Cape Town-based architectural practice, Antoni Associates, has designed the Paris Apartment project. Completed in 2008, the luxury penthouse occupies the entire floor, and a lower entrance level in an historical building located in the prestigious sixteenth district of Paris, France. The client’s brief was to create a sumptuous, cutting edge 21st-century luxury apartment that combines the romance of Paris with the exotic undertones of Africa. The lower entrance level is comprised of an entrance foyer, a guest bedroom suite and double volume library and study. A new feature steel and timber cantilever staircase was designed to fill the entrance foyer and create opportunities to display various artworks from around the globe. The main level of the luxury apartment has three living rooms, master suite, two guest bedrooms and two large terrace roof gardens. The master bedroom which is actually located in the roof loft space (as the apartment is the penthouse) forms a mezzanine overlooking the study which shares and two-storey glass window framing a view of the Paris skyline. The main feature of the master en-suite is the bath which floats on an onyx backlit floor which continues into a frameless onyx slab sliding door that separates it from the informal lounge and open plan kitchen. Jon Case, architect, said: “The joinery and interior finishes were extremely detailed and precise. We adapted some new materials and worked closely with European craftsmen to create this cutting edge interior design.” The main entertainment area comprises of the two partially divided sitting rooms, the open plan kitchen and the two large terrace roof gardens. The sitting rooms are divided by a central feature fireplace which has been clad with a burnished metal panel. French doors open onto the terrace which has been landscaped with sculptured water features and built in seating. The terraces overlook the central courtyard of the apartment building which is dominated by a horse chestnut tree and the apex of the Eiffel Tower can be seen towering above the roofs cape. The sleek interior design of the apartment contrasts with the limestone façade of the courtyard. Images courtesy of Stefan Antoni

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