NEVER TOO SMALL Central Paris Revolution Era Small Apartment - 42sqm/450sqft
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- Located on the 5th floor of a Parisian revolution era building, the 42sqm 7 MCH apartment was completely transformed by studiobravo to take full advantage of a beautiful view of the city, and improve it’s fit for the owners lifestyle. Relocating the bedroom into the former kitchen allowed the home to be opened up, divided only by the central bathroom. Its unique illuminated glass wall allows light to filter through the bathroom into the bedroom, where a wash of blue paint fills the space and separates it from the living areas. Throughout the home contrasting black and white tiling further segment spaces without the need for partitioning walls. In a city like Paris making small apartments like 7 MCH comfortable, livable spaces will play an important role in ensuring home ownership is accessible into the future.
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Project Name: 7MCH
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why would you delete at the first place??
I will be featured by you guys very soon
Whats the maximun Size in sqm that you would feature? I’ve an apartment in Panama
I personally feel like the living room is missing something to make it feel more cosy. The bedroom and shower are absolutely stunning though. I especially love the vibrant blue color.
A comfy sofá were you can sink in at the end of the day or have an afternoon nap. Only straight lines, no curves, it looks uncomfortable. Love the monkey ;)
Completely agree. The bedroom is genius, but the living space is missing a lot
@@lucidjassi Furniture looks uncomfortable. The positioning of it seems odd also.
A $imple rug would fix that easily.
I think it has a proportion problem and a part of it is for circulation, also, a lot of mixing of materials and colors made me lose the guiding line !
A very creative way to connect the living room to the bedroom and bathroom through the box. Love it! Also, this is the first time I see someone to put the bedroom to the darkest side of an apartment. In general, this is where the bedroom should be located (the darker the place, the better the sleep).
I agree. It’s usually where the balcony is also. So it’s nice to see this and the balcony part of the living space.
I agree, though I’m wondering about that skylight above the bed. Unless it can be screened, I’d be waking far too early with the daylight.
Yes, I love a darker room too. Our master bedroom is freaking cooking us in the Aussie summer.
plus the room is not exposed to the street which limits noise pollution that is horrible in paris
we agree with you! Thank you for your comment !
It absolutely boggles my mind how people can see the amazing potential of how apartments like these could be transformed. Very impressive! Absolutely love this series.
It absolute amazes me that people jack prices so high these people need to see it.Im glad I live very rural and can live small but have space outside
@@cynthiacrawford6147 ok. sis, why are you here?
@@sendmeplantpics ok sis just because you like small does not mean miniscule.Im building a 250 foot tiny house.This on here say 25 feet.In order to make you happy I have to love this.You should move in it.And take grandkids with you.Yall can climb each other.Im on here for ideas that will work for my tiny house.Not my minuscule house but tiny.And for the record,I can watch and comment on what I pleaae.You're not in charge of others.Your need to run others off takes money away from this channel.
@@sendmeplantpics greedy people making people live in shoe boxes aggravates me.Im not trying to sound a smart alec.Every comment and look makes them money!I like these sites making money from their efforts
@@sendmeplantpics and I did not mean to comment directly on yours apologies for that
I'm so glad not every architect thinks a sun-filled bedroom is a must. Love, love, love the blue! That glass enclosed bathroom lending light to the bedroom is genius.
i really don't get it, bedrooms are for sleep or privacy, sunlight and street exposure is more of an annoyance than a benefit, designers always want to put them at the worst place lol
no it isn't!!! guests can see you shower?! omg, this was bad design, sorry
@@Davao420 then don't shower when there are guests? Lol.
This is such a creative way to bring the natural light through the apartment! So beautiful
To say I am jealous of this apartment is a massive understatement
the "sofa" looks like a bus station bench would be more comfortable
The design of objects is such a personal matter, but thank you for your point of view ;) In reality, the cushion is so dense that it is much more comfortable than it looks!
As it's a single bedroom apartment the sofa could easily be used as an extra bed I think.
@@michaelamuquandoh6343 You have understood everything! The dimensions of the bench were thought to receive the brother of the customer to sleep !
