In Boulogne, 125 m2 of open-plan offices have been given a new purpose: that of a tailor-made home.

Target

For this new space created from scratch, the objective was to give pride of place to perspectives and to open up. To close off rooms without appearing to do so, and to recreate each space in a flat.

Course of action

The desire to bring warmth to this industrial space dictates the use of oak as a guiding line throughout the flat. A real trompe-l’oeil that hides the classic office codes, hides the ducts, and groups the water rooms.

Achievement

The decompartmentalisation of the spaces to keep the loft spirit is underlined by the made-to-measure joinery which draws the different living spaces. Oak dresses the edges of the bay windows, creating a frame, and is found as a metaphor on the bathroom cabinet. A red staircase in folded metal created by the designer Axel Chay provides access to the terrace. The office area is delimited by the wall shelves which overflow onto the living space, like a fusion of spaces.

The only water column, a real constraint of the flat, obliged to gather each water room in the same neuralgic point. A camouflaged cube was then created behind the bookcase, opening through a back door onto a bathroom with toilet. The kitchen is juxtaposed with this on the one hand and the bathroom of the master bedroom on the other. The Leicht kitchen has a stone worktop and a grey-green waxed concrete floor that highlights the colour chosen for the cube, the centerpiece of this renovation.

The ceiling rails were retained, while the original parquet floor was sanded and glazed while retaining its natural colour. The two structural posts that weighed down the space are now adorned with striated wood, allowing them to disappear throughout the living area.

A real trompe-l'oeil that hides the classic codes of the office.

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Before…

After a childhood spent between Brittany, South-East France and… Tahiti, Marine will settle in Paris before moving to Marseille in September 2021. After studying law and specializing in real estate law, Marine naturally put her knowledge to good use by choosing to work as a real estate agent in Paris for ten years.

Her many moves punctuate her life, and with a passion for travel, she’s always on the lookout for a change of scenery, new encounters and cultural discoveries. Particularly through Asia and Indonesia, where she lived for several months.

Marine’s love of the home began at an early age, when she was raised by her parents. Marine is sensitive to the charm, harmonious volumes and light of a living space. “I love the idea of projecting yourself into a place, rethinking it, decorating it and adding your own stamp to it.”

Marine discovered ARCHIK when she arrived in Marseille, through her sister Alexia, who is part of the team as a negotiator. After other experiences and a renovation project, it wasn’t long before Marine felt the need to return to her original profession. And so it is that Marine joins the ARCHIK team, ready to support her customers in the south of the city!

 

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Although Marine began her career as a private law lawyer in Paris, she is without doubt the most Mediterranean of all Parisians !

Indeed, her childhood in Marseille was punctuated by weekends in the Camargue, and Sundays in Sormiou and Les Goudes. She’ll never forget these Mediterranean jaunts, and it’s no surprise that she decided to leave Paris with her husband and set down her bags in Tunis in 2014. She immersed herself in the city’s post-revolutionary effervescence, discovering its stalls and mazes and coming into contact with artisans, and decided to change course. In love with materials, crafts and local know-how, she decided to develop a concept to promote craftsmanship through the creation of 100% made-in-Mediterranean decorative objects in materials such as wrought iron, leather or palm fiber: “IJA” was born.

After returning to the South of France, she decided to change course and discovered ARCHIK. And working with the brand was an obvious choice: combining her legal expertise with her love of architecture and beauty, with a common denominator: a taste for others. Discovering unique properties, meeting people from all walks of life, accompanying them in their life projects – that’s the ARCHIK spirit!

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As the daughter of an architect, Eline grew up in the midst of Parisian construction sites and the creative effervescence of competitions at her father’s firm, where prestigious names such as Hôtel Drouot and Théâtre du Rond-Point resonated. It was the construction of Renzo Piano’s Centre Georges Pompidou that made the deepest impression on her, inspiring an unshakeable passion for architecture. She took her first steps in the field by collaborating with her father on the construction and renovation of several houses and apartments, enjoying every opportunity to breathe new life into spaces with a fresh vision.

