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Tuba, a happening restaurant and bar with rooms to rent, is located on a rocky cove in Marseille in what was formerly a scuba diving center. The brainchild of two childhood friends who dreamed of building their own hangout, it opened during the height of the pandemic as an all-hands on deck situation.<\/p>\n

Film producer Fabrice Denizot and restaurateur Gr\u00e9gory Gassa heard about the property from another pal, interior architect Marion Mailaender, who they gave free reign to design the interiors. In the weeks leading up to opening, they all spent night and day on site, painting vintage chairs, assembling tables, stacking plates, and hanging art, including work by Marion\u2019s husband, Thomas Mailaender. The teamwork shows: Tuba feels like an artful clubhouse created by friends.<\/p>\n

Photography as credited, courtesy of Tuba (@tuba.club).<\/p>\n


Above: Local architect Delphine Andr\u00e9 converted the damaged remains of the diving center into the restaurant and hotel, and Marion Mailaender designed the interiors; she\u2019s the one who came up with the name Tuba, French for \u201csnorkel.\u201d Photograph by Florian Touzet.
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Above: Tuba is located in the fishing village of Les Goudes on the edge of Calanques National Park, a 20-kilometer stretch of limestone cliffs. Photograph by Edouard Sanville.
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Above: Diners can sit on the terrace or right on the rocks. There are also nearby striped yellow chaises for hotel guests who climb down ladders to take a swim in the Mediterranean. The creators describe Tuba as \u201ca sanctuary for friends, idlers, purists, and fervent defenders of letting go.\u201d Photograph by Florian Touzet.,

Above: The fresh seafood\u2014and its presentation\u2014is a big draw. Photograph by Delaney Inamine.
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Above: In place of a diver\u2019s dormitory, there are now five guest rooms, all overlooking the water (and a villa with three more is in the works). Here, a 1970s Fratelli Reguitti Hollywood director\u2019s chair with a view. <\/p>\n

Marion Mailaender grew up in Marseille\u2019s Cit\u00e9 Radieuse designed by Le Corbusier and took inspiration from his work, including his Cabanon, as well as the local buildings. She told The Socialite Family<\/em>, \u201cI have always had a passion for the vernacular, for architecture without an architect, with its imperfections, its quirks\u2014that\u2019s what makes up the charm of these places. Photograph by Edouard Sanville.<\/p>\n


Above: A built-in sofa is flanked by cabinets with woven reed insets\u2014to see more, go to DIY Idea: 8 Economical Projects from Readymade Woven Cane. There\u2019s wall-t0-wall sea rush matting on the floor. Photograph by Edouard Sanville.,

Above: Art in the rooms include outsized beads that reference buoys. The adjustable bedside light is Stilnovo\u2019s Minibox LED Wall Sconce by Gae Aulenti and Piero Castigliioni. Photograph by Edouard Sanville.
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Above: Interior windows offer a glimpse of the sea and of the bathroom\u2019s mirrored tile mosaic. Photograph by Edouard Sanville.
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Above: Pleasing simplicity in a bathroom. The faucet with outsized handles is Fantini\u2019s I Balocchi Washbasin Mixer. Photograph by Edouard Sanville.
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Above: A step-up tiled tub. Photograph by Edouard Sanville.,

Above: Some of the rooms look like wooden ship\u2019s cabins. Photograph by Florian Touzet.
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Above: A cabin balcony. Photograph by Florian Touzet.
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Above: A color-drenched bathroom. Photograph by Florian Touzet.
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Above: The DIY shower built by their plumber has handles that Mailaender describes as \u201clooking like boat machinery,\u201d and a hose for rinsing off. Photograph by Florian Touzet.
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Above: Rooms start at \u20ac220. For more info and reservations, go to Tuba. Photograph by Florian Touzet. <\/p>\n

And for more design-forward getaways in France, see:<\/p>\n