Type de biens: House

A complete renovation carried out by ARCHIK and the architect Baptiste Legué (ABL) in a house from the beginning of the century, near Paris.

Target

To give back to this doll’s house where small volumes and numerous rooms follow one another, a more contemporary functionality by decompartmentalizing the spaces and revitalizing their layout.

Course of action

Expand the house to offer three distinct spaces: living area, master suite and children’s area, all on two levels, and focus on the outdoors with an extension of the living area facing the garden, opening onto a shaded terrace.

Achievement

Natural materials were used as the main thread of the renovation: Okoumé wood for the custom-made woodwork, natural and pink travertine in the bathroom and kitchen. The pink and beige tones of the whole project create an enveloping and soft atmosphere.

On the first floor, the staircase is moved and becomes an integrated element that creates a bench for the dining room. The open kitchen with island is the nerve center of this first level and is adorned with pink travertine. The day and night areas have been separated and Okoumé wood panels, some of which serve as doors and others as storage, mark this distinction. The master suite has a bathroom entirely made of travertine with a custom-made double sink.

Upstairs, two attic bedrooms each offer built-in storage and an office area. The relocated hopper allows the creation of a pleasant shower room with window, as well as an independent toilet. Two rooms in total look terracotta.

A family cocoon, warm and bucolic, turned towards the outside.

L'ARCHITECTE LA MAISON ROSE

  • Crédits photosAgathe Tissier
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Before …

Complete renovation of an old townhouse orchestrated by JoBe Architecture and ARCHIK to create an open and friendly living space, turned towards natural light.

Target

At the bend of a steep alley in the heart of the typical Vauban district, an old townhouse evokes the Marseille of yesteryear. On this playground, the will of the renovation duo was to create an open living space, turned towards natural light and inviting to conviviality. For an art of living à la marseillaise.

Course of action

The intention was to give this townhouse, with its succession of small, narrow, dark rooms, a Mediterranean flair as well as a functionality suited to urban family life. To enlarge the house and offer an isolated and suspended parental space, an attic mezzanine was created above the living room. The new floor plan is distributed over 4 levels of living space, with an aerial staircase as a common thread.

Achievement

The interior charm of the house echoes the Mediterranean way of life, with its raw and mineral materials in warm tones and its sand-colored resin floor.

On the first floor, the objective was to create a functional and comfortable entry space for daily use. The concrete staircase, the backbone of the house, provides direct access to the living areas.

The second floor offers two bedrooms and a children’s playroom with artist’s frescoes, adorned with cream curly carpeting, as well as a pleasant bathroom in total terracotta look where a tiled niche welcomes the bathtub.

The heart of the house is discovered through a terracotta cloister. A large bay window in freijo wood opens the living room on the terrace and its pond, letting the sun fill the living room. On the other side, the open kitchen offers a terracotta tiled island and a recycled plastic worktop in beige tones.

The climb ends with the master suite. A beautiful attic room with its adjoining shower room entirely tiled with grey ceramic, including a white matte pedestal sink.

Outdoor

The outdoor space has been cleared and landscaped to bring together all the functions of an outdoor space in a small area. A pool, a dining area and masonry benches invite you to relax. In the background, planters give rhythm to the whole and break the verticality of this space located at the back of the house.

A stylish renovation with a singular character, inviting to conviviality.

L'ARCHITECTE LA MAISON 1492

  • Crédits photosFlorian Touzet
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Before …

This contemporary house is ideally located below the Bonne-Mère, on the heights of the 7th arrondissement of Marseille. With its precise horizontal architecture, this property has benefited from a beautiful illumination, revealed thanks to an ambitious approach.

Target

To completely rethink the decoration and layout of an architect’s house with an austere resonance. To change the location of the kitchen and give the whole a warmer vibe, more in line with the expectations of its owners.

