A specialist in bastide and mansion houses, with a passion for industrial architecture, Marie is an ARCHIK girl.

Although she loves architecture, it was in the cinema that Marie made her first steps as an editor, in Paris and then in Marseille…

The purchase and several restorations of properties, a 17th century chapel, a bastide and the construction of a very contemporary house in the mountains put her in a good position. She became familiar with real estate and decided to join the ARCHIK team after a first contact with Amandine on Facebook, which is quite a feat for a self-confessed technophile.

In Marseille, she loves the light, the location, the cosmopolitan atmosphere, and a few favourite districts, from l’Estaque to Saint-Barnabé via La Joliette and Arenc, which she surveys relentlessly to find exceptional properties. Her preference today is for La Joliette, a district that is being reborn and where she recommends the theatre, “an ideal place to stroll and have a drink”.

“FOLLE ENVIE” Studio MARCEL POULAIN X Relax Factory

January 2022 – May 2022

For this occasion Clémence Plumelet and Geoffrey Pascal present in the former bishopric of Toulon “The dried out case of a pool from another time that gives way to a stay where relaxation is the key word. Between memories of the Riviera of yesterday and the projection of an idealized villa, where the languor of a steamy afternoon invites you to take refuge in this sunny pool with floating furniture lined with sponge. The Mediterranean, like a spring promise of warmth and light where water is only a suggestion.

Discover this poetic space that invites you to disconnect, a refuge that fulfills the function of a lounge-bar where the world of games is evoked by the terrycloth backgammon board. Guess the references to Jacques Deray’s La Piscine, where we discovered the superbly designed Gae Aulenti garden furniture. A unique creation deploying a total approach: light, sound and smell to live an immersive design experience.

Maxence Moutte and Givaudan will intoxicate you with their “Winter Sun” fragrance created for the occasion: “The freshness of sage and rosemary from the garrigue infused in a liqueur of plum, orgeat syrup and bourbon for a cocktail with a languid warmth like a winter afternoon sun in the Mediterranean.”

The evening was in full swing thanks to L’idéal and its delicious Mediterranean buffet with products selected with heart, thanks to the Manguin Distillery and its olive-based cocktail and to Roxane our bar-made of the evening.

Studio MARCEL POULAIN

Clémence Plumelet graduated from Duperré school in textile design, leaves for the Netherlands in 2015 to join the prestigious Design Academy of Eindhoven where she meets Geoffrey Pascal.

Together they founded the MARCEL POULAIN Studio which combines their desires to preserve artisanal and industrial know-how as object and textile designers. Each project is initiated by the search for a scenario that echoes memories of the collective memory, on which is grafted a material, then a form, and finally the case to accommodate them.

The initial story guides them throughout this process to create a discussion between the place and the objects that animate it in a multisensory approach.

Relax Factory

Fascinated by 50’s and 60’s design, Jean-Baptiste Moutte puts his talent and his requirement for the revival of old furniture.

A meticulous and perfectionist upholsterer, he has been giving a second life to vintage furniture since 2007 in the Relax Factory workshop. With the taste of beautiful things, defended since his beginnings, he revisits the classics in a clever mix of textures, colors and materials down to the smallest detail, in an approach of quality and durability.

Antique dealers, collectors, amateurs and institutions call upon his know-how and his precision to take care of their piece, or for an accompaniment for their project, such as the Villa Noailles, the Palais de Tokyo in Paris or the Twenty First Gallery in New York…

Dive into the colorful, playful and timeless universe
of the MARCEL POULAIN studio!

INFORMATION

Dates

From January 28th 2022 to April 28th 2022 at Maison ARCHIK Marseille

Designers

Partenaires

Élitis I Givaudan I Distillerie Manguin I Mobilier National I Hyptnotik I la Villa Noailles I  Apsara créations I Hwood ébiniste I Matelas Pour Tous I Ar Sculpt I AD Lucem I PHC Expert I Alessi  I Serena Confalonieri I Atelier George I Vanessa de Saint Seine I La Serviette Paris I Quadrissimo

The Exhibition

In a 1930s building, this apartment with beautiful art-deco rosettes required a total rehabilitation.

