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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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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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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CAMBRONNE

It is in the 15th arrondissement of Paris that the peaceful district of Cambronne takes place.

Cambronne escapes the tourist tumult of the city and offers a green local setting with on one side the square Cambronne and on the other, the square Garibaldi.

Rich in leisure opportunities and hosting several schools, family life is particularly pleasant. 810 meters long and offering a wide range of local shops, rue Cambronne stretches from rue de Vaugirard to place Cambronne where bistros and cafés invite you to relax.

Cambronne is a privileged residential urban sector, which harmoniously combines luxury Haussmann buildings and cubic buildings from the 1970s.

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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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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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GRENELLE

To the northwest of the 15th arrondissement, bordering the very chic 7th arrondissement and its Champs de Mars, is the Grenelle district, directly linked to the 16th by the famous Pont Bir Hakeim.

Until the end of the 19th century Grenelle was a vast sandy plain where rabbits reigned. Today, the district is better known for its large residential towers and for its brand new shopping center than for its historical past of which few vestiges remain. Built in 1905, the essential Passy viaduct, renamed by General De Gaulle “Pont de Bir Hakeim” has since served as the setting for many films.

To the north of the district and adjoining the 7th arrondissement, don’t miss the Swiss Village, today an essential micro-district for art collectors and antique hunters. Built for the Universal Exhibition of 1900, it was at the time a reconstruction of a real Swiss village to become in the 1960s, the village that we know, with modernist architecture, with its glass tiles and its patios.

The Grenelle district offers a living environment where history and architecture mingle.

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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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PLAISANCE

Located between Gare Montparnasse and Parc Montsouris, the Plaisance district retains its formerly suburban air.

A former agricultural hamlet, the Plaisance district became the favorite place of sculptors, engravers and all kinds of artists in the early 1900s. Populated with individual houses with interior courtyards that have become small workshops, the streets of the district are real places to stroll.

Not far from Place Victor and Hélène Basch, Impasse du Moulin Vert presents itself as the typical passage of the district with authentic charm. Place de Seoul, Notre-Dame-du-Travail church, rue des Thermopyles or the villa of Alésia are just as many curiosities that are worth the detour. The backbone of the district, rue Raymond is the shopping street of Plaisance. Food shops and tasty stalls punctuate the district to the delight of its residents.

The district of Plaisance has retained an incomparable charm and offers to the curious walker beautiful discoveries.

 

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