This leafy neighbourhood of Paris is where the majority of the worlds’ states choose to place their embassies and Octave Feuillet is an 18th Century hôtel particulier, or private mansion that once belonged to the American Ambassador and later a renowned French industrialist.
An elegant temple of taste and sophistication
Through the doorway, lacquered wood reaches to a minimal light fitting of elongated petals. Stone stairs rise to a circular hall of mythical proportions.
The black and white marble floor radiates outwards to tall roman arches, visual hints of the splendour beyond, and white stairs that spiral gently up, while a central round table flowers towards a starburst of contemporary designed lighting.
The main reception room overlooks an enclosed garden. Surrounded by trees and far from the view of any other building. The table was made in travertine and all the furniture in black-stained Kambala wood.
An aura of green glows into the living room through the southwest facing windows that continue the theme of tall roman arches stretching five metres to the ceiling.
The two asymmetrical cloud-shaped tables are made from precious ebony wood from Laos. The white lacquered base gives lightness to this compsition.
The mouldings and fittings of this room are in gold, while palatial mirrors multiply the symmetry. The oak floors are restored in a design known as parquet de Versailles.
The clean rectangle of the fireplace in marble draws awareness to the unique quality of this house: the balance it creates between palatial wonder and the refined comfort of simple lines and startling modern design that furnish the space. Tactile velour, wool, and linen cushion the seating set out to put guests at ease, invite conversation, and the exchange of ideas. Warm colours of honey and creams, elegant geometry repeating themes of roman arches, ovals, clean angles. Sumptuous rugs draw flowing lines through the space.
In the central position, a oak buffet from Laos structures the space. The two small tables, carved like diamonds, are crafted from Patagonian marble. The base is made of wrought iron. Two green velvet armchairs placed on a brushed oak pedestal evoke the garden outside.
The selection of art and sculpture, the smallest details render this an experience of exceptional quality, yet comfortable, human, and welcoming. The console tabletop has been carved from royal ebony. The cylindrical legs are made of lacquered wood.
The imperial proportions continue into the dining room. Again, tall arches frame the windows, mirrors, and doorways, the midnight blue lacquered table, and comfortable seating for a dinner party below geometric lighting, draping tendrils, and reaching skyward.
The first floor centres around a softly lit and carpeted landing from which three openings in regal crimson mark a pause before each bedroom suite.
The master bedroom is lined with coarse cloth, lightly padded to bring intimate acoustics.
The second and final floor houses a grand central lounge with a semicircle of luxurious seating overlooking the garden, the western skyline, and leading to a wooden sun deck. Doorways and steps lead to further bedroom suites, a cozy snug to watch a film, or curl up with a book.
The chairs are made of black brushed oak. The caning on the backrest adds a chic and relaxed identity to this particularly pleasant and cozy space.
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