Hauvette & Madani uses architecture as a frame for nature in Parisian home
Local studio Hauvette & Madani looked to the work of Japanese architect Tadao Ando when designing this wood-lined house in Paris, set within a lush garden.
Located close to the Frank Gehry-designed Fondation Louis Vuitton museum in northwest Paris, the home is spread across three storeys.
On the ground floor, the open-plan kitchen and dining space features floor-to-ceiling glazing that reveals views of the surrounding garden's abundance of plants and ipe wood terracing.
"The house is structured around a strong 'inside-outside' relationship," studio founders Samantha Hauvette and Lucas Madani told Dezeen. "The landscape feels like a permanent, living backdrop, very close to the Japanese idea of architecture as a frame for nature."
When designing the home, Hauvette and Madani were heavily influenced by the work of Ando. The duo described his architectural projects as "echoing the quiet, contemplative relationship between buildings and gardens".
Inside, the home is filled with pieces from the studio's two furniture collections, playfully named Amuse Bouche and Entremets after French terms for small dishes served between courses of a meal.
"Our own pieces form the backbone of the furniture selection, ensuring coherence and a strong identity throughout the house," explained the designers.
The dining space features a bespoke built-in banquette, upholstered with plush textile-clad cushions and a chunky oak and lacquer floor lamp informed by art deco design.
The kitchen is characterised by veiny green quartz countertops set against custom timber cabinetry, also created by Hauvette and Madani.
"We worked with a restrained and natural palette based on oak, beige and ecru, enriched with deeper tones such as greens, tobacco and black," said the designers.
"Wood was chosen as the unifying material for its warmth, timelessness and ability to connect spaces seamlessly," they added. "It echoes the project's strong connection to nature."
In the living room, the duo constructed oversized oak shelving, which was positioned alongside a pair of low-slung sofas clad in velvety green fabric and a statement folded wood coffee table by Lisbon-based Studio HAOS.
A close-up, summery snapshot of two women sunbathing by French-Uruguayan photographer Bettina Pittaluga was framed above one of the sofas.
Wobbly, checkerboard-style carpets line the curved staircase, which leads to the two upper levels.
On the first floor, the kids' bedroom is characterised by a bed with a gridded, tartan-style headboard and a stripy bulbous pendant lamp.
The main suite is at the top of the house on the second floor and features an interconnected sleeping area and bathroom dressed in sandy, caramel hues, which was positioned on a platform raised above the custom oak bed.
"While level changes can be found in many Parisian interiors, here, it is not a space-saving device, but a way to structure the parental suite," said the designers.
"It subtly separates the sleeping area from the bathroom and adds a sense of hierarchy and intimacy."
Hauvette and Madani have been creating interiors together since 2010.
Among their portfolio is a Parisian apartment anchored by a sumptuous wine-red kitchen, and another home in the French capital with a gallery-like interior designed for its occupant's vast art collection.
The photography is by Matthew Avignone.
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