EXCEPTIONAL RESIDENCES – A seven-story house perched on the Butte Bergeyre, a little piece of countryside at the end of a dead end in the 12th arrondissement… A look back at five Parisian houses that don't look like one.
A breathtaking house, inhabited by the Paulin family in the heart of Paris
Opening the door to Benjamin and Alice Paulin's house, hidden in an alley in the east of the capital, is an extraordinary experience. Passing the courtyard set with glass, greenery and mirrors, we enter a breathtaking interior. Here, the furniture of Pierre Paulin, father of Benjamin, is everywhere. But especially not on display. The children play on the Big C and Mid C sofas, watch films with their parents nestled in the Dune, and eat sitting on their grandfather's Élysée chairs.
Sylvie Becquet
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How an all-white pavilion in a cul-de-sac in Paris becomes a country house full of color
The artist Marin Montagut rented a small house with white walls in a Parisian cul-de-sac. By partnering with Farrow & Ball, he gave it a dose of color. His talent and taste for antique objects did the rest. His pavilion became a country house.
Romain Ricard / Romain Ricard
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“Half-villa, half-temple”, Kenzo Takada’s Japanese haven, in the 11th arrondissement of Paris
Japan in Paris. The former home of Kenzo Takada, legendary designer of the brand bearing his name, is located in the heart of Paris, in the heart of the 11th arrondissement. Not far from the Place de la Bastille, the residence is hidden in the courtyard of an 18th century residential building, away from prying eyes. Three floors, around twenty rooms, a gym and even an elevator… If the luxurious aspect of the place is not in doubt, that is not the most important thing for architect Kengo Kuma, who signed the project and worked particularly on the feelings that grip the visitor when he walks through the door.
Jimmy Cohrssen, Christie’s Real Estate
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The little house on the Butte Bergeyre, a hidden treasure in the heart of Paris
And there was light. This sums up the genesis of this house inaugurated in 2020 on the Butte Bergeyre, this green mini-district, hidden in the 19th arrondissement in Paris. And that’s the impression you get as soon as you cross the threshold of this discreet residence. Light is its main material, which floods the ground floor to better ricochet from floor to floor. A challenge for clarity, however, far from being won at the start. Because the building was built on a very narrow plot, barely 4.80 m wide, between two other adjoining buildings, leaving only two illuminated facades.
Cécile Septet / Ajile architects
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Private tour of an incredible artist's house made of wood and rammed earth, in the 18th arrondissement
A house that hides a forest? This is exactly how one could evoke Casa Franca. First Parisian building with an adobe facade, nestled in an 18th century dead ende district, it is home to an imaginary baobab, snakes, jungles, flowers, insects, birds… This ecosystem was imagined by visual artist Sarah Valente. A self-taught artist who has long combined creation and entrepreneurship, she has inherited the construction gene.
Sylvie Bécquet
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