A striped kitchen sets the tone for a colourful design scheme within this Parisian apartment, which was renovated by local studio Atelier HA.
The 60-square-metre apartment is located in Paris’ bohemian Pigalle neighbourhood, and local studio Atelier HA wanted to imbue its spirit into the interior, especially in the living area.
“Pigalle itself, with its vibrant, eclectic spirit, was a strong source of inspiration – we wanted the apartment to feel as alive and expressive as the neighbourhood outside its windows,” Atelier HA founders Hugo Vince and Adèle Nourry told Dezeen.
Like much of the architecture in Pigalle, the building dates from the 19th century, having been constructed during architect Georges-Eugène Haussmann’s urban renewal of the city.
This architecture also influenced the design of the interior.
“The apartment’s structure gave us a beautiful, yet strict framework, which we wanted to both respect and challenge through our intervention,” the designers said.
With the two-bedroom apartment, Vince and Nourry moved away from the typically neutral design schemes applied to Haussmannian apartments, instead opting to flood it with warm-toned colour.
The most intensely decorated area is the living area, which features a kitchen clad entirely in tiles arranged in bands of alternating colours.
Warm pink-red hues were used on the cupboard fronts and the ceiling-mounted light fixtures above the kitchen island, and were complemented by bright orange and light blue tiles.
“We approached colour as a structural element rather than decoration: each shade was chosen for its ability to create rhythm, tension, and harmony within the space,” Vince and Nourry explained.
The same trio of colours is reflected in the living space, where a deep, broad sofa and lounge chair create an inviting sitting area. Peach-toned sheer curtains diffuse sunlight from large windows.
A mismatched green standing lamp, coffee table and side table anchor the space and provide an angular contrast to the soft furnishings.
The entirety of the back wall is lined with mirrors, which bounce light around the apartment and create a more dynamic interior.
“Many Parisian apartments remain neutral or restrained, anchored in beige, grey, and white,” the designers concluded.
“We wanted to break away from this convention and show that colour can be bold yet elegant, playful yet sophisticated.”
Other colourfully-accented Parisian apartments published on Dezeen include a kaleidoscopic apartment designed by Uchronia founder Julien Sebban and an apartment designed to resemble a jewellery box.
The photography is by Yannick Labrousse.
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