Chateau De La Motte Husson - Ecotherapeutic Design

More Ecotherapeutic design?

Almost since the start of this unit I have been watching Escape to the Chateau on Channel 4. It follows the story of a British couple buying an abandoned chateau in France and creating a successful wedding and events business over the course of several years. 

As the chateau is surrounded by the French countryside, many aspects of nature (including rather a lot of taxidermy) are incorporated into the chateau.

However, the idea of ecotherapeutic design really comes into play when considering the 'Chateau under the stars' experience and the 'working garden day' experience.

Chateau under the stars

'Elegant camping just got interesting here at The Chateau with our brand new geodesic Domes to watch the stars twinkle, in total luxury.'

This glamping experience allows guests to be completely surrounded by nature, and even spend the night floating on the lake.

Working garden day

This is exactly what it sounds like. Guests can spend the day working in the chateau's gardens, where they grow the produce used in the chateau.

Although they are not advertised to be, these two experiences are small examples of ecotherapeutic design. They allow guests to escape modern-day life and get back to nature.