A family home for a photographer and for the
collectors of ‘art’ and the ‘intriguing’. Montreuil, France.
Project: The internal restructuring of a 1950s house of 90m2 accessed at first floor, with a garage and rear garden, to create a 150m2 family home on three levels incorporating a photographer’s studio.
Brief: An open plan living space for both family life and entertaining, including a strong liaison with the garden as a ‘room’, two bedrooms, a guest space, an open fire place, a main stair made in steel, an all comprehensive but discreet kitchen, abundant book shelving, ample surface for the display of an ever evolving eclectic collection of art and ‘objects’.
Response: A new glazed street façade provided a ground floor entrance to the house; a first floor internal ‘garden’ replaced the external stair, and a large opening was created through to the ground floor which was in turn opened into a single volume, whilst preserving the garage entrance for bicycles. A steel stair was designed and installed leading to an open double height library and gallery space serving the office, bedrooms and bathroom. A second stair leads to a mezzanine level in the acquired attic, providing a piano, tv, and guest space, with access to extensive storage. The volume is open and fluid between each of the levels, made living, as much by the design, as by the living occupation of the clients and their ultra-usage of every corner.
Project: The internal restructuring of a 1950s house of 90m2 accessed at first floor, with a garage and rear garden, to create a 150m2 family home on three levels incorporating a photographer’s studio.
Brief: An open plan living space for both family life and entertaining, including a strong liaison with the garden as a ‘room’, two bedrooms, a guest space, an open fire place, a main stair made in steel, an all comprehensive but discreet kitchen, abundant book shelving, ample surface for the display of an ever evolving eclectic collection of art and ‘objects’.
Response: A new glazed street façade provided a ground floor entrance to the house; a first floor internal ‘garden’ replaced the external stair, and a large opening was created through to the ground floor which was in turn opened into a single volume, whilst preserving the garage entrance for bicycles. A steel stair was designed and installed leading to an open double height library and gallery space serving the office, bedrooms and bathroom. A second stair leads to a mezzanine level in the acquired attic, providing a piano, tv, and guest space, with access to extensive storage. The volume is open and fluid between each of the levels, made living, as much by the design, as by the living occupation of the clients and their ultra-usage of every corner.
