Make it habitable
The study allows for insulation, ventilation and acoustic comfort without concealing the principal structure.
Spatial study · Attic conversion · Flexible space
Les Combles Calmes
Residential · Family home · Spatial studyBeneath the beams, a raw attic becomes a study, library and living space for the whole family.- Status
- Spatial study
- Profile
- Residential
- Typology
- Family home
- Fields explored
- Interior architecture · Renovation · Site supervision
01 / The starting point
A place to understand.
Uses to question.
The attic had served as storage for years. Its roof structure was beautiful, but access, insulation and daylight made long-term use impossible.
02 / The intention
What the proposal
seeks to resolve.
Make the attic comfortable throughout the year, create a study that can be properly enclosed and retain a generous flexible area for reading, playing or hosting guests.
- Interior architecture
- Renovation
- Site supervision
03 / The design direction
An atmosphere conceived
as a continuous thread.
The existing structure becomes the framework of the project. White volumes settle beneath the slopes, oak unifies the floor and touches of forest green and rust bring a domestic scale to the expansive roof.
04 / The design decisions
Precise choices,
connected to a use.
Every choice responds to the starting point and shows how KAMILI connects layout, use, light and materials.
Seek daylight
Roof openings are positioned to illuminate the study and reading area, subject to the required permissions and technical studies.
Inhabit the slopes
Low storage follows the eaves and frees the centre. A sliding partition allows work to be secluded without closing off the light.
05 / Initial state & proposal
Compare the starting point
with KAMILI’s intention.
These visualisations form part of a spatial study. They develop an initial state and a design proposal; they do not document a completed project.
06 / The intended quality
A clearer response,
in use and atmosphere.
The proposal turns an existing floor into genuinely useful space without an extension—a place where work, reading and hospitality can coexist and evolve over time.
Nature of the study
Spatial studyAn independent study developed by KAMILI to present a design process and point of view. It does not document a completed project.Designer’s note
“The challenge was not to over-design. The beams already carried a strong history; our role was to provide the comfort and uses that would finally make the space inhabitable.”
Your transformation
Your home may already contain its next living space.
Share the place, its constraints, the estimated construction budget and your timeframe. These details help determine the appropriate scope.
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