Coté nuit, deux chambres dont une très confortable se partagent une salle d’eau aux teintes brunes, toute de terre cuite émaillée vêtue. Signe d’un fort partis pris, tous les murs sont revêtus d’un crépi beige qui contraste avec le Frejo des huisseries sur-mesure.
Partout, de jolies pièces de designers ainsi que des œuvres finement sélectionnées répondent à l’esprit des lieux, cabanon chic.
Renovation of a typical apartment of the 60s. Bright, located on a whole floor at the corner of 2 streets, it originally had 3 bedrooms, a shower room, a bathroom and a kitchen. Bought by a couple, one bedroom was removed to create instead a beautiful living space.
Target
To give character to an apartment that didn’t have much. Favouring a large living space, very luminous, where the various pieces of furniture of the owners, keen on design of the 50s and 60s, will be highlighted. Renovate the whole, in its juice, with short perspectives, and with dark and not very functional rooms of water.
Course of action
Destructure to restructure. Open up the spaces as much as possible, but restructure them by using cross-cutting woodwork, giving onto both the hallway and the living room for example, or onto the hallway and the kitchen. Re-open and lengthen the perspectives, bet on white (the majority of the woodwork) and on pretty materials with soft, subtle tones: light terrazzo for the kitchen, slightly marbled tiles for the shower room, matt white tiles, almost chalky for the large bathroom…
Achievement
Except for the 2 bedrooms and bathrooms, all the partitions have been removed. For the most part, they were replaced by custom-made woodwork. For example, the wall of the corridor was replaced by a large bookcase, located in exactly the same place, but which lets the light pass. A lot of work was done on the parquet floor, which was entirely renovated and completely redone in some rooms where there was none left. The kitchen was enlarged to the maximum, with the same principle of “crossing” furniture giving on the corridor. The two bedrooms were optimized by creating custom dressings at the head of the bed. A very graphic joinery work marks the entrance, and gives a strong personality, in contrast to the rest of the essentially white joinery.
A renovation that gives pride of place to materials and light.
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!
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!
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
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.
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
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!
