"Architects Suleïma Ben Achour and Antoine Lallement build joie-de-vivre into all of their designs. The two became collaborators as students at École Nationale d'Architecture de Paris la Villette and we have been avidly following their projects since graduation: see A Spirited Paris Apartment Remodel, A Porthole Passage and a Moving Bookcase, A Single Father's Ensuite Retreat, and A Shaker-Inspired Bakery in Marseille Suleïma runs Studio Classico of Paris and Marseille, and Antoine recently opened his own Marseille studio, Chapitre Architecture."
"Suleïma runs Studio Classico of Paris and Marseille, and Antoine recently opened his own Marseille studio, Chapitre Architecture. Today, we're visiting one of their latest joint commissions, the refurbishment of a modest, five-story, old apartment building in central Marseille for a client who planned to turn it into vacation rentals (but pivoted post-completion and sold the units). Working on a tight budget, Suleïma and Antoine aimed to be restrained in their structural interventions, while creating fully reinvented spaces that mingle practicality with playfulness."
Suleïma Ben Achour and Antoine Lallement renovated a modest five-story apartment building in central Marseille originally intended for vacation rentals. The project prioritized restrained structural interventions and tight-budget strategies while fully reinventing interiors for practicality and playfulness. The designers emphasized craftsmanship, introducing a language of curves and circular cutouts to bring light, ease movement, and integrated furniture. In the attic, exposed beams, original terracotta floors, and a sculptural corner library use existing wall recesses to define intimate spaces within high ceilings. Units emphasize visual interest through built-in elements and careful reuse of original architectural features. The completed units were sold after a post-completion pivot.
Read at Remodelista
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]