@@esikazemese it really does... and i also personally don't like how much space it takes up, it literally takes the whole wall on that side and you could never move it around.. like you could have an aesthetically pleasing and big comfortable couch that's half the size and be left with a lot more free space, this just looks like modern but impractical design to me, but to each their own! as long as the owner likes it i guess
Overall I found this apartment interesting - with a comfortable bedroom positioning, and a bathroom as a focal point etc. At the same time I believe the strongest sides are the weakest ones in terms of practicality. Especially the bathroom - if I am thinking about everyday usage - an acoustic side, privacy (not mention situations someone like friends or relatives are staying over), glass getting dirty quickly (and constant need of cleaning it up to keep it visually pleasant) comes to my mind. I got a bit of a luxury hotel vibes with this one. The kitchen/living space although nice - may be more comfortable in terms of seating area etc. (but I guess it met the owners expectation perfectly). Lastly I found positioning of some of kitchen appliances not-functional (especially fridge doors and a microwave cabinet). With all that being said still a big kudos to the designer! Props for unconventional thinking and a very esthetically pleasant and cohesive space (and I love his sweater btw ;) A completely side note - 40 plus square meters ap. in the centre of Paris is anything but small. However I am very happy this one has been included here :) Thank you for sharing!
THANK YOU. I was shocked no other comments addressed privacy of the bathroom.
hosting people is not the top priority in Paris, if you manage to make the place nice for just a couple it's already an achievement lol
This bathroom is nothing compared to the "open style bathrooms" that were in vogue some years back. I totally dig this bathroom space and understand that it was n line with the client's wishes. At the end of the day client is king and whatever it is they decide has to happen. The talent of the architect is that he/she uses those strict requirement guidelines and still manages to create magic while maintaining optimisation of space !
I do believe guest accomodation is not any sort of priority for the people who live there. There is no guest bed and only room for brief entertainment in form of a dinner etc. The bathroom being the way it is is an absolute non-issue.
As other have pointed out, I don't think that couple were thinking of having guest stay over. The most they would probably do is entertain because they actually wanted space in the living room but that's it. And as for the glass getting dirty, I believe that if they can buy an appartement next to the place de l'Opéra they can pay someone to clean their appartement
The paradox of his final pitch about small spaces as beacons of affordability: You still need a shit ton of money. You need to hire a design team. You have to be a 'young professional' with lots of disposable income. Otherwise, you are lucky to be able to just move in and make do with DIY hacks from IKEA...
Ikea? :cries in curb alert furnishings:
@@victord.4388 the place is full of IKEA furniture
How much do you think this rennovation cost?
Would be cool if they disclosed costs of redesign and renovation for every project
@@maxsteenbrink2081 yes I agree. This doesn't look particularly 'affordable' to me.
I find the layout interesting, and particularly the kitchen. Having the bathroom a focal point-it’s the elephant in the room that the whole apartment is built around-I find odd. The living space seems very uncomfortable; there’s room for a “real” sofa and larger dining table and chairs, so why not? Finally, the irregular angles-the kitchen niche, the bathroom framing-are too funky (“ooh look at me I’m cool”). I’d rather see some detailing more sympathetic to the building’s architecture.
I think some of these apartments have weird little niches. They don't add them so are looking for ways to make them seem like accents. They also have to work around strange poles or bracing. HIgher up apartments where the roof is starting to cut in create more of these. Not sure what the blank space was like but imagine they did have those to deal with.
I feel the same way about the living room .Obviously the owner doesn’t spend too much time sitting around .Not much room for people to sit when visiting .I love the blue bedroom and the bathroom .We stayed in a hotel close to the Louvre they had a bathroom inside the bedroom that looked like a shoebox .
While I like the design overall, I find the built-in bench an odd choice, would rather go for a nice sofa and the dining situation more in the direction where the kitchen is or use the moveable island instead. The bathroom takes up a lot of room, for only containing a sink and a shower, could've spared a few cm, for the living/kitchen room. I like the toilet situation, the kitchen, bedroom. That all being said, I am not the one who has to live there.
Each room has it's own character but it all works so well together!
It looks simple, but I bet it took so long to refine this design.
An overview of the costs would be interesting for me
Well... it's will depend of the in initial state of the appartement when the owner buy it ( Old appartement without any renovation are cheaper than other more modern. ), but I would say probably something like between 350 000 and 450 000 euro ( It can be more if you search in specific arrondissement or specific architecture, like the famous Hausmanian building. )... It's pretty expensive, especially when you compare with other city in France ( In Rouen for exemple, you can find flat with the same surface for less than 120 000 euro if you search in some area. ) but Paris is an expensive city ^^;.
Expensive.
In Paris, double what it would cost in most other places.
As an industrial designer from Mexico, seeing an Acapulco chair in Paris it's one of those moments that make you feel proud of how functional designs can be used all over the world.
you can find them at any corner and supermarket :-) in France
I couldn't live with the uncomfortable lounge. Comfort at home is paramount to me, since a lot of my day is spent in an office chair or on my feet. I would prioritise a good couch over a dining space, since you can get drop leaf tables etc., that work well in small spaces. I see a lot of people really like this apartment. I like aspects of it, particularly the balcony and entry way, but personally wouldn't have had the bathroom there (which is the bit everybody else likes), I'd have redesigned the bedroom/bathroom/wardrobe space so the bathroom was in the wardrobe area. But I'm intensely private. I do like the idea of the glass walls acting as a light box, but would rather it was part of the bedroom space.
