Exclusive floors in teak, ipe, and oak for mythical hotel on the French

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Exclusive floors in teak, ipe,
and oak for mythical hotel on
the French Riviera
Floor fitter opts for Ciranova finish products
At the most southern point of the cape of Antibes lies Hotel
du Cap- Eden Roc. This hotel is one of the most remarkable
on the French Riviera and, during its long history, it has
welcomed artists such as Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, and
Georg Bernard Shaw, politicians such as Eisenhower, and
stars such as Rita Hayworth or, more recently, Jude Law. Our attention, however, is focused on the wooden floors, which provide extra grace and style: oak parquet floors and
tremendous terrace floors in teak and a photogenic pontoon in ipe. This work was done by
Jean-Philippe Michel, the local parquet artist from ‘L’atelier du Parquet’, who chose Ciranova products to finish the floors.
Hotel du Cap – Eden Roc is not only situated in a fabulous location. The villa erected
in the style of Napoleon III is itself a piece
of the region’s cultural patrimony. A few
years ago, the old hotel was completely
renovated and restored. The floors were
also included in this project and the hotel developed a partnership with L’atelier
du Parquet, which is also based in Antibes.
The company fitted the new oak parquet
floors in the hotel rooms and completed
the outdoor terrace in teak wood and a
pontoon in ipe. They were also responsible for maintaining the floor.
Covering floor in teak
L’atelier du Parquet fitted an exclusive ship
deck floor in Hotel du Cap with a surface
area of 1000m² for the outdoor terrace
and at the same time a ship deck floor
in teak for the indoor restaurant with a
surface area of 500m². For the finish of
the ship deck floor on the outdoor terrace they used Ciranova UVP Colour and
UVP Decking Oil 2C, a VOC-free (0% VOC)
dual component oil with nano dyes, which
provided a special binding. There were a
number of good reasons for this: the UVP
Decking Oil 2C has to be applied in one
coat. At the same time, the 2C technology provides extra protection and the reaction with the intrinsic substances of the
wood reinforces the top layer. The colour
of the wood is also retained thanks to an
extra built-in absorber. Ciranova offers the
UVP Colour in eight different colours, and
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Pontoon in ipe
They also built a new pontoon on the seaward side of the domain
around the Hotel Du Cap for mooring small boats. The pontoon
was given a ship deck floor in ipe wood. The result was absolutely
magnificent and the finish was also resistant to the nonetheless
hostile seawater. Here, too, they chose Ciranova UVP Colour and
UVP Decking Oil 2C. The location and finish of the pontoon are
unique and particularly photogenic. And so, it is certainly no coincidence that the pontoon has already been used as a location for
filming various publicity spots. Recently, a spot was recorded for
Dior Homme with Jude Law in the lead role.
Oak parquet for hotel rooms
For the bedrooms the hotel management chose to fit new parquet floors, and they opted for oak wood. The finish, just like in
the restaurant, was applied with Ciranova Aquafix Project 2K. This
extremely colourfast finish also guarantees that the natural colour
of the oak wood is preserved.
And so, this exclusive project in this fashionable place proves all
the more that parquet still enjoys preferential treatment when
things have to be timeless and stylish. The modern finish products, which came from Ciranova in this case, ensure a long lifespan and easy maintenance.
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Maintenance
To maintain the outdoor floors, ‘L’atelier du Parquet’ used
Decking Care maintenance oil from Ciranova. Decking Care always gives the wood nutritional protection. Decking Care is applied to the wood once or twice a year to provide maximum protection. They always clean and prepare the wooden floor first
using Ciranova Wood Cleaner. L’atelier du Parquet has also completed some magnificent work inside the hotel: an identical teak
ship deck floor, which nonetheless required a different finish and
the fitting of oak parquet floors in the bedrooms.
Teak ship deck floor in the restaurant
For the finish of the teak ship deck floor in the restaurant, the
floor fitters opted for a different solution to that outdoors and
settled for the Aquafix Project 2K from Ciranova. This is a 2-component, waterborne, non-inflammable, odourless, and transparent PU-based varnish to provide an ecological finish for wooden
floors. Thanks to its hardener, it is ideal as a dual component
varnish for the heavy treatment to which it will be subjected in
a restaurant and also possesses outstanding anti-slip properties.
Here, they chose the Satin option to have it slightly glazed.
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in this case the workers opted for the colour of teak in order to
retain the natural colour of the teak wood as much as possible.
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