Shelf Life
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Mathieu Vinciguerra reads in front of his apartment’s signature storyboard shelves.Photo by: Céline Clanet -
H2O Architectes used curvy cutouts in the space’s central column to draw the eye around its corners. A clever recessed cupboard conceals the TV screen. Comics, clearly, are everywhere.Photo by: Céline Clanet -
In a 21st-century homage to both the compartmentalization of Hausmann-era interiors and graphic novels, the apartment features dozens of boxy shelves, highlighted by saturated colors. The motif also optimizes the small space as a drawing table folds away to reveal a shoe closet.Photo by: Céline Clanet -
The shoe closet.Photo by: Céline Clanet -
The living room is cozy, but large enough to seat a few friends.Photo by: Céline Clanet -
The dining room.Photo by: Céline Clanet -
Photo by: Céline Clanet -
The largest appliances are clustered around the apartment’s plumbing core, which abuts the kitchen and bathroom.Photo by: Céline Clanet -
To create a sense of visual connection, Vinciguerra and Santiard set a colored window between the two rooms. They spent days making sure that the green transparency would meld nicely with the shade of green on the kitchen shelves.Photo by: Céline Clanet -
The bathroom, before renovation.Photo by: Céline Clanet -
By the bed, the shelving pattern is meant to suit Vinciguerra’s tendency to read several comics and graphic novels at once.Photo by: Céline Clanet -
A puzzle of MDF and plywood created built-in shelving on almost every wall, which was then intensively finished with laminates and paints.Photo by: Céline Clanet -
The shelving, in progress.Photo by: Céline Clanet -
Photo by: Céline Clanet -
Photo by: Céline Clanet -
Photo by: Céline Clanet -
Photo by: Céline Clanet -
H2O gutted the apartment, doing away with all the unnecessary bits, including moldings.Photo by: Céline Clanet -
Photo by: Céline Clanet -
Photo by: Céline Clanet -
Photo by: Céline Clanet -
Photo by: Céline Clanet -
Photo by: Céline Clanet -
Photo by: Céline Clanet -
Utilities, such as the radiators, were recessed from view.Photo by: Céline Clanet -
Photo by: Céline Clanet -
Photo by: Céline Clanet
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