Region: Paris & Île de France

Heju

Interior Designers

architectes@archik.fr

Hélène Pinaud and Julien Schwartzmann met on the benches of the École Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Strasbourg in 2015. After graduating, they founded their own studio HEJU in 2015 and created a universe mixing Japanese and Scandinavian influences.

Using minimalist lines and volumes, they create timeless places with the aim of optimising spaces, challenging codes and customs while advocating a return to emotion. They infuse poetry into their clients’ daily lives while favouring natural, living materials that develop a patina over time. The choice of materials, colours and textures is at the heart of their thinking in order to create atmospheres that appeal to all the senses.

At HEJU, beauty comes in the simplest details, as evidenced by their architectural compositions, furniture lines and material combinations.

Their projects are the result of deep spatial and functional reflection, in line with the essence of the place and the lifestyle of their clients. Several values unite us: the continuity between art, design and architecture, in order to create unique places. The fluidity of volumes and the love of the modernist trend.

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Agnieszka OPALINSKA

Negotiator

+33 (0) 6 48 02 69 11
agnieszka.opalinska@archik.fr

Graduated in psychology and trained in coaching, Agnieszka has been working for over 15 years in the Warsaw real estate market, first in an agency and then in promotion. In 2008 she decided to open her own agency, focusing on selected properties and quality service.

Because of her Polish roots, Agnieszka is fascinated by socialist realist architecture for its monumental dimension and dignity; but her iconic architectural trend remains modernism, especially when applied to public buildings and private villas. Agnieszka is also passionate about interior design, cooking, jazz and nature. She is inspired by her encounters and everyday life: a shop window she rides past on her bike, the unexpected colours of the tiles in a hotel bathroom, the light coming through a roof window… In terms of materials, she loves wood, synonymous with warmth and conviviality.

Arriving in Paris in 2014, she discovered the profession of property hunter. Through this, she quickly began a collaboration with ARCHIK, sharing the same taste and values. ARCHIK combines everything that is dear to her heart: interiors with a singular style, a keen sense of architecture and design, and finally a unique approach towards clients with a particular attention to their needs. It was therefore only natural that she joined the growing team.

It is now at ARCHIK and in Paris that she puts her taste for beauty and her listening skills at the service of people who wish to find or put up for sale properties with a unique character, and benefit from personalised support.

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Baptiste LEGUÉ

Interior Designer

architectes@archik.fr

Baptiste Legué trained at ESAG Penninghen in Paris and at St Luc in Brussels. As soon as he left the school, he joined the Franklin Azzi agency. For seven years, he sharpened his curiosity, affirmed his knowledge and confronted the demands of the architect-designer profession.

In 2015, he founded the Atelier Baptiste Legué. He then worked on projects for boutiques, flats, second homes or offices and more recently on a hotel project as well as a museum.

In the projects entrusted to him, the Atelier accompanies its clients from conception to delivery, from the layout of the space to the choice of materials, including furniture recommendations and the recommendation of works of art in galleries, which he particularly likes.

Whatever the use of the space to be designed, the Atelier pays particular attention to the quality of the plan, the fluidity of the circulation, the functionality of the spaces, as well as the context in which it is integrated. The Atelier’s projects all have in common that they are uncluttered, designed with raw materials that are intended to accompany their users over time and facilitate their use.

He shares with ARCHIK common values, a sensitivity to beauty and materials with a concern for detail and respect for the history of the spaces he renovates.

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Sébastien COQUEREL

Co-founder

+33 (0) 6 83 34 90 69
sebastien.coquerel@archik.fr

Involved in ARCHIK from the beginning as co-founder, Sébastien works on all issues related to strategy, brand positioning and customer relations, as well as administrative and financial matters. His leitmotiv is to ensure ARCHIK’s high-end positioning through the quality of its customer relations. “ARCHIK is a company with structured work processes. And for all the cogs to work, it’s a permanent job that is not necessarily visible to everyone.

Sébastien has experience in this field. He worked for BMW for 10 years, from marketing to communications, including press relations and B-to-B sales, an experience which he applies to real estate. “With a background in a brand known for its rigour and the loyalty of its customers, I learnt what customers’ requirements are. It’s a matter of paying attention at every moment.

ARCHIK is characterised by real differences, “a quality of work, a desire to approach properties through the art of living, to offer a living space rather than square metres and to offer a specialised service by accompanying clients in the renovation of properties thanks to architects, decorators and other designers”.

This is an important specificity according to this fan of Frank Gehry, “an architect-sculptor, who also approaches his field in a different way: starting with an intention, an inspiration, he then imagines the tools necessary to make it real and viable”. According to Sébastien, this is a challenge that requires “evolving with the times, remaining flexible and listening to our clients in order to constantly reinvent ourselves”.

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Amandine COQUEREL

Co-founder

+33 (0) 6 81 36 80 10
amandine.coquerel@archik.fr

Always passionate about design and architecture, on the lookout for the latest trends and creations, Amandine, an engineer by training and with a Master’s degree in Marketing from ESSEC, created ARCHIK in 2014. While she has worked for large groups such as LVMH and L’Oréal, she has also tried her hand at various projects before embarking, in Marseille, on this adventure.

The ambition? To put its sensitivity to aesthetics and a certain art of living at the service of others. The young structure has earned its stripes as an essential stop for architecture lovers, collectors of characterful properties and connoisseurs of beautiful materials. With this objective in mind, Amandine has never ceased to enrich ARCHIK with profiles from diverse backgrounds: cinema, art, economy, luxury…

Its catalog, now very selective, has led it to prefer bourgeois apartments revisited by architects, villas with panoramic views and hidden properties with high potential. “ARCHIK is both a city real estate agency and an architecture agency. We cater to lovers of the city, its energy and possibilities.”