The architectural currents of the Bauhaus, embodied by the works of Walter Gropius and Rietveld’s Schröder House, as well as the ideals of De Stijl architects such as Le Corbusier and his Villa Savoye, had a profound influence on her perception of space and design. His love of glass, exemplified by the Eames House, and his admiration for the furniture of Charles and Ray Eames, as well as his attraction to modern materials such as steel and titanium, represented by the works of Franck Gehry, testify to his passion for innovation and modernity in architecture.

Yet it was perfume, the often neglected art of composition, that became the common thread running through her life. After a successful career with major companies such as Henkel and Coty, where she developed a keen eye for cultural, artistic and architectural trends, she turned to the world of fragrance. After graduating from ISIPCA in perfume creation, she founded her own company, creating scented objects for the home. Over the years, she has discovered the riches of craftsmanship around the world, drawing inspiration from every encounter to create unique objects.

Following the sale of her business, she embarked on the renovation of a Parisian pied-à-terre, a project that took her back to her architectural roots, carried out hand in hand with ARCHIK Paris. And she joins the adventure, finding harmony between entrepreneurship, architecture, design and real estate, and wishing to put her expertise at the service of her customers.

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Born into an artistic family, Lucie is sensitive to the spirit of the place. After completing a Khâgne, two humanities degrees at the Sorbonne and a communications diploma at the London School of Economics, she first explored her love of stories in publishing and then in the media.

Several projects, including an apartment in the heights of Belleville in Paris, a townhouse in Marseille’s Panier district and a farmhouse in the Perche region of France, have given her a foothold in the world of renovation and architecture.

From ancient buildings to modernism, all architectural trends appeal to her as long as they bring the soul of a place to life. Sensitive to the precepts of Japanese wabi-sabi philosophy, she is passionate about the work of Axel Vervoodt, which gives pride of place to natural inspiration and contemplation.

Attached to places that tell stories and have been designed to house them, it’s obvious that she should turn to ARCHIK. Drawing on this sensitivity and a human ear, she accompanies those who, like her, are keen to encounter singular architecture that embraces their dreams.

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PARIS DESIGN WEEK

7 – 16 September 2023

For the 3rd year running, ARCHIK is supporting French design and creativity by partnering Paris Design Week. In September, Sabourin Costes will have carte blanche to create an exclusive scenography to showcase and unveil our new edition, co-created with the design duo.

Paris Design Week has become a not-to-be-missed highlight, giving a voice and visibility to emerging and established artists at our Parisian home in the heart of the Marais district, 14 rue de Montmorency.

This year, with the support of Le French Design by VIA, we are launching our 8th edition, co-created with the design duo Sabourin Costes. Paola Sabourin and Zoé Costes have been given carte blanche to imagine an exclusive scenography and unveil our edition during #PDW23. It will be revealed at the heart of a scenography composed of pieces created by the designers for their first solo show, like a dialogue between the straight line and the organic curve.

A preview launch for Sabourin Costes and ARCHIK.

SABOURIN COSTES

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

From their Paris studio, they compose and shape surprises. By combining a meticulous exploration of materials and how they are used with formal and functional research, they create singular objects that catch the eye and celebrate the everyday.

Their preferred materials 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 the result of a shared desire to explore and give birth to a unique creation, a retranscription of two distinct worlds that meet and complement each other.

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Dates

Paris Design Week from 7th to 16th September 2023

No appointment necessary every day between 9.30 am and 6.30 pm at Maison ARCHIK Paris

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SAINT-DENIS

Located 10 km north of Paris, the city of Saint-Denis, cosmopolitan and multicultural, has experienced several waves of development and continues its transformation today.

First famous for its basilica, emblem of the city, the historic center has several monuments of remarkable architecture. It also houses the Parc de la Légion-d’Honneur, adored by families and inhabitants of the district, but also the largest market in Île-de-France, a veritable institution and witness to the territory’s trading past.

