# Floating Eco-Friendly Hotel Suites Atelier LAVIT's Hotel is Situated in Southeastern France By Kalin Ned | Published 2018-02-02 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/floating-ecofriendly-hotel References: [designboom](https://www.designboom.com/architecture/atelier-lavit-eco-hotel-grands-cepages-avignon-france-02-01-2018/) & [atelier-lavit](http://www.atelier-lavit.com/projects#/narcisse-wood-floating-cabin/) French design firm atelier LAVIT has designed a floating eco-friendly hotel, whose prefabricated suites float in a lake in Southeastern France. The project bears the clever name of Narcissus and in order to benefit the efficient construction process, the [wooden cabin structures](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pebl-grand-cabin) were built offsite and later transported and reassembled at the hotel's [remote site](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/daria-sheina). The buoyant shacks not only offer shelter and privacy for guests, but also blend into the natural landscape. The wooden frameworks of the suites reference primitive living structures and the studio designed them to "float on the water like rafts and offer sweeping views across the lake." Located on a marine reserve near the city of Avignon, these floating eco-friendly hotel rooms are a wonderfully uncommon instance of travel accommodations. Photo Credits: Macro Lavit Nicora ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.4/10 - Popularity: 93% | Activity: 90% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) > [Eco Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/ecoarchitecture) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Floating Hotel Suites:** The concept of floating hotel suites presents opportunities for disruptive innovation in the hospitality industry, allowing for unique and eco-friendly accommodations. - **Prefab Construction:** The use of prefabricated structures for building floating hotels showcases the potential for disruptive innovation in the construction industry, streamlining the construction process and reducing costs. - **Integration with Natural Landscape:** The integration of floating hotel suites with the natural landscape offers opportunities for disruptive innovation in the tourism industry, providing guests with immersive and sustainable experiences. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Hospitality:** The hospitality industry can explore disruptive innovation by incorporating floating hotel suites, providing unique and eco-friendly accommodation options. - **Construction:** The construction industry can leverage prefabricated structures for building floating hotels, enabling efficient construction processes and cost savings. - **Tourism:** The tourism industry can embrace disruptive innovation by integrating floating hotel suites with natural landscapes, offering guests immersive and sustainable experiences. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Waterside Retreat Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/bora-boral.md) - [Floating River Cabins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/floating-river-cabin.md) - [Floating Eco-Tourist Hotels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/turtle-bay.md) - [Forest-Treetop Retreats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/more-cabin.md) - [Sustainable Floating Cork Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-float-1.md) - [Captivating Stilt-House Hotels](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mast-1.md) - [Arctic Floating Cabins](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-vipp-guesthouse.md) - [Flax Fiber Floating Homes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blue-nomad.md) - [Floating Sauna Pavilions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/watercave.md)