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When intervening in a space such as this apartment, the architect must know how to omit, refurbish and integrate. The apartment occupies what was the social floor of a previous Hotel Particulier. Now, set to be the home of a family, it required some restructuring. The refurbishment was to be respectful of its 17th Century heritage and discreet. The interior design project demanded clean lines and shapes and the use of raw materials. For the decoration, however, a careful selection of 21st Century furniture pieces was added to allow for an harmonious combination of the best of both times.
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