Region: Marseille & Provence

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.

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TOPLESS

July 2024

Une exposition sans « Seinsure » avec comme seul mot d’ordre
FREE THE NIPPLES !

Ah, the breast… it fascinates us all! Censored or flaunted, it’s a symbol of femininity, an emblem of maternity, an object of desire and a symbol of emancipation. For centuries, the breast has attracted the attention of artists, so it’s only natural that designers should take their turn.

ARCHIK therefore invited Ekhi Busquet & Matthieu Vergote, Axel Chay, Manon Delaune and Tapicheri to bring their naughty creations together in a fun, no-holds-barred group show in a Californian-style villa under the pines.

Humor may be the most obvious key to this day, but it’s by no means the only one! Through their productions and their respective commitments, these five creative minds are striving for a meaningful Beau by donating part of the profits to various associations in the fight against breast cancer. More than ever, creativity is a barrier to all forms of “Seinsure”, so there’s only one watchword: FREE THE NIPPLES!

Les artistes

EKHI BUSQUET & MATTHIEU VERGOTE

Celebrating joyful, creative femininity, artistic director and designer Ekhi Busquet joins forces with Matthieu Vergote to present their “Seins-Tropez” pairs of parasols in a 4-handed collaboration! A great way to put your boobies in the shade this summer.

 

AXEL CHAY

A designer with a radical aesthetic, he offers 2 interpretations of the breast in evocative shapes. A pair of SEIN mirrors, captivating pieces that emotionally enrich the space, and a pair of CONSUL chairs whose “Prière de toucher” wafer was imagined with Relax Factory, in homage to Marcel Duchamp’s work for the surrealism exhibition at the Maeght gallery in 1947.

 

MANON DELAUNE

A multi-disciplinary artist, Manon loves the warm, vibrant colors of Marseille. She presents her photographs “Clarté Intime” & “Écho hésitant”, with their play of shadows, texture and skin. Also featured is “Vestige d’un élan”, or the capture of an impulse, a fleeting moment.

 

TAPICHERI

A French brand founded by interior designer Camille de Villartay, Tapicheri presents a fun, offbeat rug, imagined with the complicity of Décodeur: BOOB, a bold, playful creation in soft pastel colors.

 

La Case Study House

Remarkable architecture from the 1960s, located at the gateway to the Calanques, this 180 m2 Californian villa is at the heart of a modernist project designated as Patrimoine du XXème, designed by Guillaume Gillet & Louis Olmeta and completed in 1974. Still in its original state, the house retains all its original architectural features, such as its Fontvieille stone and hollow brick facade, sliding wooden shutters and opus incertum terrace. Inside, the fireplace, reminiscent of Valentine Schlegel’s, and the large terrazzo floor are waiting to be restored to their former glory.

For the sale of this house, Archik imagined a renovation that would respect this heritage, highlighting the volumes and light circulation of this period architecture.

An original exhibition,

fun and uninhibited!

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Dates

TOPLESS I SUMMER POOL PARTY

July 19, 2024

Case Study House – Marseille

Designers’ Instagram

@ekhibusquet

@matthieuvergote

@axel_chay

@manondelaune_

@tapicheri

With the participation of

@emkipop @savonnerie.ciment @domaineaspras @fermob @laservietteparis @nenesparis @pure_and_paint

 

Photos @manondelaune_

A contemporary renovation that respects the special soul of this beautiful 110 m2 flat in the heart of the Old Port of Marseille.

Target

To give this typical Old Port flat a new lease of life by revitalising and brightening it up.

Course of action

The idea was to rebalance the volumes of the place and to redefine the living rooms. The idea was also to create a work space that could become a spare bedroom, while keeping the beautiful light provided by the four windows.

The renovation and decoration of the flat was designed in several stages, in order to trace the eclectic career of its occupants, mixing contemporary pieces and travel objects.

