Photography by Alex Delauney, courtesy of Sabo project.
When we first encountered this exceedingly clever Paris duplex by SABO project, we wondered why it had been dubbed the “Sacha Apartment.” Is that the client’s name?
Among the most salient features of this gut renovation, which combined two apartments into one, are the unexpected feline-sized pass-throughs carved into multiple walls on the first floor.
The view from the kitchen to the entry (the front door is to the left; on the right is a powder room and a coat closet).
The upper level is an open space comprised of the kitchen, living, and dining areas. The arched cat opening on the left is where the litter box resides.
Even with the sliding door closed, Sacha can roam freely.
The breakfast nook, opposite the kitchen, with views of the 15th arrondissement.
“The owners are a young, hard-working, and successful couple [and] also pretty laid back. So the idea of utilizing a simple and humble material in such ways that puts forward good custom design rather than ostentatious luxury was fitting,” says Alex, of the birch plywood cabinets and built-ins through the home.
The view from the dining and living areas, looking toward the entry and kitchen.
“Only a light satin polyurethane varnish for protection and natural finish” was used on the plywood.
Pegboard walls appear in the living room, entrance, and master bedroom for flexible storage and display.
The waterfall-like spiral staircase, as seen from the lower level, which features traditional oak flooring throughout.
A cleverly designed pegboard-cum-headboard in the master bedroom.
More birch plywood cabinets in the bathroom.
The entire apartment totals 1,658 square feet.
The finished project combines two identical apartments (one on top of the other) for a duplex.