With her team, Amandine scours the city for her clients in search of those living spaces that have a signature. “Marseille is in the midst of change, there is a public for these properties, waiting for a flawless service. And they want to be accompanied in their renovation projects!” says Amandine. What could be better than associating an agency and architects? A story that has only just begun!

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SAINT-BLAISE

The Saint-Blaise district, located in the 20th arrondissement in the northeast of Paris, between rue des Pyrénées and boulevard de Charonne, is a dynamic and picturesque district.

A district in flux since 2002, included in the Great Urban Renewal Project, the district has nevertheless managed to retain a warm atmosphere, far from the tourist bustle of the city center. There are many local shops, lively markets and pleasant green spaces, such as Square Antoine Blondin.

Saint-Blaise is known for its heterogeneous architecture, combining influences from the past and contemporary touches. Integrating the village of Charonne, the district has kept the charm of the old Parisian suburbs. The narrow, winding streets are lined with buildings with colorful facades, offering a bucolic charm. The remarkable Saint-Germain-de-Charonne church, listed as a historical monument, sits as the mother of the district.

A charming mix of tradition and modernity where life is good.

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Raphaëlle FORMOSA

Marketing and Communication Manager

+33 (0) 6 47 47 83 82
raphaelle.formosa@archik.fr

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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TELEGRAPHE

It is in the eastern part of the 20th arrondissement of Paris that the charming Télégraphe district sits on a hill, offering a panoramic view of the city.

The district – one of the highest peaks in Paris – is outlined in the middle of its many shops, restaurants and cafes with a popular atmosphere, as well as its green squares conducive to strolling. It takes its name from the Chappe telegraph station which was once located there.

The architecture here is eclectic. There are small workers’ houses, artists’ studios transformed into lofts and old refurbished factories, alongside 1970s buildings. Quiet and urban, it attracts many families in search of a pleasant neighborhood life.

Authentic and popular

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Marie CHEMIN

Sales Administration Manager

+33 (0) 6 30 41 42 53
marie.chemin@archik.fr

Since her end-of-study internship in Communication and Marketing at Maison ARCHIK in Toulouse, Marie has not left the adventure: for almost a year, she has been roaming the pink city as a negotiator, before joining Marseille in April 2018, as Sales Administration Manager. A valuable support provided daily to the teams in the three cities.

Right from the start, Maison ARCHIK seduced her for its innovative and meaningful concept… “It’s beautiful, simple and different. Crossing disciplines, highlighting the essence of a place, and perfecting the habitat are values that drive me, which is why I found myself in many codes…”. The work environment corresponds to her personality, which is oriented towards art, design, architecture and aesthetics. It is therefore natural that she immerses herself in this world of global thinking around the habitat.

What does she like about the city? Walking in the street, being attentive to buildings, trying to distinguish flats, inner courtyards, and finding unusual architecture or places. It’s a way for Marie to appreciate the atmosphere of cities, their different neighbourhoods, whether they have the charm of the old like the Carmes and Esquirol in Toulouse, whether they are cosmopolitan like the Vieux Port or Noailles in Marseille, or more historical like the Opéra or Marais districts in Paris. Different neighbourhoods, but lively, each in their own way.

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MUETTE-NORD

A district of the 16th arrondissement of Paris, the Muette Nord district stretches from west to east on the edge of the Bois de Boulogne by the lower lake until it opens onto the Seine at the Pont d'Iéna.

Privileged and family-friendly, Muette Nord is one of the most popular areas of the capital. Life is pleasant there with the best schools, opulent buildings and mansions, green spaces like the vast Ranelagh garden, but also local shops.

On the cultural side, we are delighted with the permanent collection and the temporary exhibitions of the imposing Musée de l’Homme in the neo-classical style, those of the National Maritime Museum, but also with the most intimate collections of the Musée Marmottan Monet in the he former château de la Muette and the Clémenceau museum in the latter’s apartment, dedicated to his life and work. A veritable institution of the district, the famous family brasserie La Rotonde sits at the corner of Chaussée de la Muette. Revamped in 2022 by the New York firm Roman and Williams, and winner of the National Design Award, the decor pays homage to the timeless elegance of Parisian brasseries. The district also hosts the town hall of the 16th arrondissement.

A peaceful neighborhood rich in discoveries

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PASTEUR

Bordered by the 7th and 14th arrondissements, the Pasteur district is located to the east of the 15th and notably hosts the arrondissement town hall.

Lively and urban, Pasteur is a district in perpetual motion, animated by its many brasseries, restaurants and shops.

Along its vegetated boulevards, the district is constantly reinventing itself to win over new residents, such as with the complete transformation of the Pasteur museum, or the height gain from the Montparnasse tower culminating at 209 meters and offering the most beautiful panorama. all over Paris.
A must-see cultural venue in the district, the Bourdelle Museum, formerly the sculptor’s studio, offers the public exhibition spaces opening onto gardens adorned with the artist’s grandiose sculptures. We are intrigued by Villa M, a huge glass house with a hybrid concept around well-being and nature, the work of the Franco-Brazilian agency Triptyque Architecture, under the artistic direction of Philippe Starck.

A district in full swing, appreciated by these inhabitants for its places of proximity and centers of interest.

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