In 1932 Saint-Tropez, French Rationalist architect Georges-Henri Pingusson conceived Latitude 43, a grand lodge erected within the spirit of radical modernism, set in opposition to what was then a modest fishing port. As soon as described as “a stranded ocean liner,” the constructing’s design endures in nautical kind: round porthole home windows, deck-like volumes, and passageways evoking ship hulls. After serving as army headquarters through the Second World Warfare, Latitude 43 was later subdivided into non-public residences and designated as a listed constructing.
Enter Dimore Studio, the Milan-based follow of Emiliano Salci and Britt Moran, consultants in European class and a specific reverence for antiquity. Tasked with reimagining two of the constructing’s flats, the designers approached every with cinematic precision—layering twentieth-century design icons in tribute to the Modernist motion. Right here, we take a more in-depth have a look at their work on the fifth ground of Latitude 43.
Above: A view trying up on the Latitude 43 positioned at Avenue du Général Leclerc in Saint-Tropez’s Outdated Port. Above: The unique ironwork particulars and porthole home windows stay within the constructing. Above: The lengthy hallway of the Latitude 43 reveals its previous as a grand lodge. Above: The view trying by way of the house and out onto the terrace. Right here, the designers floated a floor-to-ceiling-length curtain throughout the home windows and door by means of a recessed curtain monitor. The lamp at proper is the Halston Desk Lamp from DimoreMilano. Above: The lounge is designed with an outsized Tuareg rug and a pair of LC1 Le Corbusier Sling Armchairs. Above: The lounge is designed with wooden paneling and a novel slender rectangular window above the built-in seating. The espresso desk right here is the Eclipse Low Desk by Gabriella Crespi made from bronze and lacquer. Above: view of the Vietri tile flooring which straight reference Gio Ponti’s designs for Resort Parco dei Principi. The pendant over the eating desk is the Orient A Ceiling Lamp from DimoreMilano.