large windows provide natural light.
The Council is open daily from 12:00 to 24:00, for hotel guests, as well as restaurant and bar guests depending on availability.