I did not like the blue bedroom 👎🏻 or the bathroom in the lounge !
@@thornbird6768 as long as the owner likes it
@@thornbird6768 It's not "in the lounge", it's on the other side of a wall.
Who cares if someone can see your silhouette moving behind textured glass? And if you were that "intensely private", you wouldn't be having anyone over.
@@scottmichaels1764 Lol. For a short time some years ago I lived in a place with glass bricks dividing a bathroom from a living space. Guests felt uncomfortable using it, we ended up putting up curtains to cover it. Intensely private goes both ways - I don't want guests looking at me, and I sure don't want to see the half imagined blurred outline of my uncles saggy, big butt getting out of the shower.
That dark blue makes that space visually smaller. Especially the ceiling in the hall. I also think that the central part of the living room is just wasted, dead space.
Lots of dead space. Only the kitchen is nice
I couldn’t agree more…. Nice layout, some interesting features but overall the flat looks very cold and uninviting! Dead empty space with few plants in the middle. And that shower looks like a glass coffin….oh no, no thanks!
The blue paint of the bedroom works surprisingly well! Great space!
This is a good example of how reorganizing the spaces can make an apartment feel so much more lighter and spacious! Also love the Yves Klein blue *bedroom nook!
My sympathy to the tile setter who had to handle that bathroom door! What a challenge.....! 😬
6:40 - Bathroom door
The Klein blue paint is amazing I want some 😋
Thank you for your comment! We are also very happy with the klein blue !
@@marionfromstudiobravo3483 It's beautiful.
I think the bedroom and the reorganisation of the living room space so that the natural light was reclaimed was the WIN 💯💯💯💯🌟
This is definitely one of the best rearrangements of the apartment layout so far, opening so much space and light in the living room. Really great redesign. The blue bedroom is stunning!! And the bathroom is also beautiful. I just think a real sofa/couch and small 3-4 seater dining table would be more comfortable and versatile than that bench, and would fit in exactly the same space.
I agree, I feel like that was the only real issue with this space. That whole living seems awkward and uninviting. I think your couch suggestion would be perfect.
I love this 😍. But why is there no couch?! This is one of the few apartments that would actually fit one! I hate those built in benches. They're never comfortable.
I am completely blown away by the unique beauty of this apartment remodel. The form, functionality, & beauty is off the charts ! The ability of the architect to ‘see’ the possibility of the space, and then make it so amazing, is absolutely top notch. Bravo !
This is just genius... fantastic reno... BRAVO!
Finally! Some color. The blue bedroom with clothes storage was fantastic, and I loved the cork board for personalization. I feel they could have used more comfortable furniture in the living room, and maybe installed a projector for a TV. It's also a bit awkward to put the plants in the very middle there. The dark bathroom toilet made me giggle because I would hate to be sick 🤢 in there. Claustrophobic with dizzying lines. The original bathroom had a tub and they removed it! And the tile on that tub was rather fun too. This is one of the better small apartment redesigns we've seen, because of all the color. I loved the light box shower though
AMAZING little space! The designers did a marvelous job! The bedroom is FIRE!
It is such a well-designed apartment. My only concern is that the toilet is only accessible thru the bedroom which is not nice when you have visitors who want to use it.
Well, using that bathroom wouldn't be nice for guests anyway, since it's partly exposed...
That blue box bedroom is everything
It feels double the size! What a great design.
I think this is one of my favourites places you've featured now. It's minimal without being impersonal. The use of colours and space is magnificent.
LOOOOOOOVE the blue paint used in this place!
L'appartement est très beau. J'ai déjà travaillé avec eux, ils sont très doués. Bravo !!!
It has become 100% better than it was before. Really smart way to increase natural light levels in the apartment.
I work 100m away from that street!! Amazing design as always, thanks again to the team for these Paris episodes 🌞
I really love how the architect embraced the darkness and smallness of the bathroom and toilet. Instead of trying to make them look big by painting or tiling the spaces white, he chose for a more intimate direction. Painting and tiling both spaces in a darker color was the best solution. It makes both spaces really feel welcoming and cozy instead of tiny and cramped,
Love the bedroom design and colour. The lightbox effect with the bathroom is splendid! Great work!
