odile decq studio in paris, france images © designboom

while the designboom team was in paris, we visited odile decq and her studio to get a sneak peek at the office space as well as some recent projects. located on a narrow street north of the seine, the firm occupies the upper floor of a 5-storey building.

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odile decq studio visit upper level office image © designboom

housed in a gable ceiling volume, the layout of the working space is largely open and permeable for open communication and dialogue. circulation is defined by free standing book shelves holding binders, books and references. though the original gut of the building has been removed, architectural elements and details such as the old structural frames are left intact.

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odile decq studio visit image © designboom

odile decq studio visit new wing of the MACRO museum in rome by odil decq (2010) image courtesy MACRO photo by luigi filetici

odile decq studio visit image courtesy MACRO photo by luigi filetici for more images, click here for our coverage of the project.

odile decq studio visit model making station image © designboom

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odile decq studio visitthe office from above image © designboom

odile decq studio visit tubes of drawings of past projects image © designboom

odile decq studio visit image © designboom

odile decq studio visit image © designboom

odile decq studio visit image © designboom

odile decq studio visitmodel of ‘shanghai shiatzy’ image © designboom

odile decq studio visit ‘shanghai shiatzy’ in shanghai, china by ODBC (2007) images © ODBC

odile decq studio visit structural detail image © ODBC

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odile decq studio visit collage portrait of odile decq image © designboom

odile decq studio visit stairs leading up to the kitchen area image © designboom

odile decq studio visit image © designboom

odile decq studio visit ‘FRAC bretagne’ in rennes, france competition win in construction images © ODBC

odile decq studio visit interior images © ODBC

odile decq studio visit odile decq portrait © designboom

odile decq studio visit the studio building image © designboom