Sitting right on the freshly renovated Quays of Chartrons, Bordeaux, l`Appart 113 is a luminous place full of simplicity and authenticity. Encompassing an art workshop for children, an exhibition space and stylish guestrooms, l`Appart 113 is delightfully unclassifiable; it breathes eclecticism and a passion for discovery. Discovery of colour, discovery of today’s artists, discovery of the spirit of the bordelais houses which make up the city’s quays.

A workshop:

Facing the quays and illuminated by two large windows, which look out onto the street, the workshop is alive with the rhythm and life of the area. On Wednesdays and Saturdays the creative energy and ideas of children resound, and colour is at the heart of their learning. They are introduced to painting - its simplicity and originality, mixing and experimenting, but also to the issues of subject, style, and feeling. The creative process is guided, not imposed.

An exhibition space:

The life of the workshop is also touched by the exhibitions that take place within it. From photography to painting there is just one recurring theme: colour. Here bordelais artists find a new exhibition concept: the work must correspond with the spirit and function of the place, it must be appropriate for its broad audience, including the children it will surround. Because above all this is a place that is open to everyone, far from any elitist conceptions of contemporary art. Anyone is welcome to discover, to learn and to dream….

Guest Rooms:

The doors of L`Appart 113 open wide for its workshop and exhibition and then close, encapsulating the intimacy of a true Bordelais house. Natural light pours through a glass roof onto the spiral staircase of pale stone which leads to four guestrooms, each overlooking the Garonne River. Delicious freshly prepared breakfasts are offered everyday. The building is peaceful and authentic, and at the same full of the life which it has seen over the years. For a moment become a part of the city, of its excitement, its history, and all that is hidden behind its grand 18^th Century facades.