Target

This apartment benefits from significant assets: beautiful volumes, a pleasant distribution, a crossing light. In its original state, the toilets were on the balcony, the kitchen was independent, the small living room was no longer functional, the living room lacked light. The objective is to connect the living rooms and give them back meaning, to write the history of the new occupants while respecting the place.

Course of action

To bring coherence to the different spaces, while proposing a real decorative bias.

Achievement

The living room becomes an office and has been opened on the corridor, thanks to a set of light wood claustras. The corridor, original by its U shape is highlighted by a game of color. The partition between the kitchen and the living room is transformed into a light wood skylight, thus bringing light and finally connecting the two spaces. Storage units have been specially designed for the office and the parents’ bedroom, and particular attention has been paid to the choice of materials in the kitchen and bathroom.

A gentle renovation, where life is good!

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Private: Cinq Avenues

Away from the Old Port, beyond the Canebière, is the Cinq Avenues neighborhood.
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Before …

With her head full of ideas and the desire to sell them, Raphaëlle first plunged into the world of advertising agencies. For ten years, she put all her energy into strategy and creativity for brands. Then, the desire to work more concretely for the daily life of Parisians led her to work for the public service, in the communication department of the RATP.

But at the same time, a new desire took shape: always attracted by decoration and design pieces, she gradually refined her eye and her tastes, with a particular affection for the interior architects Laura Gonzalez and Dorothée Meilichzon, or the designers Charlotte Perriand and India Mahdavi. From decoration, she moved on to renovation: under the spell of the old, she enjoyed rethinking her first flat, then the second. She likes to sublimate the history of places and quickly becomes passionate about detecting the potential of old properties.

In love with a more intimate Paris, always on the lookout for confidential addresses, she admits to being rather “Right Bank”. When she discovered ARCHIK, she was immediately won over by its hybrid positioning between real estate, design and architecture. Naturally, she joined the Paris agency as soon as it opened, as a negotiator. A role that allows her to accompany her clients in their projects, as a true partner on whom her clients can rely.

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Autrement with Dimitri Felouzis

November 2021 – January 2022

As part of the launch of its REVUE N°3, ARCHIK presents this autumn 2021 ``Autrement``, an exhibition dedicated to eco-responsible design, revealing the work of innovative and committed designers. In Marseille, Dimitri Felouzis unveils ``Grume``, his minimalist and upcycled furniture collection

Each year, ARCHIK shares its vision of the city, architecture, crafts and design in its REVUE. This year’s edition, No. 3, is dedicated to the theme of “Paris Autrement”, a world away from a Paris of light, and aims to help you discover initiatives, places and actors who contribute to raising awareness and responding to current ecological issues.

On this occasion ARCHIK has decided to highlight the work of two committed designers who question traditional modes of consumption and manufacture through the use of discarded materials and a global eco-responsible approach.

In Marseille, Dimitri Felouzis, architect and designer, unveils “Grume”, his exclusive collection of furniture made from reused wood, in a natural scenography that evokes the cycle of matter.

Using wood frames and pieces sourced within a 30 km area around his workshop in Montpellier, the designer creates chairs, benches and stools that are both minimalist and contemporary. The amount of energy needed to transform the wood is optimised and the hand tool is favoured. A second life is thus given to the material, whose traces of the past are deliberately left visible to indicate its origin.

Dimitri Felouzis

Dimitri Felouzis is an HMONP architect and designer. He focuses his practice on the small scale: from the manufacture of single pieces to the renovation of old buildings, through the creation of dwellings in harmony with their environment. Attached to local resources and vernacular know-how for their intelligence, his work explores the ecological dimension of the material to rethink everyday space as close as possible to those who live in it.

The Grume seats tell the story of the variations of the material, expressing its entire life cycle. They are also a commitment to a localized and resilient craft against the current modes of overproduction.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Dates

From November 4, 2021 to January 15, 2022 in Maison ARCHIK Marseille

Designer’s website

The Exhibition

In the heart of Bompard, the exteriors and views from the top floor of this townhouse appealed to the new owners. This small enclosed garden had to be able to accommodate two distinct spaces: a terrace/summer kitchen and a garden area.

