00:05For this project, we were both the architects and the clients.
00:14The brief was simple.
00:18Find a place with a soil and make it an apartment.
00:26What we found was a studio from the mid-20th century.
00:35It has now been transformed into a family home.
00:39We live here with our baby daughter.
00:52The apartment is located in the center of Paris, in the 11th district, a neighborhood called Oberkampf.
01:03Oberkampf is a very lively area.
01:06It is also close to Le Marais, which is a popular historic area.
01:16Edouard loves busy places with a lot of objects and full of stories.
01:24Ophélie is more attracted to open plans and simple lines.
01:30That's how we came up with the concept L'atelier rangé-dérangé,
01:35which can be translated to a tidy and busy workshop.
01:43When we first found the apartment, there was a single half-length wall which divided the main space.
01:55The rest of the apartment was open with no other walls or rooms.
02:02We sectioned off the entrance, created a bedroom and bathroom area that can be closed off from the main space.
02:09Then, we added a toilet.
02:13We also added a mezzanine above the office space, which is now transformed into a nursery.
02:20Lastly, we removed one of the entrance doors and replaced it with a window and a wedding nook.
02:28As you enter the apartment, you are faced with a glass divider made using the same glass as the original
02:36windows of the workshop.
02:41There is a wall made of pine wood, which has hidden storage space.
02:47We added a small pine wood bench, which also doubles as storage for our shoes.
02:56The kitchen, the living and the dining areas are an open plan.
03:04Low furniture can make the space feel more generous.
03:08So, we designed a low storage unit that wraps around the wall within the living room.
03:15We also included a built-in planter and added some floating bookshelves.
03:25We designed a bench that wraps around the heater. It allows us to cover it and also create another area
03:33to sit and relax.
03:37We divided the living and the kitchen area using the sofa and custom-made bench seat.
03:49We designed an integrated kitchen.
03:51We chose a matte black finish so that we could feature the existing beautiful stone wall and contrast with the
04:00marble.
04:02The kitchen is equipped with a modern stainless steel oven and an induction cooktop.
04:11It has also a laundry and plenty of pantry space.
04:19We separated the bedroom with a recycled glass window.
04:25The sleeping area is very compact. There is a queen size bed, a closet and a small bench.
04:42The bed was custom-made so we could add storage and make use of the space under the bed.
04:51The bathroom is ensuite with a bedroom.
04:55It was important for us to have a full-size bath as we didn't want the apartment to lack the
05:02comforts of a bigger space.
05:07We installed a mirror into the side of the bathtub to reflect its surroundings and give the illusion that the
05:16space is bigger than it actually is.
05:23Finally, we installed floating wooden shelves to visually open up the space.
05:35The nursery was originally used as an office. We turned it into a nursery with the arrival of our daughter.
05:46There is a custom-made closet and a multifunctional furniture that integrates the cot, a changing table and an armchair.
05:56This piece can be transformed into a larger bed when our daughter is toddler age and into full-size bed
06:05when she reaches school age.
06:09The mezzanine area is currently used as storage but we plan to make it into a reading corner in the
06:17future.
06:19We replaced the original skylight with a much larger one to bring in as much light as possible.
06:30When it comes to designing a small space, it's not the square meters that matter, it's what we do with
06:38them.
06:41Paris is an expensive city and space has become a luxury.
06:47This is actually the way we advise our clients.
06:50This is better to have a smaller space well designed than a larger one but impractical.
07:09This is more expensive than a small space.
07:10What are you doing?
07:11This house is better to have a small space.
07:11You can't do it.
07:15The main map.
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