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The study proposes removing a wall assumed to be non-load-bearing, subject to technical verification. The new axis would connect the entrance, kitchen and windows without a visual break.
Spatial study · Full renovation · Apartment
Maison Lumière
Residential · Period apartment · Spatial studyOpening up the views to draw daylight into the heart of a fragmented apartment.- Status
- Spatial study
- Profile
- Residential
- Typology
- Period apartment
- Fields explored
- Interior architecture · Renovation · Site supervision
01 / The starting point
A place to understand.
Uses to question.
This period apartment retains generous proportions, yet an enclosed kitchen, a partial wall and uncertain circulation break up the living space. The study explores a more fluid way of entertaining without losing the calm or character of the original setting.
02 / The intention
What the proposal
seeks to resolve.
Open the kitchen onto the living room, restore intuitive circulation and coordinate a full renovation within a controlled programme, while preserving the heritage details that give the apartment its singular character.
- Interior architecture
- Renovation
- Site supervision
03 / The design direction
An atmosphere conceived
as a continuous thread.
We imagined an uninterrupted flow of light resting on quiet materials: honey-toned oak, honed travertine, mineral plaster and olive green. The island becomes an inhabited threshold rather than a boundary, while tall storage recedes into a muted shade.
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.
Connect
A continuous floor and stone island unite the different uses. Preparation, informal meals and conversation gather around one shared threshold.
Soften
Full-height curtains filter the light and contribute to acoustic comfort. Olive green, linen and bronze add depth without darkening the space.
Coordinate
The proposal identifies the interfaces between joinery, stonework, electrical work and finishes that must be coordinated before implementation.
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 intended result is a living space that becomes the natural centre of the apartment: more continuous daylight, more direct movement and a kitchen that is present without dominating the room.
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
“What draws us to this project is its balance. We did not seek to erase the past, but to give it room to breathe—so that the contemporary interventions feel as though they have always belonged here.”
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