In a Seventeenth-century listed constructing overlooking the Seine on Place Dauphine’s historic triangle, designer Francesco Balzano of After Bach has composed an condominium inside each Parisian in palette and Roman in spirit. Conceived for a collector, the renovation balances grandeur with simplicity—inexperienced lacquer, ivory lime plaster, bronze, and beige stone. Drawing from Cy Twombly’s Roman studio and the chiaroscuro of Balthus, Balzano interprets the poetry of artwork into lived house.
Educated at École Penninghen and Joseph Dirand Structure earlier than founding his Paris studio in 2020, Balzano sees design as a approach of poetically inhabiting the world. Right here, that philosophy is rendered by precision and noble supplies: designs by Paolo Buffa, Floris Wubben, and Frédéric Imbert act as counterpoint to the condominium’s measured composition. Be part of us for a tour.
Images by Vincent Leroux for After Bach.
The condominium is comprised of two bedrooms and two loos throughout 180 sq. meters. Solely small structural modifications had been made to the present structure whereas a brand new oak parquet, lime plaster, and wooden lacquer was utilized by After Bach.