Type de biens: House

Remarkable architecture from the 1960s, this Californian villa is at the heart of a modernist project that has been awarded the “Patrimoine du XXème” label, on its 800 m2 plot in a wooded park at the gateway to the Calanques. A project with character designed by the Marion Bernard architectural firm.

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Target

Preserve the soul of this single-storey Californian villa, while renovating and enlarging it to adapt it to contemporary uses. Enhance its emblematic architecture and strengthen its link with the surrounding countryside.

Course of action

The renovation was carried out with a view to preserving the original architectural features, while adding modernity and comfort. The Fontvieille stone and hollow brick facade, sliding wooden shutters and low stone walls were carefully restored. Inside, the horizontal fireplace in brick and Cassis stone and the large terrazzo floor have been restored to their former glory.

Achievement

On the south side, the sleeping quarters are distributed on either side of the entrance hall by a corridor punctuated by typical 60s storage units.

To the north-west, the living areas are arranged in a row along the terraces, one of which is extended by a swimming pool in the shade of tall umbrella pines. Each extension of the house has been designed as a continuity towards the outside, with terraces allowing you to take full advantage of the surrounding nature. The living room, dining room and kitchen all open out onto the landscape, allowing for total immersion in the natural environment.

 

Partner brands :

Micro terrazzo and terrazzo: Var Ponçage
Tiles: Carré Créatif
Sanitary equipment: Richardson / Trone
Brazilian quartzite worktops: Granit & Marbre Gambini
Woodwork: Rabot
Furniture and artwork: Axel Chay / Relax Factory / Pièce a part / Francois Bazin / Architectureceramique / Archik
Paint: Ressource Peintures
Bed linen: La Serviette Paris
Handles: Frederic Pellenq
Travertine: Talka

Original plans & project

Modernist architecture immersed in nature, close to sea and hills

L'ARCHITECTE LA LÉZARDIÈRE

  • Crédits photosJulie Fleutot
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Tel un petit hôtel particulier, une belle entrée principale éclairée par une paroi de pavés de verre conduit à l’escalier en comblanchien qui dessert les niveaux hauts de réception et de nuit, le niveau bas étant constitué par des pièces techniques, de stockage et le garage. D’emblée, le ton est donné par la couleur bleue vive des murs.

Au premier niveau, une galerie en L de 55 m² multiplie les ouvertures sur les balcons et est articulée autour d’une cheminée de brique qui s’étire sur un beau comptoir. Un pilier mis en exergue rappelle la structure du bâtiment. Une nouvelle nuance de bleu habille les murs qui se terminent au plafond par des arrondis soulignant les angles, tandis que le sol a volontairement conservé les stigmates de la redistribution : parquet blond et petits carreaux complétés par un revêtement rappelant le granito. La seconde partie de l’étage se compose d’une unité d’habitation comprenant un séjour avec cuisine ouverte aux couleurs éclatantes, deux chambres, une salle d’eau, une véranda et une vaste terrasse. Les deux niveaux supérieurs forment un duplex familial : cinq chambres déclinent chacune la gamme des couleurs joyeuses, complétées par deux salles d’eau et une salle de bain aux faïences lumineuses. Certaines chambres ont conservé leur cabinet de toilette d’origine parfaitement intégré dans les nombreux agencements conservés.

Accessible par un escalier à vis qui monte au ciel, le dernier étage est traité comme le pont supérieur d’un paquebot avec ses stratifiés et ses arrondis. Une pièce de vie avec cuisine et un petit salon occupent un espace où intérieur et extérieur se confondent à nouveau grâce à son roof top périphérique dominant la ville : Église Notre Dame, plage de la Grande Conche, Port, Palais des Congrès, estuaire et océan.

Roger Mialet

Architecte français né en 1906, Roger Mialet étudie à l’École des Beaux‑Arts de Paris, dans les ateliers de grands architectes comme Louis Hippolyte Boileau, Roger Henri Expert et Eugène Beaudouin. Au cours de sa carrière, Mialet exerce comme architecte à Paris s’engage dans des projets d’habitat et d’urbanisme, mais il est surtout connu pour ses travaux lors de la reconstruction après-guerre

L’une de ses réalisations majeures concerne la ville de Royan, marquée après la Seconde Guerre Mondiale par d’importants travaux de reconstruction. Il y supervise notamment : ’Îlot 106, un ensemble d’immeubles collectifs combinant logements et commerces, conçu en 1956, livré en 1961, l’Îlot 85, un autre programme d’habitat collectif datant de la même période, ainsi que des logements particuliers contribuant ainsi à la reconfiguration urbaine de Royan.

Ces projets témoignent de son engagement dans l’architecture d’après-guerre, mêlant reconstruction urbaine, logements collectifs et mixité d’usage.

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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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.

Partner brands:

Furniture: Relax Factory
Paint: Pure& Paint
Switches and sockets: Fontini by Font Design
Lighting: Enamoura, Axel Chay, ARCHIK x Studio Foam, etc.
Artwork: Double V Gallery
Tableware and decoration: Franca, Revol, etc.
Bedding: Le Matelas Français
Household linens: La Serviette Paris
Bathroom fixtures: Trône
Mural: Avrandinis
Outdoor furniture: Honoré Déco

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

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