An Architect’s “Garden”: Francesco Balzano in Auteuil, Paris

In the Village d’Auteuil in Paris’s 16th arrondissement, designer Francesco Balzano of After Bach has reworked a 775-square-foot Haussmann apartment as his own home and studio. Located near Villa Montmorency and the Fondation Le Corbusier, the apartment sits in one of Paris’s quieter residential neighborhoods—”calm, vegetation, and history—and very close to the countryside,” as Balzano puts it.

Renovated over the past two years, the interior is conceived as a refined Parisian garden: a palette of pale green and ivory; white and green onyx; and floors in ash parquet, sisal, and abaca. Organized around a gallery-like entry hall with east-west exposure, the apartment integrates pieces from Balzano’s own designs alongside art, antiques, and references to Italian architect Piero Portaluppi. Here’s a look inside.

Photography by Vincent Leroux for After Bach.

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