/ HAUSSMANN APARTMENT, PARIS 9TH
Bringing light back to a 140 m² without betraying its soul
A family apartment frozen in the 1980s, yet its mouldings, herringbone floors and ceiling heights were only waiting to breathe again.
We opened the reception rooms onto the kitchen, removed the dropped ceilings and gave the windows back their full height.
Photo : Spacejoy — Unsplash
The colour scheme rests on a range of off-whites and deep beiges, awakened by a dark-green lacquered bookcase.
Original materials were restored rather than replaced: sanded and oiled oak, the marble fireplace rebuilt, patinated brass hardware.
The result is a contemporary home that has denied nothing of its history.
