Apartment Moscou, located on the 5th floor of a Haussmannian building in the 8th arrondissement, originally followed a classic layout of the time, with rooms arranged in succession along the façades and connected by a long interior corridor.
© BCDF studio
The new design choice eliminates boundaries between living spaces, which now flow seamlessly around a cylindrical storage unit.
© BCDF studio
A long inhabited wall highlights the apartment’s cross-through aspect, connecting the courtyard and street façades while delineating the separation between the ‘day’ and ‘night’ areas.
Project Info
Architects: minuit architectes
Area: 105 m²
Year: 2022
Country: France
Photographs: BCDF studio
Lead Architects: Joseph Vincent, Félix Borel, Aliénor Bolelli, Maxime Eon
Design Team: minuit architectes
General Constructing: Ouaret Batiment
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