H2o Architects

Arsenal Flat

Arsenal Flat
© Stéphane Chalmeau

Arsenal Flat

H2O Architectes

ARCHITECTS
H2O Architectes

PHOTOS
Stéphane Chalmeau 

STATUS
Built

YEAR
2015

LOCATION
Paris, France

TYPE
Residential › Apartment

THE COMMISSION :

a flat for a couple with two children.

Arsenal Flat
© Stéphane Chalmeau
Arsenal Flat
© Stéphane Chalmeau

THE PLACE :

last floor of a Haussmanian building; ancient servants bedrooms already transformed into a flat.

THE PROJECT :

is articulated around three connected and sequenced living spaces which are defined in function of uses, light and multiple views.

Arsenal Flat
© Stéphane Chalmeau
Arsenal Flat
© Stéphane Chalmeau

Each one of these spaces is characterized by its solar orientation: East, West or South.

Each child has its own independent bedroom; the common living space is open and partitioned by elements of furniture which have all been designed so as to follow the sloping games of the roof-line, forming a landscape of totems.

Arsenal Flat
© Stéphane Chalmeau
Arsenal Flat
© Stéphane Chalmeau
Arsenal Flat
© Stéphane Chalmeau

They include bookshelves and diverse storage spaces.

A diagonal opening is thus drawn throughout the principal living room of which one forgets the rather tight initial dimensions.

This reading of the apartment is further enhanced by the use of white paint on wood or plaster for the principle surfaces underlined by wood (oak) along the floor and for the totem elements.

Arsenal Flat
© Stéphane Chalmeau


Arsenal Flat
© Stéphane Chalmeau
Arsenal Flat
© Stéphane Chalmeau
Arsenal Flat
© Stéphane Chalmeau
Arsenal Flat
© Stéphane Chalmeau
Arsenal Flat
© Stéphane Chalmeau
Arsenal Flat
© Stéphane Chalmeau
Arsenal Flat
© Stéphane Chalmeau
Arsenal Flat
© Stéphane Chalmeau
Arsenal Flat
© Stéphane Chalmeau
Arsenal Flat
© Stéphane Chalmeau
Arsenal Flat
© Stéphane Chalmeau
Arsenal Flat
© Stéphane Chalmeau


Arsenal Flat
Arsenal Flat


Arsenal Flat
Arsenal Flat

H2o Architects
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H2o Architects
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