It’s been a fruitful few years for London-born hospitality model Locke, now with 16 design-led properties throughout Europe. Contemporary from the success of Locke de Santa Joana in Lisbon – set in a Seventeenth-century convent and awarded a Wallpaper* Design Award earlier this 12 months (2025) – the aparthotel trailblazer makes its Parisian debut with Le Jardin de Verre by Locke. Whether or not staying a couple of nights or settling in longer, Locke’s places romanticise the consolation of house whereas conjuring areas that really feel playful, fashionable, and deeply native.
Wallpaper* checks in at Le Jardin de Verre by Locke in Paris
What’s in your doorstep?
Le Jardin de Verre by Locke sits on Rue de Lacépède in Paris’ historic Latin Quarter. Set inside the fifth arrondissement, it’s a brief stroll from the Jardin des Plantes, the Jardin du Luxembourg, and close by cultural landmarks together with the Panthéon. The property borrows from this lush city setting to create a tranquil retreat.
Entrance to Le Jardin de Verre by Locke
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Who’s behind the design?
Locke recurrently faucets completely different designers to maintain every website distinct. For Paris, the model enlisted London and LA-based studio Fettle (lately behind the revamping of Cicchetti Piccadilly) to steer each structure and interiors. The positioning itself mixed two French baroque mansions with a Nineteenth-century industrial manufacturing unit, an eclectic combine that shapes the lodge’s singular character. Visitors arrive via a quaint courtyard and transfer into interiors that steadily unfold: a theatrical atrium restaurant, a compact co-working space, and layered areas that move throughout volumes of various scale.
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‘The lodge is exclusive because of the eclectic mixture of architectural kinds all through the constructing, giving every house its personal identification. The overarching character is playful, assured and modern,’ explains Andy Goodwin, co-founder and artistic director of Fettle. The studio deliberately left a number of the options from the unique constructing uncovered, akin to the present manufacturing unit metalwork or concrete columns, to rejoice the positioning’s heritage. This pairs superbly with the bespoke furnishings and lighting seen throughout. ‘We regularly draw inspiration from vintage and classic items we discover after which design them with fashionable particulars,’ provides Goodwin. All objects, patterns and textures are invigorating, heat and serene. Bespoke highlights embrace textured rugs by Studio Knot and a vigorous mural behind reception created with a neighborhood artist.
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The room to e book
Regardless of its fairly unassuming entrance, Le Jardin de Verre by Locke unfolds throughout 135 rooms in 11 classes. As with all Locke properties, house is beneficiant. That is particularly welcome in Paris, a metropolis the place lodge rooms typically really feel tight. Most studios and suites have been designed in-house by Edyn (Locke’s mother or father firm), and steadiness Parisian classicism with an industrial undercurrent. A standout is the Terrace Suite, a mid-tier possibility that includes its personal outside house, a full kitchen, and a separate bed room. ‘Wealthy darkish oak flooring and tall home windows set a stately tone, whereas uncooked chrome steel and concrete particulars add an trustworthy, utilitarian edge,’ says Finn Wilkie, Edyn’s design director.
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Essentially the most indulgent stays are the signature Begonia and Roseraie suites, each crafted by Fettle and tucked away in a separate constructing. The Begonia spans two ranges, whereas Roseraie covers 67 sq m on a single flooring. The latter stuns with a bespoke chandelier, a skylight, and a freestanding tub overlooking the courtyard. ‘With the Begonia suite, we wished it to really feel like a refined Parisian house,’ notes Goodwin. ‘Roseraie is extra theatrical and expressive, the right place to entertain.’
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Staying for drinks and dinner?
The meals and beverage choices emerge because the beating coronary heart of the property. Inside the principle constructing are the Bibie brasserie, cocktail bar, and café. This space options seating underneath the huge atrium, complemented by terracotta tiled flooring, wicker furnishings within the bar, and vegetation cascading from the glass ceiling on black crittal framing. Goodwin highlights the ‘two outsized bespoke chandeliers’ as a standout design aspect, essential to command such a big house.
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Bibie affords breakfast, lunch, and dinner. The concise but well-developed menu, created by chef Loïc Julliand, primarily options French favourites with some Mediterranean influences. Well-liked dishes embrace the fragrant Vitello Tonnato with Cipriani sauce and artichoke leaves, or the sunshine and crispy Beignets de Courgettes. The Poulet Fermier, served in poultry juice with inexperienced beans and a samphire condiment, is a hearty possibility, finest loved with a variety from the in-house cellar of 200 wines.
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The decision
Le Jardin de Verre by Locke has shortly (and visibly) develop into a vibrant hub, attracting each locals and worldwide guests looking for a snug Parisian base or a soothing epicurean second. Locke has efficiently fostered a powerful sense of group via collaborations with native companies, akin to a café, serving speciality espresso from Coutume, which supplies a work-friendly atmosphere, or a pop-up retailer with artisanal items from Klin d’oeil. The inviting courtyard seating affords a peaceable escape from the bustling metropolis. Inside, the warmly colored rooms, designed by Fettle, current a layered, light-filled aesthetic. Whereas room service will not be obtainable (though flats are cleaned as soon as every week throughout longer stays), most important facilities are supplied, together with kitchen cleansing merchandise and toilet toiletries. Nevertheless, visitors ought to deliver private touches, like bedside water bottles or self-importance kits.
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Le Jardin de Verre by Locke is situated at 7 Rue Lacépède, 75005 Paris, France.
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