Located on the primary flooring of a six-story Père-Lachaise constructing, architects Ronan Le Grand and Konrad Steffensen of Corpus Studio have reworked a compact Parisian pied-à-terre right into a outstanding instance of the transformative potential of thought of design.
The condo, simply 350 sq. ft, was as soon as divided into 5 disconnected, unimaginably small rooms. The architects’ answer was radical but pragmatic: “Our method was to push all of the constructed parts to the margins of the condo, liberating up the residing space,” says Steffensen. Cabinetry and furnishings now tuck into corners, bespoke benches sit beneath every window, and a wood-framed glass partition divides residing and sleeping whereas permitting ambient gentle to filter by way of. A restrained palette and unique oak flooring set an understated tone, whereas the constructing’s artwork deco and Haussmannian type lend a way of place. Twentieth-century design items pair with flea market finds, including a modest layer of eclecticism and character all through. The result’s a small condo made beneficiant—reimagined for contemporary residing.
Above: The ground lamp is the Lumina Daphine by Tommaso Cimini. The customized bench is upholstered with cloth from the Varese assortment at Designer’s Guild. The pillows are customized made with cloth from Lelièvre. The aspect chair is the Seventies Eternit Bowl Chair by Willy Guhl sourced from Galerie Desprez-Bréhéret in Paris. And the tables are Mathieu Matégot Facet Tables circa 1950.
The residing space is painted with Ecorce Grise V18 from Argile Peinture. To the unique oak flooring, Steffensen notes, “we needed to do fairly a little bit of restoration work and redo quite a lot of connections the place all of the partition partitions beforehand stood.”
Above: Constructed-in storage continues into the residing space and entry from the kitchen cupboards—a grey-blue shade chosen to match the worktop. The brass door knob got here from a specialised deal with and knob provider known as La Quincaillerie in Saint Germain. Above: The black marble desk is sourced from the Saint Ouen flea market in Paris, as is the pendant above. The eating chairs are Pelleossa Chairs by Francesco Faccin from Miniforms. The built-in eating bench is upholstered with Esterel Crepuscule from Lelièvre. Above: Each the brass and grey-blue cupboard fronts are customized from an area cupboard maker; the inside cupboards are Ikea. The kitchen faucet is from Hudson Reed and the small sink is the Vresjön sink, an Ikea mannequin obtainable in France. The cooktop is a small two-burner Bosch mannequin and each the vent hood and fridge are built-in into the cabinetry. Above: Of the ledge, Steffensen notes, “Our consumer cherished having a shelf to show parts that may be seen by way of the glass partition wall. It was truly a easy design function that got here out of the need to field out plumbing piping behind.”
