The past and present are artfully united, offering solace from the city in this meticulously renovated Haussmann-style home, the B Apartment in Paris, in the city’s 16th Arrondissement. Nicolas transformed a once dated and starkly decorated apartment for famed creative Barbara Boccara of covetable fashion label Ba&sh and her partner to escape, she gravitated towards Nicolas’s authentic and understated approach. Aligned to deliver a single vision for their project, Barbara and Nicolas worked in synergy together.
Barbara’s respect for the creative process and passionate involvement allowed for greater depth and understanding during each design phase. Overlooking the leafy avenue below with views towards the Arc de Triomphe, the light-filled apartment was hiding most of its original architectural details and in need of a new, modern chapter. With its classical bones still intact, he looked to restructure and rebalance the volumes of each room and introduce a quiet sense of luxury.
Changes to the home’s layout were straightforward but profound; the kitchen was relocated from the back of the apartment to the front to allow more space to transform a once confined corridor into two walk-in closets and a utility room, while all ceilings and walls were restored back to their former glory.
Applying a ‘one metal, one stone, one wood, one wall finish’ approach to the interiors Nicolas explains, “All these materials are close to each other, color and texture-wise, and as a whole, create a soothing harmony”. Reflective of Nicolas’s signature design, distinctive artworks, and objects by local and global artisans deliver authenticity to each space where balanced rustic elements sit alongside buttery-soft textiles, sculptural centerpieces, and a mix of iconic custom and collectible vintage furniture.