My favorite thing about this one is that it looks and feels like someone actually lives there. It is cleaned up and staged, but they didn't remove the owner's personal touches or personality
Really? It looked like a "concept home" to me, with no one actually living there.
My personal best so far. Such a clever and spacious design. Architect did a great job - congrats.
Greetings from Zagreb
I love the black/white contrast ideas!
I get the feeling this space really comes alive at night.
Vraiment une belle réussite moderne et cosy en plein Paris j'aime beaucoup le concept de cet appartement, bravo ! 😉😊
The colour differences between the rooms makes the space soo stylish.
It has a gallery feel.
That is a FANTASTIC design. The bedroom paint is stunning.
The black and white rooms on the bathroom are awesome! And the bathroom lights on night look beautiful from the living area.
love the architect's pull, the "floating" benches, klein blue and the movable island (looks like it can extend dining table) and the laundry being next to the wardrobe is super practical
this design is incredibly smart, I am completely in awe of the vision to see this apartments potential. Bravo!
It kept getting better and better! My jaw dropped when I saw the bedroom (the color, the storage) and OMG that bathroom felt like stepping into a comic book, super iconic! I love seeing these creative solutions to maximize each space, especially when they have multiple functions. Well done en beautifully explained.
It's nice to see more of those apartments in Europe's city-pearls
I find the details really genius.. I think French are one of the best designers out there. The light box, creating intimacy with the blue paint, the wardrobe with the laundry, the tiles carrying into the kitchen, french door to the bedroom.
For me personally the only thing I'd change is the seating area, because these are never as comfy as a real sofa.
Props to the designer. They really incorporated client's wishes with ingenious solutions and created functional space that feels bigger than it actually is. You need to remember that you may not like certain colours or furniture, but that is your personal opinion, designer works based on client's wishes and this is great example of a job well done.
EXACTLYYYYY
My dream Paris apartment, the balcony is essential.
Paris is divine, and this apartment is glorious!
I love the hidden toilet nook, black, contrasting with the white shower!
Loved it, the blue majorelle of the room gives it a « marrakech vibes » and the contrast with the bathroom/wc is amazing. However, not sure about the toilet located inside the room. If the client is receiving guests or family over, they will have to enter the room to get to the wc. The kitchen is great, I would have maybe just add more assise in that nice spacious living room. Kudos to the designer 🙌🏼👍🏽
I have to admit, at the start of the video I was unimpressed with how the designer managed to make the living room so sparse and uninviting but that was before the brilliance of the rest of the interior was revealed to me. The bedroom's deep rich colour was transportive. Juxtaposed against the black black outlined square tiles in the bathroom made the private spaces in this apartment feel quirky, artsy and so personable. I began to realise the genius when the secret bathroom was releaved in the cave like recess in the clean open bathroom- despite its tiny footprint, it felt like the darkness was. just hiding the true enormity of the space. I thought the designer ran out of tricks which was then he shocked me for the final time-transforming the shower into a light feature that emitted a soft illuminous glow. What a rollercoaster! I loved it. Im about to watch it again!
Love it. Social points for vibrant blue paint and clever shelf/desk combo. Cheers
That blue bedroom is just WOW.
Fantastic design! Great job!
Your English and the pace of your delivery was excellent. 😊
So many good ideas in this apartment. I love the various types of light created by the blue paint, the tiles in the bathroom and toilet, the lines in the doors between the corridor and the bedroom, and of course the amazing glass wall that separates the bathroom.
It's not my style at all but the layout is so smart. I love it! The big living room full of light and the bedroom with the skylight. I would put a huge table in the middle of the living and it's perfect
Oh my, an apartment in the heart of Paris, soooo jealous. Inventive use of light. Total transformed to a light and airy apartment with an outdoor space, such a luxury to have.
Very nice. Brilliant selection of tiles. Love the dual use of the bathroom (actual bathroom and light sculpture). Emphasizing the darkness of the bedroom with a tranquilizing dark blue; great. Thanks for the inspiration.
It’s a beautiful apartment but I’m not sure about the plant/footstool arrangement in the centre of the room…
The arrangement in the center of the living room it was a question mark for me too.......hahaha!!!
The plants and living room arrangement are the only things I don't like about this apartment. Too much wasted space!
I think it’s probably placement for the video to show separation between living/cooking areas
Love your channel. The apartments is a great balance between tiny living, minimalism, simplicity, and high quality livable design, not magazine hypothetical living. Could you include, and although more work, possibly a second channel, going into a bit more detail on the hidden logistics of the apartment builds (electrical channels, ventilation, sound dampening, heating/cooling etc)?
