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.
Pictures by Christophe Coënon courtesy of Corpus Studio.
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.”