Achievement

Changing the volumes of the kitchen was the first thing to be done in order to remodel the living room, to integrate a lounge and a dining area. Unifying the ceiling by sanding the beams (former galley masts) allowed them to regain their original clarity and softness. The challenge was to maintain the feeling of space without losing the clarity, thanks to the glass roof and steel joinery, separating the office from the living room. All of this was achieved by maintaining a colour palette that harmonised with the clay tiles on the floor, by creating a dialogue between the furniture and by creating beautiful perspectives thanks to an XXL mirror with generous curves.

In the night space, a parental suite has been designed, full of softness and fantasy. The bathroom of the suite was entirely made to measure, with gold marble tiles highlighted by a delicately powdered pink that is accentuated by the copper tapware. The choice of a thick, light-coloured carpet brings to the whole the luxury touch of the grand hotels and an unparalleled voluptuousness.

A warm and delicate glow, revealed by the beautiful light of the South.

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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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ENCLAVE I CAPUCINE GUHUR

June 2024

A harmonious scenography highlighting the value of materials and form.

Imagined by Capucine Guhur, who invites François Leite and Louis Lefebvre, this six-handed exhibition focuses on the objet-oeuvre, transforming everyday objects into unique pieces and fusing aesthetics and functionality.

ENCLAVE explores creativity through original sculptures, demonstrating a constant desire to push the boundaries of art and architecture while capturing the unique essence of each artist.

Capucine Guhur’s OKO collection dialogues with François Leite’s lighting fixtures and Louis Lefebvre’s wool and metal installations, creating a poetry of the everyday. The artists imagine living places and objects, offering unique atmospheres where materiality expresses itself with radicality, redefining the boundaries between art and design.

CAPUCINE GUHUR

Capucine Guhur, a graduate of the Camondo School, the Paris Decorative Arts and the School of Interior Architecture and Design, sublimates materials with a unique sensibility.

Passionate about places and spaces, she conceives her projects by intimately combining object design and interior architecture. A finalist for the Grand Prix d’Architecture d’Intérieur at the Design Parade Toulon 2021, she impressed with her singular installation “Le Dernier Repas”, a mythological dining room where each object tells a story.

Capucine places great importance on the local origin of the materials she uses, combining tradition and innovation. Her creations, imbued with stories and poetry, redefine the boundaries between art and design.

 

ARCHIK and CAPUCINE GUHUR invite you to discover works that redefine the boundaries between art and design.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Dates

Opening on Thursday June 20th from 7pm

By appointment only, daily from 9:30 am to 6:30 pm at Maison ARCHIK Marseille

Instagram des designers

@capucine_guhur___

@francoisleite

@et_truc

Œuvre conjointe des architectes Fernand Pouillon et René Egger dans le cadre de la reconstruction d’après-guerre, le Building Canebière est aujourd’hui labellisé Patrimoine du XXèmesiècle.

Édifié au cœur de ce qui fût dans toute la première moitié du siècle dernier l’avenue fastueuse de la ville, cet immeuble de dix étages, livré en 1952, contient toutes les qualités architecturales caractéristiques de Fernand Pouillon, tant sans ses recherches de lumières naturelles, de rentabilité d’espace et de qualité au service des usagers. Prévu pour accueillir logements, bureaux, galerie commerciale et parkings, il est construit en béton armé selon une trame horizontale régulière. Visuellement, la séparation est très nette entre le rez-de-chaussée en béton, l’entresol couvert de bardages métalliques rivetés, les étages rythmés par des brise-soleil verticaux et l’attique en gradins. Les mouvements verticaux s’articulent autour d’un noyau circulaire abritant l’ascenseur et les escaliers aux marches démesurées et éclairés naturellement par des parties de murs en brique de verre. Partiellement abandonné au début du millénaire, les rénovations de 2018 ont rendu splendeur à ce bâtiment prestigieux.

Fernand Pouillon

Architecte et urbaniste français, Fernand Pouillon (1912 – 1986), fut l’un des grands bâtisseurs de l’après-guerre. Précurseur du concept de développement durable, il prendra soin sur chacun de ses chantiers, de faire appel à l’artisanat local, il collabore avec des artistes sculpteurs, des céramistes et des paysagistes. Dans les années 1945, il participe à la reconstruction du Vieux-Port de Marseille et construit de nombreux immeubles du quai du Port de la Cité phocéenne dont un est classé Monument Historique.

