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.

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.

  • Crédits photosFlorian Touzet
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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.

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Dans l’aile gauche, un espace bureau ainsi qu’une chambre parentale avec dressing et salle de bain privative sont suspendus au-dessus du jardin.

La suite de la partie nuit se situe au niveau inférieur comprenant quatre chambres toutes tournées vers la fraîcheur du jardin, qui se partagent une salle de bain. Un espace de détente avec sauna et de vastes volumes de rangements viennent compléter ce niveau.

Dehors, le jardin qui entoure l’habitation abrite un court de tennis, un terrain de pétanque ainsi qu’un espace de stationnement nichés discrètement dans la végétation omniprésente.
Une œuvre unique, à habiter.

André Stern

Architecte DPLG, urbaniste, scénographe, André Stern a débuté sa carrière en 1977. Lauréat de concours nationaux et internationaux, ses réalisations sont non seulement appréciées pour leur esthétique, mais également pour leur qualité Thubaneau, la rénovation de la salle symphonique de l’Opéra de Marseille, la rénovation du château de la Buzineace et son utilisation créative de différents matériaux dans la construction de bâtiments.

Membre du Conseil International des Monuments et des Sites, André Stern a réalisé des projets remarquables tels que le Mémorial de la Marseillaise rue Thubaneau, la rénovation de la salle symphonique de l’Opéra de Marseille, la rénovation du château de la Buzine ou encore la scénographie intérieure de l’Eden Théâtre à La Ciotat.

This villa designed by architect Alain Richard in 2007 has a 100 m2 roof terrace offering an exceptional panorama of the sea and the hills of Les Goudes.

Target

Develop this unused roof terrace. Largely dominated by its direct relationship with the sky, and the minerality of its context, the layout of the roof must blend into the decor.

Course of action

Work on the question of the limit and allow this new roof terrace to integrate elegantly and discreetly into its environment.

Achievement

The aesthetic choice was to work with light furniture, whose colors and materials are reminiscent of the immediate environment, or make nods to the imagination evoked by the place (boat, port, forts, etc.). The garden lounge and the dining area are the two strong, structuring elements, around which the color is brought by the small furniture, the decoration and the vegetation. Strict and direct forms are mixed with softer ones, to bring a touch of harmony and softness to the whole. The layout of the terrace contrasts with the brutality of its landscape. One serves the other for more lightness.

The outdoor design was realized in partnership with Good Design Store, for the supply of furniture (Fermob, Houe, Gervasoni, Petite Friture, Serax), Basset Diffusion Aubagne nursery for the plants (olive tree, phormium, dasylirion, cycas, etc).

A roof terrace where the owners now enjoy spending quality time!

LE QUARTIER

Private: Les Goudes

At the gates of the calanques, this district is in osmosis with nature.
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