Course of action

Reconnect the house to its environment and its exceptional location by accentuating the inside/outside effect. Use noble materials to give the house a unique character, where the luxury and elegance of clean lines would be the guiding principle.

Achievement

From the entrance, it was necessary to announce the change with a strong gesture, which brings warmth and life. A 6-metre-high steel structure was designed, around which tropical vegetation unfolds. The back wall of this majestic stairwell was clad in a noble wood, creating a chic and coherent picture between stone, wood, and vegetation. The master suite has been remodeled to take full advantage of the superb view.

For this first level, a cameo of pink and terracotta was chosen, echoing the tiles of the surrounding roofs.

On the main level, a play of perspectives was created by the transparency of the solid oak screens, in order to redefine the rooms. In the living room, the green wall extends onto the terrace for an inside/outside effect, with the Friuli Islands as a backdrop. The floor has been modified by applying a resin throughout, providing unity and a soft, soothing feel.

The kitchen has been moved so that it can communicate directly with the outside and once again become a convivial room, dedicated as much to entertaining as to contemplation. The cement tile patchwork wall gives it relief and picks up the colours of the whole project. The electrical equipment throughout the house was replaced with solid brass, adding a refined detail that is not to be overlooked. The furniture in each room was entirely made to measure or selected by Virginie & Rodolphe.

A precise and warm renovation, with subtle exotic details.

L'ARCHITECTE NOUVELLE MAISON STUDIO

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Before…

Le dernier espace conçu par l’architecte dit « jardin intérieur » longe le salon en revenant vers le séjour et occupe une étonnante véranda : le sol est constitué d’une couche de terre végétale recouverte de dalles de ciment aléatoirement percées pour disposer des plantations, le plafond est décollé de la maison par une double rangée de pavés de verre qui ceinture la quasi-totalité du corps principal, toujours dans une volonté d’évoquer la légèreté.

L’escalier en comblanchien, prolongé d’une large coursive intérieure, conduit à quatre chambres et à une salle de bain. La chambre prenant place dans la rotonde bénéficie, grâce à ses deux fenêtres bandeaux accolées, d’une lumière tamisée par une symbolique pergola de béton qui chemine sur la coursive extérieure. Une quatrième chambre avec salle d’eau occupe l’étage du second volume de la maison, ouverte sur la loggia, accessible par un escalier extérieur dont la finesse de la serrurerie rappelle l’univers nautique. Le rez-de-chaussée de ce volume est occupé par une cuisine avec sa propre cheminée, une buanderie, communiquant avec un garage attenant.

Une œuvre d’art Moderne qui attend l’amateur éclairé sachant lui redonner l’énergie des années 50.

Pierre Marmouget

Né en 1923, Pierre Marmouget entre à l’école d’architecture de Bordeaux en décembre 1942.

Élève de Pierre Ferret, le père de Claude Ferret, l’architecte en chef choisi pour la Reconstruction de Royan, il reçoit à Bordeaux une formation classique dispensé par ce maître, adepte de l’Art Nouveau au début du XXe siècle.
Jeune prodige et protégé de Claude Ferret, il signe certaines des plus étonnantes réalisations des années 1950 : Villa Boomerang, villa Grille-Pain, place du Docteur Gantier, le Palais des Congrès, le Casino…

Son travail est largement marqué par les influences de l’architecture brésilienne d’Oscar Niemeyer ou de Lucio Costa. Un style qui s’affine, qui s’affirme vers toujours plus de courbes, plus de couleurs pour un plan devenu organique. Cette référence se remarque également, naturellement, sur les façades des édifices qu’il a dessiné pour Claude Ferret : le Palais des Congrès et surtout le Casino Municipal qui reste sans aucun doute le chef-d’œuvre de son passage à Royan.

Empruntant nombre des effets à l’architecture brésilienne, il réussit néanmoins à créer son propre langage architectural utilisant les techniques les plus originales pour jouer avec la lumière et le soleil de la Charente-Maritime.