FOCH: A Paris Residence Shaped by Curves

Residential · Paris · Atelier MKD

FOCH transforms a fragmented Paris apartment into a calm home organised by curves, daylight and a restrained but tactile material palette.

FOCH dining room with a sculptural stone table and warm parquet floor — FOCH interior 01

01 · A Fluid Plan

The roughly 400-square-metre Paris apartment was once divided by a fragmented 1950s–60s plan. Atelier MKD began with circulation rather than decoration, using curved walls, softened openings and extended sightlines to let the home unfold gradually in motion.

Vertical view of the FOCH dining room and restrained furnishings — FOCH interior 02

Stone-framed niche marking a quiet threshold in the apartment — FOCH interior 03

Living room arranged around a pale fireplace and low furniture — FOCH interior 04

Minimal console and artwork beside a softly curved wall — FOCH interior 05

02 · Light and Shared Life

The living and dining rooms are deliberately restrained, allowing daylight to become the principal material. A pale fireplace, low furniture and Chantilly parquet establish a horizontal order, while dark antique chairs and small objects punctuate the soft background with measured tension.

Sunlit living room with neutral upholstery and warm timber floor — FOCH interior 06

Stone plinth with dark objects against mineral plaster — FOCH interior 07

Layered doorway framing a sequence of softly lit rooms — FOCH interior 08

Shadowed corridor revealing the apartment's curved circulation — FOCH interior 09

03 · Material Warmth

The palette is built from off-whites and warm mineral tones rather than a single pure white. Mineral plaster shifts with daylight, while Sainte-Croix stone, Roman plaster, timber and woven textiles add quiet tactile depth. In the kitchen, the same language is distilled into stone worktops, planar cabinetry and calm wood grain.

Kitchen seen through broad doors with continuous parquet flooring — FOCH interior 10

Close view of timber cabinetry and a pale stone island — FOCH interior 11

Integrated kitchen niche with warm wood grain and stone worktop — FOCH interior 12

Quiet desk setting with sculptural white chair and artwork — FOCH interior 13

04 · Soft Boundaries

Within the private rooms, curves shift from a navigational device to a more intimate boundary. Closed doors nearly disappear into the wall; when opened, they reveal a continuous arched passage. Curtains, carpet and warm textiles soften sound and turn bright daylight into a quieter glow.

Powder room with cylindrical basin and rounded wall geometry — FOCH interior 14

Closed curved doors forming a seamless wall in the bedroom suite — FOCH interior 15

Open curved doors revealing an arched passage beyond — FOCH interior 16

Curving bedroom corridor shaped by continuous pale surfaces — FOCH interior 17

Dark side table and flowers set within a softly rounded alcove — FOCH interior 18

Bedroom layered with curtains, warm textiles and reflected light — FOCH interior 19

05 · Quiet Longevity

In the primary bathroom, marble, circular mirrors and rounded fixtures continue the apartment's geometric logic. Its minimalism is not a reduction toward coldness; light, texture and proportion reconnect formerly isolated rooms into a coherent home. FOCH is compelling precisely because its completeness never needs to announce itself.