It all starts with a simple romance. When a couple of aesthetes visit this setting, they are immediately seduced by the light. It must be said that the 80m2 apartment, located in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, is through. If they are already thinking of hanging their collection of paintings on the wall, they have to face the facts. A little work is needed to transform the place into a refined cocoon. Six months of work and the intervention of architects Cyrus Viseux and Pierre Jones (Viseux&Jones) changed the situation. The volumes are redesigned, the works of art highlighted in a decoration that aims to be “pure and elegant with a brutalist touch”, as Cyrus Viseux likes to define it.
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An elegant interior where it’s all about the details
The owners of the place are not just aesthetes. Lovers of the island of Majorca, “they were inspired by several projects with bohemian-chic notes” to imagine their future interior. The idea was simple: in addition to highlighting beautiful materials, they wanted to create a dialogue between the ancient and the modern. “They wanted a place where antique and designer furniture rubbed shoulders with a neutral and light color palette to create a soothing harmony. » The duo of architects then started with a mixture of marble, travertine and walnut. Minerality and naturalness merge to create a bright and enveloping cocoon where time stands still. We anchor ourselves. calm down We cut off from the hustle and bustle of the capital.
Redistribute space by harmonizing the rooms
To perfect this decoration, Cyrus Viseux and Pierre Jones bring back the charm of old Haussmann style. “There was already a very nice base resulting from the joining of two apartments but the moldings and rosettes have disappeared. » They are then redesigned for greater authenticity. On the floor, the original woodwork has been replaced with light colored Hungarian dot parquet. The contrast with walnut is striking. This redefines the volumes. The spaces open up, the light shines through. To go even further, the architects decided to “remove a non-bearing partition to create a large living room”. The kitchen was completely remodeled. Now in line with the bathroom, the spaces follow each other and respond to each other. “We used a single type of wood to maintain unity and a guideline. » Harmony is preserved.