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Studio HA has converted a 300-square-meter former garage in Paris into a family home organized around a shared living area. Designers Hugo Vince and Adèle Nourry drew on 1960s and 1970s Space Age design, Art Deco swimming pools and 1960s Japanese love hotels while reshaping the tall, open interior for everyday use.
Design studio Studio HA has turned a 300-square-meter former garage in Paris into a family home, organizing the unusually tall space around a shared living area and a new mezzanine. Designers Hugo Vince and Adèle Nourry say the interior draws on 1960s and 1970s Space Age style, with Art Deco swimming pools and 1960s Japanese love hotels informing particular details.
The home’s living, dining and kitchen areas flow into one another rather than being separated into a series of enclosed rooms. Studio HA’s challenge, the designers told Livingetc, was to retain the former garage’s large volume and 6.5-meter ceilings without making the home feel impersonal or difficult to live in. The plan makes the main living area a shared center, with bedrooms arranged around it.
A newly created curved mezzanine above the kitchen accommodates the client’s home office and adds a landing leading toward the bedrooms. The designers said it also lowers the perceived ceiling above the kitchen, helping establish a more intimate scale. Colored carpet on the mezzanine adds softness, while internal glass dividers, Venetian blinds, wallpaper and layered lighting help distinguish areas without closing off the overall layout.
The kitchen is finished in hand-patinated silver leaf, a surface Studio HA developed with decorative painter Antonin Lamoot. Nourry described its intended effect as a spaceship within the home and said the finish references the building’s industrial history. Curved forms and softened edges appear in bespoke cabinetry and furniture. The designers also worked with furniture the clients already owned, using those pieces as a starting point for the mix of chrome, mid-century references and 1970s-inspired color.
Making a Garage Work as a Home
The project’s design challenge was not simply to add striking finishes to a large interior; it was to make the former garage function as a welcoming family home. Studio HA’s account shows how the layout and circulation were central to that goal: the mezzanine creates workspace and access, while the kitchen, dining room and living area form a sequence around shared household activity.
That approach also gives the project a practical point of interest for readers following residential reuse. Rather than divide the large space into many enclosed rooms, the designers used changes in ceiling height, partitions, lighting and materials to give different zones their own character. The result, as described by the studio, keeps the home’s generous proportions while adding places for work, gathering and privacy.
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The Design References Behind It
Studio HA said Space Age design from the 1960s and 1970s informed the lines of furniture and custom elements. The project brings those references together with other influences rather than attempting to reproduce one historical period. Vince told Livingetc that the clients’ existing Space Age furniture helped shape the design direction.
The references are also tied to specific spaces and materials. Vince said Art Deco swimming pools inspired the mosaic, while 1960s Japanese love hotels informed the main bedroom suite. The designers describe the combination of those sources, chrome details and mid-century influences as a way to create distinct atmospheres while keeping a shared visual thread. The source report does not identify the home’s address or provide a completion date.
“The volume of the former garage was extraordinary, but we needed to ensure that nobody felt lost within it.”
— Hugo Vince, Studio HA
Project Details Not Provided
The Livingetc report does not state when the conversion was completed, identify the home’s exact location in Paris or give the project’s budget. It also does not provide independent evaluations from the homeowners or information about planning approvals, construction methods or the building’s previous use beyond describing it as a garage. Design descriptions and explanations of intent are attributed to Studio HA.
No Further Project Milestone Listed
The source report presents the completed design and includes no announcement of future work, opening date or further development. No next milestone is specified. The available account focuses on how Studio HA arranged the home and combined its design references; additional details about the project may emerge through the studio or the homeowners, but none are given in the report.
Key Questions
Who designed the Paris home?
Studio HA designed the conversion. The source names Hugo Vince and Adèle Nourry as the designers behind the project.
What inspired the interior?
The designers cited 1960s and 1970s Space Age style, Art Deco swimming pools and 1960s Japanese love hotels. They said the references were combined rather than used to recreate a single period.
How large is the former garage?
The report describes the converted space as 300 square meters, with ceilings reaching 6.5 meters.
What was added to the layout?
Studio HA created a curved mezzanine above the kitchen for a home office and a landing that opens toward the bedrooms. The source says the mezzanine was not part of the original layout.
When was the conversion completed?
The source report does not give a completion date or project budget.
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