In the beginning: a blank page; at the end: an apartment like an open book, the rooms seemingly merging into one, where the eyes encounter no hurdles and are able to drift off towards the skies of the capital... Welcome to Pauline and Laurent’s home, a stone’s throw from city hall in the 18th arrondissement in Paris, "at the crossroads between the working-class neighborhood of Rue du Poteau, the African quarter of the Goutte-d’Or neighborhood and the lively, family-friendly Rue Ramey", where the couple lived together for ten years prior.
Laurent is the head of communications for literary events, Pauline a chef in the 9th arrondissement. When they first discovered this apartment, they weren’t put off by its poor condition and lack of charm: "We were seduced by the small balcony, the uninterrupted views with no vis-à-vis, the fact that it’s east/west facing, and the potential to reorganize the space as we pleased". Assets with which architect and friend of the couple Baptiste Legué could play around with. "Everything had to be changed, nothing could be kept!" he recalls. "The apartment had never been refurbished since the building was erected in the 1960s: the rooms were very closed off with no thought given to design, its layout seemed completely irrational to me! But there was no load-bearing wall so we were able to break everything down and start from scratch to create a dual-aspect, open-plan apartment and reorganize the layout of the rooms so that it all felt more cohesive."
In these 53 square meters, the goal was to create a space that felt airy but also practical to live in, with, most importantly, "a place for everything!" remarks Pauline."The main idea was not to cut back on storage but to compensate for this loss of surface area by creating the impression of space. Throughout the design process and the renovations, we made sure to use up all the nooks and crannies we could find. Baptiste also fulfilled all our expectations by playing around with transparency and creating long perspectives: the apartment stretches out lengthwise and is completely glazed from one end to the other, from our baby’s room to the kitchen and right up to the main bedroom." A masterclass in guiding principles...
In this vibrant neighbourhood, Pauline and Laurent’s apartment is located on the 5th floor of a 1960s building, overlooking the street on one side and a large courtyard on the other.
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This Home tour is from Sloft Edition 02.