Maison Escalier Paris, rue Jacob Property, Parisian Residential Design, Building

Maison Escalier, Paris : House on rue Jacob

Parisian Residential Building, France - design by Jacques Moussafir

10 Jul 2012 Maison Escalier, Paris Design: Moussafir Architectes Associés Location: rue Jacob, 6th arrondissement Residential Building in Paris MAISON ESCALIER (Step House) pictures : Hervé Abbadie Built on the site of an old house set between two buildings in the heart of a very well-preserved block in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, this house is designed as a tree-like structure delimited on three sides by the original walls. Only the entirely glazed south façade belies the almost total reconstruction of the building and provides a glimpse of the volumetric complexity of its interior spaces. pictures : Hervé Abbadie Even more than that of a tree, the most effective metaphor for the project might be that of a Cyclopean stairway: the house is a stair whose core houses the wet rooms, whose stairwell is defined by the gables of the neighbouring buildings, and whose steps and landings form the various living spaces. pictures : Hervé Abbadie The fact that there was no need to partition the rooms (except the bathrooms) means that there is a sense of total spatial continuity from basement to roof terrace. The structure, entirely of steel, is made up of cantilevered floors borne by the central core and partly dissociated from the three outer walls onto which have been grafted concrete boxes that act as built-in furniture. The choice of materials reinforces the architectural design: the partitions of the central core, the floors and the ceilings are all clad in locust tree, whose colour and pattern contrast with the texture and whiteness of the outer walls. pictures : Hervé Abbadie Maison Escalier Paris - Building Information Title: STEP HOUSE (Maison Escalier) - Paris Started: 2008 Completed: Dec 2011 CLIENT: Eric de Rugy ADDRESS: 22, rue Jacob, 75006 PARIS BRIEF: house reconstruction BUDGET: 850 000€ excl. VAT SURFACE AREA: 153 sqm + 15 sqm roof terrace MATERIALS: pile foundations, concrete basement liner, steel superstructure, wooden floors with built-in low temperature heating; ceilings and panelling laid on plasterboard; panelling, ceilings and floors on upper levels made of locust tree boards by Admonter, floors on lower levels of resinous concrete by Ardex, sheet steel and stainless steel mesh guardrails by Jakob, wooden window frames within old masonry walls and steel window frames by Forster within new steel structure, lacquered steel electrically operated shutters, iroko roof terrace, steel roof planters. pictures : Hervé Abbadie ARCHITECTS: Jacques Moussafir with Alexis Duquennoy, project manager, and Na An CONSULTANTS: Jean-Marc Weill and Malishev Wilson Engineers (structural engineers) CONTRACTORS: Microsol (deep foundations), Lisandre (structural work, plumbing, fittings), Général Métal (metal frame), MGN (exterior door and windowframes), B2E (electricity), Tischlerei Bereuter (interior woodwork and panelling) PHOTOGRAPHER: Hervé Abbadie Maison Escalier Paris images / information from Jacques Moussafir - Moussafir Architectes Associés

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