Have to admit I am quite curious about the planning and shared-system upgrades for some of these beautiful spaces in old and/or repurposed buildings......
+1
Glad the bog has a ‘feeling of intimacy’.
(Love this apartment)
Yes, glad they did that, I would not enjoy having a shit in that lightbox lol !
In love with how the archi pushes everything to far end of the space to create open space concept. Liked d skylight in d bedroom true Parisian style. Very clean contemporary approach.
This is in one of my top 3 small spaces you have shown us!! Love it!
The Klein Blue bedroom was a total surprise, absolutely stunning. I loved the tiled bathroom and the facts that it doubles up as a light box in the evening
One of the best and smartest apartments you’ve featured thus far! I love how they worked around getting natural light to all of rooms and various access points so it doesn’t feel so boxed in
Wow. The thoughtfulness of this design is brilliant
The tile use and color contrast is amazing
Very interesting usage of space here. I love how the wardrobe, bedroom, toilet all wedge together and is able to cross over from one another, & has help to amplify a larger living space. That Blue Klein paint contrasting against the wood finishing with the natural sunlight has created a abstract surrealism art on it's own. Very interesting cosy ambience in there. That geometrical fold down desk is brilliant. 6:18 you know you will be taken into a new perspective with tiles & lines. And that tiles design is continuously interestingly used in the recessed walls in the living and kitchen subtly. That Pink pillow, Pink nylon string chair, Pink pot & 1/8 painted Pink balcony railing gave a element of surprise. Simple but yet complicated... Very detailed designer Thomas Pellerin.
That is one of my favorite designs
that living room looks so, so comfortable.
FABULOUS layout! BRAVO! ❤️
STUNNING! 😍
the glass feature wall is just spectacular this is amazing
can't stop thinking about this cobalt blue bedroom, it is so calming. gonna have one of my own someday.
That bedroom is gorgeous
The bedroom is insane
I LOVE IT SO MUCH, WAS A PERFECT PLACE, VERY MODERN AND NICE.
I love the idea of putting the bedroom in the darkest corner! You're going to sleep when it's dark anyway, you don't need windows there.
that’s an amazing project. i love how light can penetrate thanks to the bathroom. bravo 👏🏻👏🏻
Ok that Was deliciously unexpected
Stunning design!!! It looks so much larger than 450 sq ft!
I love the light box. I'm not sure about using a jet-black toilet in a jet-black closet...
There are some elements of this apartment that I personally don't like and aren't to my taste but the genius and success of this apartment for me are that I feel I could move in straight away. Some apartments on this channel just seem unlivable day-to-day but this has; wardrobe space - particularly tall hanging space, an actual washing machine with space to keep laundry detergent and cleaning products, room for books, and a proper kitchen. The architect has done a fantastic job!
the floorplan became brilliant
Love the aesthetics of this apartment - the use of geometry, tiles, vibrant blue in bedroom (a perfect example of why we needn't be afraid of darker/more saturated hues). The mounted seating is inspired and a thing of beauty. I appreciate the creative and efficient use of space in the bedroom and kitchen. While I appreciate the efforts towards minimalism, there seemed to be lost creative opportunities and wasted space in the living area. Maybe I would understand if more was presented on decisions for that room? It would be great to understand choices made (e.g., for placement of the plants).
Hello Josette ! Thank you very much for your constructive comment. The plants were thought to be associated with an armchair and thus create an island which closes the living room space without cutting the room brutally. If you want to see a picture in action, you can go to studiobravo.archi/42m2-Rehabilitation-appartement-T3-Paris-2eme Bye ! studiobravo
A fantastic example when design follows function in every detail. So intelligent, so handsome.
this apartment has the most personality I've seen so far -- I feel like a lot of tiny spaces are very starkly designed, but not this one!
In love with this bedroom, very comfortable and ergonomic. But everything else is no for me, there're a lot of impractical moments and, in general, there is no feeling of this coziness like from a bedroom
I feel the same way, I would definitely add a curtain
I am absolutely mesmerized with the tint of blue colour in bedroom... I wonder how it smells inside but I'm sure that's good.
The balcony is also gorgeous!
I absolutely LOVE the the light box!!
I love the lamps, the bedroom, the toilet, the shower,...
Big balcony in Paris. Beautiful and hausmanien
love the combination of colors used! and the bathroom, very interesting and creative idea! love the apartment overall! super cute ❤ and looks spacious to me!
Magnifique, tellement bien pensé. Donc inspirant.
I love everything except the blue paint 😬
The aesthetic is not for me but it’s crazy how well they delivered on the “more sunlight requirement”
That blue is POPPIN!
That blue bedroom is so damn gorgeous.