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Buying and renovating your future home always entails a great deal of emotional involvement. You’re touching on something intimate and on what will be, for a time or for a long time, the framework of your life. Like many others, Marie trusted her instincts when she first met architect Rémy Bardin.
It was at a mutual friend’s house, some ten years ago. At the time, Marie was purchasing her first apartment in Paris and was looking for an architect to work with. She hit it off with Rémy Bardin, agreeing even on the practical aspects: it was a done deal. A decade later, Marie’s life has changed: Hugo has entered the picture and the couple has become a family. The couple set out to find a new, unconventional cocoon that would be more involving than ever. The apartment would have to be both a living space and a showroom for Hugo, who is an art dealer.
They fell in love with this former sewing workshop in the heart of the capital’s 10th arrondissement. “Rehabilitated as a home in the 1970s and left in its current state ever since, it required a great deal of imagination on our first visit,” confides Marie. But it’s precisely the large windows and high ceilings that seduced the couple, making them feel right at home. Rémy Bardin hopped into action to help them through this new milestone in their lives.
The architect worked on the notion of time and its effect on the uses of the space: the compact space will be adaptable to the evolution of the family and the artworks that will be exhibited… or stored. The secret: an original superimposition of volumes conducive to multiple integrated storage spaces, and a structural constraint that ultimately became a great asset. “Not to mention Hugo’s extraordinary ability to bring the space to life. The apartment is a magical carousel, constantly changing with each visit.” Hop on!
