It only took a visit to Chrystel Laporte to see the potential of this space as crowded as almost dilapidated in 2021! Small overlap in a ground floor with cellars in the basement in a row here and there, all embellished with a small outside gem: a courtyard of 45 m², without any vis-à-vis. This is what this first meeting full of possibilities was, but only a seasoned architect could imagine creating a flexible as bright as Atypical here.
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Apart from the immediate cracking for the outer courtyard, the potential surface of a hundred square meters immediately appealed to the owner. The two living spaces between the ground floor and the level -1 responded in all respects to the lifestyle of this mother who finds her children every other week. Imagined as two semi-independent apartments, the levels meet in mirror thanks to all the light they let circulate. A real challenge when you see the photos of the original spaces closely: cellars and common parts of the vintage which had never been affected since the construction of this old Marseille building. However, it was obvious as much as a crush from the first minutes and we understand why by admiring this rehabilitation carried out with a master’s hand!
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