Before & After: In Paris, a Dated ’70s Condo Rounds a Corner With a Curvaceous Revamp

Architect Olivier Lekien rips up green carpeting and knocks down walls as he transforms a 1,345-square-foot flat with archways, clerestories, and textured tile.
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In 2021, when Camille Reinauld and her husband, Michaël, went to dinner at their friends’ condo in the Belleville neighborhood of Paris, they witnessed a cityscape they couldn’t forget. "We discovered this amazing view," says Camille. "We loved it so much we started to look for a flat in the same building."

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Laura Mauk
Laura Mauk writes about architecture and design for Dwell, Wallpaper*, the San Francisco Chronicle, Interiors and Luxe.

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