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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. A Single Family House in Paris, France by Alia Bengana architecte dplg + capucine de cointet architecteJune 10th, 2019 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: v2com This small building tucked away in the back of a courtyard in Paris 10th district formerly housed small, dark apartments over two levels that were unsuitable for living in. “Given the presence of house fungus (mushrooms that had attacked all the building’s wooden structure) in particular, we had to entirely recreate the building, only keeping the outer building envelope, which was remodeled as well,” the architects, Alia Bengana and Capucine de Cointet, point out.  Dining room and living room, Image Courtesy © David Cousin-Marsy
 Living room and access to the basement, Image Courtesy © David Cousin-Marsy In the owners’ specifications were making the place fit for a family while managing the construction and the site in the most environmentally friendly way possible. Begun in May 2016, the construction took 8 months and cost 400,000 euros, interior and exterior work combined. The small building became a comfortable 120-m² family home spread over 4 levels. In addition to the ground floor and first and second floors, 38 m² of vaulted basements are now home to the laundry room and a multi-purpose space that can be used as a game room or home cinema.  Living room and access to the basement, Image Courtesy © David Cousin-Marsy  View of the living room and staircase from the kitchen, Image Courtesy © David Cousin-Marsy “Our main focus was letting as much light as possible in the house while still maintaining the privacy of the residents,” the architects explain. “This is a typical Parisian apartment with a small courtyard where the neighbors are never far away. ”Certain levels were thus opened with half-height floors in order to capture as much light from the south as possible. As for the large staircase, located opposite the façade, it is crowned with a glass roof, allowing for the whole staircase to be lit up and bringing light to the ground floor. And because the spaces are restricted to one exposure (except for the skylights), the architects used glass walls inside, such as in the master bedroom. “It diffuses light while allowing the parents to keep an eye on their kids,” the architects explain.  Living room and kitchen, Image Courtesy © David Cousin-Marsy  Main facade renovated and insulated from the outside, larch window frames and oak joinery, lacquered metal and glass railings, cable system for climbing vegetation, Image Courtesy © Benjamin Chelly The emphasis was on using raw, simple materials. From the larch for the windows to the solid oak for the staircase, not to mention the gritstone wall, which was entirely uncovered, and the raw metal for the railings and the glass elements, used to highlight its finesse and look. “We kept the wall in its patchwork state with its different additions and multiple materials. It’s a witness to the history of this building,” the architects say. In the bathrooms and the kitchen, the same hexagonal tiles can be found, but each room has its own color scheme. The same goes for the railings and the outside metal protections, where diagonal lines soften the horizontal and vertical ones. As for environmental performance, the building was insulated from the outside in order not to remove any living space. Recreating the floors allowed for the easy installation of ducts for heat recovery ventilation. Finally, planters were buried in order to provide enough soil to allow plants to grow that will cover the façade along the wires strung up to the top of the building.  Staircase leading to the rooms in raw metal and oak, Image Courtesy © David Cousin-Marsy  Staircase and office space suspended above the hopper overlooking the living room on the ground floor. Steps in raw oak, guardrails in welded metal plates and perforated sheeting, Image Courtesy © David Cousin-Marsy  View from the suspended office area to the 1st floor bedroom and the en-suite bathroom, Image Courtesy © David Cousin-Marsy  View of the room through one of the interior glass window, Image Courtesy © David Cousin-Marsy  Dining room and kitchen, steel and stainless steel door kitchen and black granite worktop, Image Courtesy © David Cousin-Marsy  Kitchen open to the entrance and dining room, cement tile floor, steel and stainless steel door kitchen and black granite worktop, Image Courtesy © David Cousin-Marsy  Kitchen , steel and stainless steel door kitchen and black granite worktop, Image Courtesy © David Cousin-Marsy  View of the hopper from the office space suspended above the living room, Image Courtesy © David Cousin-Marsy  View from the office space suspended above the living room, Image Courtesy © David Cousin-Marsy  Details of ironwork – guardrails and interior windows, Image Courtesy © David Cousin-Marsy  View of the fault of the staircase and the glass roof bringing light to the ground floor, Image Courtesy © Benjamin Chelly  View of the living room towards the hopper and the suspended desk, Image Courtesy © David Cousin-Marsy  Bathroom from the master bedroom to the first floor, Image Courtesy © Benjamin Chelly  Bathroom on the 2nd floor, Image Courtesy © Benjamin Chelly
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