Target

Nestled in the heart of Bompard district, this small enclosed garden had to be able to accommodate two distinct spaces: a terrace / summer kitchen and a garden area.

Course of action

This exterior was worked in two planes, signified by large horizontal elements, namely the low wall and the planting spaces.

Achievement

The result is a clever play of contrasts between sharp colors and a choice of plants with characterful foliage. Strelitzia and false pepper trees are green in all seasons, responding with character to the minimalist design painted on the wall. The low wall is long and accommodates the summer kitchen and garden spaces, creating an impression of perspective and depth.

A colorful and graphic patio, beautifully highlighting the different tones of the chosen species.

  • Crédits photosVincent Driancourt
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Before …

Without fundamentally modifying the volumes of the apartment, the work consisted above all in a refreshment in all points of view (kitchen, painting, parquet floor, joineries), in order to offer to the purchasers an apartment which resembles them: an apartment with character, at the same time eclectic and audacious.

Target

To modernize an apartment in the Cité Radieuse while preserving its soul, drawing on the work of Le Corbusier.

Course of action

To provide a setting for the numerous works of art and designer furniture of the owners, great art lovers.

Achievement

The layout has been completely redesigned to highlight and stage the couple’s works. The kitchen has been completely redesigned to be more suitable in terms of functionality, while at the same time redoing some of Le Corbusier’s and Charlotte Perriand’s characteristic kitchen elements (high cupboards, reminder of the wooden handles on the kitchen fronts, etc.).
The range of colors used in the apartment is also directly inspired by the range of paint that Le Corbusier used in Bordeaux for the Cité Frugès, whether for the kitchen, or for certain volumes that have been repainted in pink, ivory white, almond green and red.

A precise renovation offering the best possible showcase for pieces and works of art!

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Sainte-Anne

Sainte-Anne is a typical residential area of the "city of 111 villages".
  • Crédits photosOlivier Amsellem
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L’ avant …

In this residence, the garden was already existing and arranged with a strong Asian bias. The clients wished to rethink this garden, overlooking all the living rooms of the apartment, by offering it more modernity.

Target

Bring the terrace back to life and link the different existing outdoor spaces by creating a real homogeneity.

Course of action

Bring coherence through the exterior design and vegetation and give this terrace a more current character.

Achievement

A colorimetry was defined in order to homogenize the different existing spaces on the terrace. Several shades of gray contrast with the raw aspect of the wood, the green of the plants and the wicker of the seats. Olive trees take place on the terrace to bring a Mediterranean atmosphere. The furniture was entirely redesigned with Fermob, AMPM, Poterie Ravel and EDA Plastiques.

A new life for this terrace!

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Périer – Delibes

An extension of the very chic Carré d'Or, Périer is one of the most sought-after neighborhoods...
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L’ avant …

Architecture of the 30s, this house has been, years after years, adapted to the tastes and use of its various owners.

Target

Bring a new balance between the rooms, more contemporary with a real bias. Adapt the spaces to the new owners’ lifestyle by offering a certain fluidity in the circulation within the house.

Course of action

Definition of a strong color palette for the entire first floor. Renovation of the 3 floors in a graphic and warm spirit. Modification of the layout of the floors, without altering the original architecture of the house.

Achievement

New custom woodwork was installed, allowing for plenty of storage space and a bench seat in the entrance area. The layout of the first floor was modified with a new opening between the dining room and the kitchen – with an IPN installation – offering a beautiful open and friendly space. On the first floor, the spaces have been decompartmentalized to create a beautiful master suite with double access to the bathroom and shower. A children’s bedroom with an adjoining office and bathroom provides a dedicated space for each member of the family. Finally, on the top floor, a dressing room, a guest room and an office have been installed.

A renovation with clean and graphic lines.

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Private: Saint-Giniez

This area is one of the most sought-after neighborhoods in the city.
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échos

July – September 2021

In collaboration with the Villa Noailles, the Cirva and the Château Borély, ARCHIK presents this summer 2021 'Echoes', an exhibition dedicated to a new generation of designers, all winners of the grand prize of the Design Parade Hyères.