René Egger

Architecte français, René Egger (1915 – 2016) est connu comme l’un des bâtisseurs de Marseille. Dans la période de la Reconstruction après-guerre, aux côtés de Fernand Pouillon, il fonde d’emblématiques édifices tels que l’hôpital Nord et la faculté de médecine de la Timone. Architecte discret sous l’aile de Gaston Defferre, son trait de crayon n’en a pas moins bouleversé la cité phocéenne. Héritier direct des modernistes, Egger fit du béton son matériau de prédilection et signa la plupart de ses ouvrages par des brises-soleil, venant tamiser le chaleureux soleil du Sud.

DEMI-TOUR I SABOURIN COSTES

January – April 2024

An exclusive scenography to showcase our ZIGGY carpet, the new ARCHIK edition, co-created with design duo SABOURIN COSTES.

It was during Paris Design Week in September 2023 that we unveiled our new edition co-created with design duo Sabourin Costes.

The good news is that the DEMI-TOUR exhibition is coming to Marseille, with an adapted scenography revealing the vibrant, acidulous universe of Zoé & Paola. An exhibition under the sign of undulation and nuance, featuring their BOUDIN resin collection and our latest joint edition, the ZIGGY rug.

We look forward to seeing you on Thursday January 25, 2024 from 7pm at the Maison ARCHIK in Marseille for a cocktail party in the presence of the designers.

 

SABOURIN COSTES

Sabourin Costes is a design studio founded by Zoé Costes and Paola Sabourin.

From their Paris studio, they compose and shape surprise. Combining a meticulous exploration of materials and their processing with formal and functional research, they create singular objects that catch the eye and celebrate the everyday.

Their materials of choice are simple yet refined: lacquered wood, polished stainless steel or transparent resin. They play with reflection and distortion to create unexpected, contemplative moments.

 

ARCHIK X Sabourin Costes is a shared desire to explore and give birth to a unique creation, a retranscription of two distinct universes that meet and complement each other.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Dates

Opening Thursday, January 25 from 7pm

No appointment necessary every day between 9:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. at Maison ARCHIK Marseille

Instagram des designers

@sabourincostes

A complete and colorful renovation for this 100 m2 apartment located in a building of the 6th district of Marseille, which was revealed thanks to strong bias.

Target

Bring back to life this apartment where the charm and assets were hidden by too many disparities, while recreating a common thread.

Course of action

The idea was to highlight the titles of nobility of the place, while revealing the taste of its owner and making the kitchen and living room communicate. Then to furnish it, without using neither blue nor green!

Achievement

The colors have slowly imposed themselves, warm, spicy, as well as noble materials like leather, wood and cement tiles.

In the living room, in order to keep the depth and the effect of space that the old ice wall provided, the designer Axel Chay designed an XXL mirror.

The Art Deco type glass roof between the kitchen and the living room creates an elegant opening through which one can enjoy the view without displaying the technical part of the kitchen. The transition between the spaces is smooth, thanks to a kitchen cabinet that looks like a library visible from the living room, creating an aesthetic link between the two rooms. The furnishings have been reorganized, a dining area created and the circulation optimized, with black as a common thread, in small touches, dialoguing with the quarter-top piano. In the kitchen as well as in the alcove, the ceilings were painted to accentuate the feeling of enclosure and intimacy.

In the entrance, the small windows were revealed. The former powder room, hidden behind its double doors, has been completely redesigned and decorated as a boudoir with a Garden of Eden feel.

The bathroom has been treated as a minimalist water room, where the white zelliges with pearly reflections are an invitation to relaxation. The cement tile floor with palm motifs evokes the Orient and its Oases. A touch of rosy terracotta enhances the complexion as soon as you wake up.

An elegant and subtle renovation.

LE QUARTIER

Préfecture

Around the Hôtel de Préfecture, this district is one of the most lively and commercial.

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