In Malakoff, a suburb simply southwest of Paris, YouTuber Natoo (born Nathalie Odzierejko) purchased a house in want of some love. “Once we began this mission, it was affected by a severe moisture drawback because of the ficus tree in the course of it. We needed to redo the roof, gutters, and skylights, after which fully reimagine the area,” explains inside designer Charlotte Catan, of El&C studio, who was in command of the renovation. The residence included a number of bedrooms, however the structure didn’t work for its new proprietor. “Natoo usually entertains and he or she additionally needed a flexible area that is also used as an workplace,” Catan says. She positioned the house workplace on the mezzanine, beneath a glass roof the place it’s flooded with pure mild and has a view of one of many house’s most notable options, its ficus. There the YouTuber can shoot her movies in her studio, whereas the mezzanine additionally has a visitor bed room and a exercise space the place she will be able to follow dance routines.
The bottom flooring is fully open like a loft. “We needed to create that feeling with these giant areas illuminated by enormous skylights,” Catan says. From the partitions to the roof, mild floods into each nook of the home. All of the skylights had been stored by the renovation course of. “We needed to protect the soul of the area whereas enlarging it,” Catan explains. All rooms are outfitted with enormous Velux home windows. “These home windows herald an unimaginable quantity of sunshine,” she provides, “which is critical with the mansard-roofed partitions.” The entire residence is designed to be open and vibrant.
Catan’s design revolved round a big ficus tree which was already positioned in the course of the house. She stored it because the central component of the lounge and the tree introduces a notice of serenity and freshness to the area. Because it rises in direction of the ceiling, it’s additionally seen from the mezzanine. Nevertheless, retaining a tree this dimension in the course of a house is not any straightforward activity. Sure structural steps wanted to be taken to accommodate it, and even with them humidity could be a persistent drawback. “The proprietor must look after it and prune it often, however the finish result’s elegant,” Catan says. In the course of the renovation, the mud and different disruptions from work led to some considerations about whether or not the plant would survive, however in the long run it did and it’s now thriving. “It’s in peak situation because of the restored glass roof straight above it which brings pure mild into the room,” the inside designer provides.
