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PA02

Île Saint-Louis

Volume and light in a 20 m² studio.

The two new dormers, looking over the rooftops of Paris.
Project
PA02 — Île Saint-Louis
Place
Paris 4th · Paris
Project type / Programme
Renovation · Transformation — Rooftop studio
Ad Astra brief
New dormers · Full renovation
Area
20 m²
Approach
Transform Raise

Existing

A low, dark attic room on the top floor of a building on the island.

Intention

Opening the roof to reach the sky. Two dormers are cut into the existing timber frame: the studio finds its height, its light and a view over the rooftops of Paris.

Everything else is drawn around them: a compact kitchen, a shower room behind a sliding bookcase, built-in storage.

On site

The roof opened up, rafters laid bare.
Opening the roof.
A carpenter at work inside the dormer under construction.
The dormer takes shape.

Completion

The finished studio, windows onto the rooftops.
Compact kitchen and sliding bookcase.
The building seen from the courtyard.

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