Sophie Dries renovates Haussmann-era condo in Paris for purchasers who’re “actually into color”
French architect Sophie Dries has mixed a pair of mid-19th-century Parisian flats in a design that brings collectively avenue artwork and color blocking.
The condo was beforehand two separate houses, constructed throughout Haussmann’s main reconstruction of Paris. The renovation sees them introduced collectively right into a 100-square-metre residence for a household of 4.
Dries designed a brand new format for the property, with the doorway foyer, hallway and kitchen on the centre of the ground plan. Wherever potential, doorways had been opened up and areas had been simplified, to make the property really feel extra spacious.
“We needed to respect the Haussmannian spirit of the mouldings, hearth and parquet flooring, however with a up to date, new plan,” defined the architect.
“The Haussmannian model was refined and pared down, so as to introduce minimal strains higher suited to a contemporary household.”
Totally different color palettes had been chosen for various rooms, creating hanging contrasts with the interval particulars, that are painted in easy white.
In some areas the flashes of color are supplied by textiles, like curtains and rugs, whereas some rooms function vibrant colored function partitions. However in every case, the colors are chosen to match artworks on show within the house.
The purchasers are artwork collectors, with a selected curiosity in avenue artwork, so works by the likes of Banksy, Invader and JonOne are dotted all through.
“The purchasers are actually into color so we had the chance to play on it,” Dries instructed Dezeen. “We determined to have wall colors in consideration of the robust artwork items in every room.”
The kitchen incorporates a daring use of color blocking. Darkish gray cupboards stand out in opposition to a mushy crimson backdrop, which extends throughout partitions, the ground, the ceiling and the worktops.
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On the other aspect of the house, beneath a watercolour by Venetian painter Giulia Andreani, a custom-designed banquette seat frames the octagonal desk that Charlotte Perriand designed for Les Arcs.
An arched doorway creates a geometrical element that’s mirrored within the form of a grey-lacquered stool designed by Philippe Starck.
“We actually needed to combine classic items from the ’50s to the ’90s, along with up to date furnishings just like the made-to-measure banquette,” defined Dries.
“Like within the structure in an outdated constructing, the furnishings is for use by a up to date household, so it needs to be purposeful,” she continued. “It isn’t a museum”.
Within the new, open-plan residing and eating house, partitions are left white in order that the parquet flooring can stand out, however some parts are picked out in shades of yellow, crimson and gold.
Midcentury classics – like Eero Saarinen’s marble Tulip Desk and a set of Hans J Wegner chairs – are accompanied by dyed linen curtains, straw marquetry espresso tables and a pair of purple-hued vases.
The main bedroom features a teal-coloured wall that works in concord with one other Andreani portray. Different options embody a hand-painted display screen by artist François Mascarello and sculptural concrete nightstands.
There are two youngsters’s room, for which Dries selected a powerful shade of yellow. Picket furnishings function right here, together with a classic desk and a small rattan armchair.
Dries, 33, based her studio in 2014. and her work spans structure, interiors and design. Previous initiatives embody a group of ceramic and steel vases with scored exteriors.