Bourgeois Apartment in Nice
About the project
BEFORE & AFTER
The apartment, located in a bourgeois building of the early twentieth century, had been renovated previously by removing the typical architectural elements of the first XX century.
The apartment needed a complete renovation, of the floors and walls, fittings, coverings, finishes, furniture and decoration.
The project provided, on the one hand, for the work to bring everything back to the level of the floor and the walls, which were deformed in the time, on the other hand, concerning the functionality, it was planned the reorganization of the spaces according to the request of the owner.
Finally, in terms of aesthetics, the project provided for the enhancement of the former married style with contemporary elements, art and design objects.
The original charm of the apartment was restored thanks to quality materials such as the solid oak parquet hungarian point, the joinery was replaced with wood joinery made to measure by a craftsman, the marble fireplace was restored.
BEFORE & AFTER
By removing the false ceilings and some walls, the apartment found beautiful volumes typical of first XX century.
Thus, the search for natural materials and neutral colors, allowed to highlight the elements of art and design.
A special research was made to the electrical installation, the apartment was fully equipped with home automation.
THE WORKS
The floor was strongly deformed and it was necessary to carry out important works to find a level ground, also the walls they were cracked because of these deformations.
THE PLANS
To obtain a larger living room and to take advantage of the light coming from five large windows, the kitchen has been moved into the adjoining room, while remaining semi open to the living room.
Two bedrooms, a dressing room and a bathroom have been provided on the other side of the apartment.
The kitchen, as well as all the cupboards and libraries, were entirely custom made by a carpenter, according to our plans.