Apartment XVI

APARTMENT XVI Paris, France

The places in which we live on a full time basis are layered with memories, furniture, books and objects collected over time. • When designing an apartment as a pied-a-terre, an opportunity to create a site-specific interior opens up. This project started as a blank page with the stated intention for it not to become “layered”. • Because it takes advantage of a 90° sunlight exposure, we focused on creating a flowing experience from room to room, removing most doors in the process. • Light is filtered through white linen curtains, floors are large oak geometric panels and walls are to remain off white. • A selection of 20th and 21st century furniture then started to populate the space: Joris Laarman, Nakashima, Jeanneret, Mathias Bengtsson, Serge Mouille, Garouste & Bonetti, Mathieu Matego, Gio Ponti, Fontana Arte, Max Ingrand, Lina Bo Bardi and a few other pieces designed by us. 28