Alexander Goulet, Olivia Charpentier and Dev Gupta six years ago began to conquer Paris, founding the GCG Architectes studio. Prior to that, they actively exchanged ideas and regularly worked on common projects. Moreover, since 2006, their bureau has functioned in the Chinese city of Chongqing.
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All three like to come up with unusual scenarios and experiment. All three believe that the architect must be in the right place at the right time in order to materialize the changes taking place in the world. All three love color.
Canteen. The coloring of the interior is an homage to the Dutch modernists of the group De Stijl. Table, diz. E. Saarinen, Knoll, 1957, chairs Norman Cherner. Light, diz. K. Bonderup and T. Torup, Gubi. 1968. 
Стена в толовой со встроенным в стену шкафом в столовой. Краски для стен от Farrow & Ball. 
Коридор. Потолочный светильник Papillon, диз. Э. Фуин, Forestier Paris. Настенные бра Tsé Tsé. Обои Enigma, Farrow & Ball. 
View of the kitchen. The black frame in the spirit of De Stijl denotes a passage and a window. 
The glass partition allows light to enter the dining room. 
The kitchen has a minimal space. 
The hob is fitted with a built-in hood. 
All appliances and storage are integrated in cabinets designed from floor to ceiling. The total area of this Parisian apartment is 150 square meters. meters The location is beautiful: the prestigious sixteenth arrondissement, not far from the Champs Elysées. The house itself is magnificent: an ancient building of the nineteenth century, very characteristic of Paris architecture. The apartment has a living room, dining room, kitchen, four bedrooms and three bathrooms, in which the built-in furniture is made by special order.
Гостиная. Встроенные книжные шкафы, светильник Lambert & Fils. 
Гостиная. Диван Caravane, кресло Norman Cherner. Обои, Schumacher. Светильник Dot, Lambert & Fils. 
“This is a home for a family with three children. We worked on the project for three months, and the work itself went on for about five months, ”says Olivia Charpentier. - Properly chosen tones help to give elements of interior value. Color helps to create contrasts, play with proportions, create an atmosphere of happiness, finally. The main thing is to set up an associative array correctly and understand exactly what colors mean for a client. ”
Гостиная. Диван Caravane, кресло Norman Cherner. Обои, Schumacher. Светильник Dot, Lambert & Fils. What principle were the architects guided by when creating exquisitely furnished rooms? “The first selection criterion is proportions and volumes. “A thing may be ideally suited in color or function, but not be beaten out of the composition, which cannot be allowed in any way,” answers Olivia. - Then we make sure that the subjects enter into a dialogue not only within the same space, it is important that some rhymes unite the subjects in different parts of the house.
Спальня сына-тинейджера. В комнату ведет коридор, оклеенный обоями с мотивом сказочного леса от Cole & Son. Светильник Bamboo, диз. Арик Леви, Forestier Paris. 
The second nursery, the room of the average son. 
Children's bedroom with one wall, pasted over with bright fights. 
When the bedroom has its own shower. For example, in the dining room is a carpet with a spiral band. He is met by striped pillows in the hallway and pillows in the living room. Or, for example, lamps in the living room, dining room, “nursery” and in the corridor are united by the material - brass sounds impressively in all, and the lampshades are completely different. In general, the subjects must tell the "story", as they say now. "
Corridor. The combination of monochrome wallpaper and green doors. Colored built-in wardrobes on oak parquet. 
GCG Architectes are satisfied with the result of their many months of work. The apartment has a sense of cultural classics, but at the same time, thanks to the current palettes, color walls and interesting textiles, set design looks fashionable and dynamic.
Главная спальня. Обои Lotus, Farrow & Ball. 
Master bedroom. The niche is highlighted in bright red, the same shade as the walls in the dining room. 
