Total Makeover in le Marais, Paris | stephane CAZENAVE
Post-Haussmannian apartment revisited. Paris / France / 2020
We wanted to keep the original "Hausmannian touch" and add a twist of contemporaneity .
The plan was typical of the buildings from that time ( end of 19th century) living rooms and day rooms located on the street side and service rooms and rooms on the courtyard. THe kitchen, was then far away from dining room. We decided along with the Clients, to relocate de kitchen, in a more central area, and open it to the living room. We had to do major structural modificaitons, such as the "cutting" of a thick masonry wall. The makeover took 12 weeks to finish the site. The kitchen is now the central place of the apartment . The owners enjoyed the idea of the bar stools. Each kid ( the 2 of them ) have their own room, and share a "kids bathroom". Parental Room is wider and has its own bathroom too. Some emblematic furniture was chosen by the family. The Ambiance refers to elegance, quietness without ostentation.
We wanted to keep the original "Hausmannian touch" and add a twist of contemporaneity . The plan was typical of the buildings from that time ( end of 19th century) living rooms and day rooms located on the street side and service rooms and rooms on the courtyard. THe kitchen, was then far away from dining room. We decided along with the Clients, to ...
- Year 2020
- Work started in 2019
- Work finished in 2020
- Status Completed works
- Type Apartments / Single-family residence / Interior Design / Custom Furniture
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