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The online classified ad certainly didn’t make the apartment look like much: three dark pictures, a torn-up floor, crumbling walls. “Luckily, my partner Muriel was motivated to go and have a look, because I thought it would be a waste of time,” Located on the seventh floor of a 1970s building in the 20th arrondissement, the property had been squatted in for two years after the owner’s death. “Everything had been stripped away—carpeting, flooring, etc. The walls were literally falling apart!”

In a 1980s building in northern Madrid, the gon-architects agency has transformed a 40-square-meter from a highly compartmentalized space into a colorful, open-plan home.

In Paris’ 13th arrondissement, between Tolbiac and the Butte-aux-Cailles, interior architect and multi-talented designer Pauline Ravier has created a bright and airy apartment to call home. Combining heritage from the 1900s with confident modernity, this cozy space, which she has just sold, perfectly embodies her attention to detail and choice of materials.

The Jules-Joffrin neighborhood, in the Paris’ 18th arrondissement. For her first purchase, Julie wanted to stay “within 100 meters of her previous life” and, above all, experience a very specific feeling every evening: “ Loving what I see when I come home.”

A bird’s-eye view of the rooftops of Paris, abundant light, and vintage 1970s charm: that was all it took to convince Briac to move to Batignolles. All that remained was to transform this large 50 m² studio apartment, frozen in its original state, into a functional and welcoming Parisian cocoon.

The matching of Charlotte, architect and co-founder of Atelier Apara, and Maud, the owner of this 42-square-meter space, came about through a network of architect friends: a context that immediately instilled confidence, fueled by Maud’s creative sensibility.

For his first purchase, Benjamin opted for a 37-square-meter one-bedroom apartment in Saint-Ouen : “I was looking to buy, but the prices in Paris quickly pushed me to the other side of the périphérique,” he says. “I knew Saint-Ouen a little, I liked its atmosphere, its human-scale architecture… and it’s very well connected. I get around by bike, so it didn’t change my routine much.”

In Paris’s 5^th arrondissement, the Maison des Plantes has undergone a complete and profound renovation. Here, architects Tom Floquet and Sophia Charles have successfully combined the charm of the old building with contemporary requirements in terms of use, light, and circulation.