A Sculptural Micro-Volume Apartment in Paris by Studio Pauline Borgia

In Paris’ 5th arrondissement, architect Pauline Borgia has reimagined a 230-square-foot studio apartment on Rue de la Bûcherie for a pair of young Americans studying in Paris. Known for her sculptural approach to small spaces, Borgia transformed the one-room apartment into a series of distinct yet fluid areas: a kitchen, bathroom, office, library, bedroom, and generous storage are all folded into the compact L-shaped footprint through custom built-ins and curved walls.

Borgia, who founded her Paris studio in 2015 after working for larger firms in Paris and Hong Kong, approaches renovation with restraint, reducing the amount of demolition and removal where possible while employing built-in solutions as part of the architecture itself. Here, plaster, light oak, and colored concrete make up a “micro-volume” interior, where even the furniture feels embedded into the space. Join us for a look inside.

Photography by BCDF Studio for Studio Pauline Borgia.

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