While “Souffles”, the twin exhibition hosted by the Château Borély, focuses on the work of these designers at the Cirva around the material of glass, ARCHIK has chosen to present a set of pieces with a plural vocabulary in response to this research.

In a fresh scenography, the objects imagined by Pernelle Poyet, Samy Rio, Julie Richoz, Carolien Niebling and Sara de Campos, answer each other and lead us in a joyful wandering between plastic experiments and detour of traditional craft production techniques.

Whether it’s lighting, furniture, books or tableware, each object presented testifies to the designers’ desire to build bridges between ideas, between know-how, between worlds. Design as a bridge, as a language, as an echo. Echo between tradition and modernity, between form and color, drawing and volume.

The Designers

Through her Autels Particuliers, Pernelle Poyet questions the evocative power of objects. Her sculptures, creative experiments inspired by the religious and the play of light and shadow, seek to transcribe into volume elements of the drawing.

How can design and its production techniques translate the finesse and nuances of a design? To what extent can they bring a new perspective on an age-old know-how, on the culture of a country? This is the bridge that Julie Richoz has chosen to explore, alongside the publisher Trame: her Giro ceramics made in Fez are the fruit of an enchanting balance between modern vision and traditional craftsmanship.

Samy Rio is also committed to using design as a spokesperson for know-how. With his Dota walker, published by ARCHIK, he confronts bamboo and anodized aluminum, in other words tradition and modernity. The bamboo is handcrafted into a perfect tube, not only giving the piece a contemporary look, but also highlighting the quality and precision of the handwork and the potential of a natural and ecological material.

A deep concern for detail, durability and functionality is also found in the work of Sara de Campos, who since Lisbon has been developing a series of objects and furniture that show a sensitive approach to materials, minimalism that allows each time to reveal the intrinsic beauty of the material.

In another register, Carolien Niebling uses design to unite the fields of science and food. Her work “The Sausage of the Future” questions the techniques of sausage production, often equated with junk food, and imagines new future potentials for them, more consistent with a sustainable food culture.

To go beyond aesthetic considerations, to go beyond formal research to better question the past and the future, to echo the traditions of yesterday and the ecological stakes of tomorrow.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Dates

From July 7, 2021 to the end of September 2021
at the Maison ARCHIK Marseille

The exhibition “Souffles”

The Opening

In the heart of an old Marseille neighborhood, a fisherman’s house with a whitewashed facade has been given a new lease on life after an in-depth renovation. The project was developed around a monumental staircase reminiscent of Valentine Schlegel, taking over each level up to the roof terrace where an idyllic landscape is revealed.

Target

To circulate easily, to benefit from the freshness and to invest the lowest levels, in garden level.

Course of action

Beginning with the roof and extending to the patio, the “root” of the house, the four levels have each undergone a transformation with a common thread: the Mediterranean.

Achievement

Formes organiques et brutes, patines naturelles, murs arrondis et garde-corps maçonnés sont les témoins de techniques méditerranéennes que la rénovation, fidèle, a mis en exergue et magnifiés. Les menuiseries sur mesure en chêne massif, réalisées par Raboniak, soulignent l’ensemble, précis et intemporel. Les différents espaces entremêlés signent un art de vivre méditerranéen. Le rez-de-chaussée décloisonné et ouvert sur le patio accueille une grande bibliothèque et, à part, la suite parentale immaculée. L’espace de vie fait la transition au premier étage entre les deux espaces nuit bien distincts. A l’abri des regards, le toit-terrasse cache une cuisine et un salon d’été à ciel ouvert, dépaysant. Le blanc est à l’honneur dans la maison. Un style contemporain affiché avec des références au design des années 50 – 60, répond au style vernaculaire. Charlotte Juillard, Eames, Paola Navone et Michel Ducaroy habitent l’intérieur. Lise Prévot, Martin Parr et Alexandre Benjamin Navet, quant à eux, les murs. Les luminaires CVL ponctuent le tout. Il s’en dégage une certaine harmonie, rythmée de touches de velours bleu nuit et de lin blanc.

An open-air cocoon, undeniably reminiscent of Greece.

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Mazargues

A real village in the city, it has kept this spirit around its shopping streets.
  • Crédits photosEdwige Lamy
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