The Legendary Kenzō House Lists in the Heart of Paris
Location: Paris, France
Price: Price Upon Request
Designer: Kenzō Takada
Renovation Architect: Kengo Kuma
Year Built: 1993
Footprint: 13,778 square feet (seven bedrooms, two full and seven half baths)
From the Agent: "Kenzō House was built by the late Paris-based Japanese fashion designer Kenzō Takada in 1993 and redesigned in 2018 by celebrated architect Kengo Kuma. The 13,778-square-foot, four-story home is hidden far from view in the courtyard of an 18th-century residential building in the city’s historic Bastille district, a quiet, fashionable enclave of the Rive Gauche. Built around its own interior courtyard, the cedar-clad residence is anchored to nature by landscaped terraces on an authentic Japanese garden with a stone-studded pond stocked with nishiki carp. The original project took about seven years to complete. A redesign by architect Kengo Kuma followed in 2018."
The four-story Kenzō House is accessed via a private stone walkway, which opens up to a koi pond and Japanese garden.
While the exterior facade is clad in cedar shingles, teak, and clay, the interiors feature French oak louvers, beams, and floors.
"Like his fashion, Kenzō conceived his house as an eclectic convergence of East and West, with a Zen master’s reverence for nature," notes the agent. "Architect Kengo Kuma’s 2018 renovation kept faith with that vision."
The home includes several music rooms and living areas designed to spark conversation.
A spa-like soaking room is also included in the 13,778-square-foot residence.
The Kenzō House is currently listed in Paris, France, by Marie-Hélène Lundgreen of Christie’s International Real Estate.
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