Extension Colonel Fabien is a minimal residence located in Montreuil, France, designed by ūti. Situated in a densely populated suburban area, the design of the extension is intentionally subtle.
It features a galvanised steel gate and light-coloured coating to blend in with its surroundings. Built on a strip-shaped plot, the extension is divided into three different levels to break up the length of the house.
The entrance is the plinth that leads to the existing living room and study on the middle level, and then to the bedroom at the top, from which you can see the garden at the other end of the house.
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The whole structure is designed like a hotel suite, with the new rooms following one another in a row. Each space can be enclosed by large double doors or joined together to take advantage of the generous new volumes.
The flexibility of the space is a key feature, with the option to either isolate each area using large double doors or to create a unified, expansive environment by keeping these doors open.
ūti is an architectural studio founded in 2020 by Victoria Ayayi and Gabriel Vuillemin. The meeting of complementary creative territories, driven by a shared curiosity to explore and blend different forms of expression, from theory to practice. The studio aims to create an architecture that is elegant, aware and useful, capable of adapting to the complexity of contemporary environments, whether urban, rural or even imaginary.
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