A very contemporary Haussmann apartment.
Five rooms in 40 m²! That's the challenge facing architect Camille Fernez when her client asked her to take care of the "cloisonné hovel" (in her words) she had just bought. We'd have run for the hills! But not Camille Fernez. She's resourceful and can draw on a solid educational background. First Penninghen, then the École Spéciale d'Architecture in Paris. She then spent 3 years in the office of Japanese architect Shigeru Ban. Talent will do the rest!
The client loves art and will be living alone. These two pieces of information formed Camille's specifications, and it was with these in mind that she designed the apartment. The apartment was completely restructured, decompartmentalized and separated into three distinct, adjoining spaces. The kitchen and dining room are located in the entrance hall. Further on, in the great room, comes the living room. From here, a large glass roof leads to the bedroom and bathroom. To retain the original Haussmann charm, the parquet flooring has been reclaimed from under the carpeting, and some of the moldings have been renovated.
Here we discover many bold choices that are the architect's hallmark: the very dark, almost black paint in the kitchen, the bathroom completely open to the bedroom and the pink carpet. But this apartment is also packed with details that are both practical and aesthetically pleasing. Not least the living room's large low shelving unit, used to display numerous works of art. The result is a highly contemporary ambience that blends surprisingly well with the original Haussmannian style.
To enhance this space, the Artsper platform has added its artistic touch by selecting various works of art for you to discover here.
Opposite the entrance, to the left of the toilet door, the Little red tree on a blue background by Alexandra Battezzati
Meals are served on a Knoll marble table, lit by the AIM suspension by the Bourllec brothers. Bouroullec brothers. The chairs are also by Knoll, but have been reupholstered and refurbished.
The view towards the kitchen in black modules from ARIVAT. This space was by nature very dark. Rather than make it an intractable problem, Camille Fernez integrated it 100% and played it to the hilt. As a result, it appears very luminous. That’s the art of contrast.
The wide view of the living room from the bedroom. To the left, behind the sofa, a large full-height cupboard has been concealed in the wall. In the background, above the coffee table, a large painting by the artist Jazzu. In the center of the room, in front of the sofa, a stone coffee table designed by Camille Fernez.
The low shelf is particularly popular! From left to right, an acrylic on rice paper by Nicolas Dubreuillethe photograph Soweto from the sky by Thomas Hoeffgen and the sculpture Moonshine by Haude Bernabé.
View towards the bedroom and bathroom in the background and on the photograph Sperm whale II by Franck Seguin.
The view into the bedroom with the large closet – headboard designed by Camille Fernez. Above the bed, a silkscreen by figurative artist François Morellet. To the right, the shower, with pink carpet on the floor.
A bold choice of hues with the gray set and dark pink basin. Mirror and basin by Ceramica Cielo and suspension by Sammode.
Alcove Bookshelf Closet Colored wall Glass partition Marble Mirror Mouldings Open kitchen Polished concrete
Photos : Fabienne Delafraye
Text : Jean Desportes
Architect : Camille Fernez
