“This 657 square meter apartment at the Paris boulevard Richard Lenoir is mine. I bought it two and a half years ago and it is in a classic stone building,” says Juliette Rubel, architect and interior designer ADVERTISEMENT. She has already found her many years of wish to design an apartment in a house in Hausmann style. In order to do this in her new excavations, she structured the bones of the room to configure two rooms instead of three and create an open kitchen that is exposed to the living room. The culinary space also serves as a bar that maximizes the amount of entertainment area with regard to the total size of the apartment. She inspired an existing arched opening to create the bathroom door and the passage from the entrance to the living room, which leads through a mirrored arch, which reflects the arched windows of the living room. “It is located in a rather contemporary style that stands out well with the molded parts, the fireplace and the cornices of the apartment,” says Rubel admiringly.
Make room for a living room
Rubel only used natural materials in their redesign of the apartment. Stone appears in the kitchen and in the Bad-Brazilian Quartzit and Calacatta marble-Sowohl on the floors as well as in the built-in elements such as the bar and the bathtub. Beigen color on the walls is reflected in wall mirrors that capture the light through the windows. “The idea was to create a feeling of depth and to create the illusion of a room that is greater than it,” says Rubel by explaining the visual illusion. “I used mirrors to reflect on the molded parts. It is also a way to lighten the built -in elements such as the storage unit in the kitchen.”
The original herringbone parquet floor was secured-and it was ground-and leads to the culinary area, which looks from the dining area what a small bar restaurant looks like. “That was the goal,” says Rubel. Despite its dense materiality, the graphic and increased rod installation gives the room a feeling of lightness. His frame is located in dark oak, such as the legs of the table designed by the architect as well as the shelves of the bookshelves and, above all, the Lange Bank, which runs under the windows of the large common room. It also offers an invaluable memory in a small room. The lowest shelf is open, not only to display objects, but also to see the three windows of the apartment from the entrance. Thus, the feeling of open space in the room is further improved.
Unexpected material network
The bank both hides the cooler and offers an informal seat for visitors. As a result, the space can be reconsidered as needed and can serve as a seat for the dining table that slides along the bench to create an adaptable piece of furniture. The tip of the dining table consists of silver Brazilian quartzite – the same stone used for the island and the soil. Due to its material resistance to acid, the material is ideal for preparation and food. The architect also used the quartzite on the walls and generated a solid moment of color co -esion.
In the bathroom, Calacatta marble with its beige and brown shadows. Rubel was put on by the specific material plate, knowing that parts of it are often rejected due to its structuring. “It is a kind of Calacatta that is not particularly elegant, but I like the contrasts that it could be. The idea was to highlight the stone and let the rest of the interior reflect, so I worked with mirrors that offer different views of the marble.” For the walls, the architect decided to “calm” things with a slight concrete, which is combined with the veined, structured marble in the bathroom. The devices are copper colors, repeats the sink, the bathtub and the floor, while a slightly smoked mirror offers orange reflections. The round mirror is also in contrast to the straight bathroom lines and reflects the door vault.