Prix Appartement is a minimalist apartment located in Paris, France, designed by CENT 15 ARCHITECTURE. This 120-square-meter top-floor duplex complete refurbishment for family with two children demonstrates how parental volume insertion can organize spatial relationships establishing clear borders between communal and private zones. Photographer Christophe Caudroy documents the project showing how natural light reflects on light-colored materials throughout the residence.
The entrance on lower level accesses full-length balcony facing bedrooms establishing children’s floor with existing staircase leading to upper-floor living areas. Living room, dining room, and kitchen benefit from unobstructed view through large floor-to-ceiling windows maximizing natural light penetration and urban outlook. This vertical organization separates active children’s areas from adult entertaining spaces demonstrating programmatic clarity through level separation addressing multi-generational household privacy requirements.
Background large imposing volume encloses parents’ universe including dressing room and bathroom with small staircase leading to top-floor bedroom under roof. This volume conceived as house within apartment with large facade pierced by two small one-way mirrored windows creates clear border with living spaces, demonstrating bold architectural gesture where substantial insertion establishes spatial hierarchy. The one-way mirrored windows provide privacy while maintaining visual supervision from parental suite toward communal areas.
Sober architectural language enhances place’s spatial qualities with omnipresent natural light reflecting on light-colored materials including carpet covering floor while walls like custom-made furniture set receive waxed concrete covering. This material restraint demonstrates how limited palette can create spatial coherence where every surface contributes unified aesthetic rather than competing for attention through varied treatments. The waxed concrete application on walls and furniture establishes continuity between architectural and furnishing elements.
Living room space definition occurs through parental volume position with discreet kitchen hiding behind this volume in dining room continuity. Large bench sits dining table at space back while counter located at kitchen entrance offers variety of uses, demonstrating how multifunctional elements can maximize spatial efficiency within compact Parisian apartment footprints. The kitchen concealment strategy maintains living area visual clarity preventing appliance and storage visibility from fragmenting open-plan perception.
