betillon / dorval bory: appartement spectral, paris
‘appartement spectral’ by betillon / dorval-bory, levallois, france
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a renovation of a small parisian studio apartment focuses on a the relationship of different light qualities within the space, employing
binary sources of artificial illumination. french firm betillon / dorval-bory used an incisive, scientific approach to light within the
built form, using a range of indices to evaluate specific moments of color and spectral distribution. of particular use was the color
rendering index (CRI), a fundamental criteria for evaluating light that assesses the homogeneity of color rendering with respect to
spectral power distribution (SPD.) a low CRI range, for example, results in a loss of color range. given the technical considerations of
the project, lighting with alternately low or high CRI is composed according to the program– the kitchen and living room required
color distinguishing illumination, while the bed and shower merely require monochromatic light. the bipolarity of the light quality
helps shape the space, instead dictating use, circulation and paths of movement free of a plan and following the logic of composition
generated by light.
light with a low CRI number is used in the bedroom area
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daylit, open plan space
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using the intangible to create space yields unexpected uses of the architecture
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warm and cool are parsed out in the built form
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the architects strove to make interiors as neutral as possible, so as to allow the binary system to create a logical composition
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clever use of under-stair space
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view of the sink through the steps
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shower view
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shower view with the monochrome light
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the effect disallows the perception of color
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while light with a higher CRI number is optimal for color perception
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the warm light is emitted from some low pressure sodium lamps with zero CRI
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same space with the other illumination typology
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the movement of architectural planes changes throughout the day
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the removation is a total intellectual work that manifests itself in architecture
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when construction began
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relationship of the shower and stair
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two spectrums, two bulbs
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Don’t know much about the light thing, but the arrangement of volumes and voids and the double functional nature of the walk-on counter seems to be one of the clearest and most brilliant solutions ever for such a small room – very architectural. That is the key of the project, isn’t it? It is possibly very French to underline another aspect instead (i.e. light), like a sort of reality-denial…
i’m just curious…
where do people take a dump in this apartment?
Go back to the drawing board on this one. I don’t want people climbing next to where I prepare food.. Table with no view? really? Aesthetically a mess.
Oh, and no toilet!
Look at the plan, theres a toilet opposite the kitchen units
Bronsom, you almost took the words right out of my mouth.
I would have phrased it differently … but seriously, hats off for using the phrase taking a dump in a question about this minimalist Parisian architecture !!
The toilet is shown on the floor plan ( isometric )
Great project.
Just the basics for an urban living with a lighting design bonus.
Congrats!
Wonderful! But I see no toilet, neither cabinet/closet/storage place… I’d like to see the solution for these “problems” as well!
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simply clean – excellent
such whiny negativism
I find it a “brilliant” set of solutions with regard to inhabiting a sliver of space
and Trish, you are correct, there is a toilet – the whiners only want to find fault, not invest the time to really comprehend
Storage space for clothing?
An emotionless, antiseptic, intellectual space.
It summarizes how architecture fails at times.
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