Crossed by the Seine which offers picturesque landscapes along its banks, the Saint-Denis canal has gradually become a place for strolling and relaxation. Appreciated by its inhabitants, Saint-Denis embodies the main character of the eponymous song by the artist Grand Corps Malade, an ode to “the great lady”.

The city has also experienced contemporary architectural developments, in particular with the construction of the Stade de France around which a brand new district has been built combining housing, shops, restaurants and a cinema. With the future Saint-Denis – Pleyel station, whose inauguration is scheduled for 2024, Saint-Denis is preparing to become a real centrality in northern Paris.

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Cagnard

June – August 2023

The exhibition that brings together Marseille's new design scene.

“Cagnard” means raw sun, scorched rock and the Corniche in Marseille. A return from the beach, the body numbed by the rays, the skin still salty. And then, a metal bench, refreshing in the scorching air. All around, the blue sky and the Mediterranean soothe the soggy spirits.

This exhibition brings together Marseille’s new design scene. In this scenography halfway between the sidewalks of the Corniche and the rocky depths of the Mediterranean, ARCHIK presents a curation conceived as a concretion of radical, colorful and organic pieces.

The artists

Born on Reunion Island, LÉA BIGOT, a native of Marseilles by adoption, creates sculptures with organic lines inspired by the energies of nature. Somewhere between design and art, her unique, free-form pieces are made in ceramic and pewter.

From their workshop in Marseille, ROMAIN CARLÈS and PAUL DEMARQUET perpetuate a woodworking tradition that is deeply rooted in the Mediterranean art of living. They design modern, timeless, sunny and aquatic furniture and objects, in one-off pieces or limited series.

Born in Nîmes, AXEL CHAY now lives in Marseille. He designs radical, colorful pieces, mostly in metal. Influenced by the Memphis movement, his functional, sculptural designs have already become iconic.

A designer sensitive to curves and drawing, THOMAS DEFOUR lives and works between Hyères and Paris. Lacquered tubular steel, boat-inspired nylon netting, bespoke carved wood, he imagines objects with a post-modern approach and mixes traditional manufacturing methods.

SOPHIA TAILLET finds inspiration in exploring materials. The designer thinks of her functional pieces as sculptures, especially glass, which she shapes as she experiments.

The artists

Originally from south-eastern France, DELPHINE DÉNÉRÉAZ is a visual artist who lives and works in Marseille. With a degree in textile design, she creates pieces using the lirette weaving technique, which consists of creating tapestries from reused domestic fabrics.

France and Caroline have combined their names to create ATELIER FRANCA, a ceramics workshop that revisits codes through handcrafted pieces with pure, organic lines. Their signature: sky-blue, ochre and white earthenware.

Photographers and artistic directors, Steven and Coline of IGO STUDIO evolve in a universe that is both realistic and absurd. They also express themselves through the creation of objects that materially represent their universe, largely inspired by the “Marseilles aesthetic”.

Interior architect and designer MARION MAILAENDER lives and works between Paris and her native city. She imagines bold interiors for hotels, restaurants and private clients, as well as design pieces that combine “fun and function”.

SOUTHWAY STUDIO, an artists’ collective founded in Marseille by Emmanuelle Luciani, is an “unclassifiable” structure that promotes and revisits the decorative arts. SOUTHWAY STUDIO is also a lively, multi-faceted gallery, artist residency and bed & breakfast in the heart of Marseille.

“In a sunny atmosphere, “Cagnard” presents a dozen artists and designers from Marseilles linked by their attachment to the Mediterranean and its territory. An experience of the corniche under the sun embodied by creative people”.

– Milk Decoration

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

From June 1 to September 1, 2023
at Maison ARCHIK Paris

Delphine Dénéréaz represented by Galerie Versant Sud

Axel Chay, Thomas Defour, Sophia Taillet published by 13 DESSERTS