KATIE LOVE CASE STUDY 01 JACQUEMUS HEAD OFFICE, PARIS ‘’IT’S NOW BEEN MORE THAN 10 YEARS THAT THE BRAND HAS EXISTED AND I AM SO HAPPY THAT MY TEAM AND I CAN WORK IN A SPACE THAT REFLECTS THE SUNNY AND INSPIRING ENERGY OF THE JACQUEMUS BRAND. IT’S FULL OF POSITIVE ENERGY THAT I HOPE MAKES MY TEAM HAPPY TO COME TO WORK EACH DAY.’’ SIMON PORTE-JACQUEMUS, 2021
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JACQUEMUS IS AN INDEPENDENT FASHION LABEL AND THIS PROJECT IS THEIR RECENTLY COMPLETED HEAD OFFICE. CURATED TOGETHER WITH SIMON PORTE-JACQUEMUS AND FRIEND SAMUEL BÉGIS OF TILL DUCA STUDIO, WHICH IS LOCATED IN THE 8TH ARRONDISSEMENT. JACQUEMUS HEAD OFFICE ACTS AS THEIR HEADQUARTERS WHICH OPERATES AS A SHOWROOM AND WORKING STUDIO WITH RECEPTION, WORKSTATIONS, STUDIO, BREAK OUT AREAS, COURTYARD AND MEETING ROOMS. THE HEADQUARTERS OCCUPIES 2 LEVELS WITH A CENTRAL COURTYARD ON THE FIRST FLOOR WHICH IS OVERLOOKED BY EACH CENTRAL WINDOW. THE SHOWROOM, MEETING ROOMS AND CENTRAL COURTYARD ARE STRATEGICALLY FOR CLIENTS ON THE FIRST FLOOR, WITH THE SECOND LEVEL FOR THE WORKING STUDIO, EMPLOYEE WORKSTATIONS AND BREAK OUT AREAS. THE MINIMALIST SPACE FEATURES A PASTEL GREY EPOXY FLOOR COVERING WITH A SUBTLE TEXTURED RENDER ON THE WALLS AND FEATURES A STRIKING LIGHTING DESIGN ON EACH LEVEL ON THE CEILING. PAIRED WITH ECLECTIC AND ICONIC FURNITURE PIECES ADDING SHAPE AND SCULPTURAL FEATURES. FITTED OUT WITHIN A RUSTIC AND TRADITIONAL PARISIAN CONDO BUILDING, THE RUSTIC EXTERIOR PAIRED WITH THE CURVED, SCULPTURAL AND DRAMATICALLY MINIMAL INTERIORS TO THE FACADE DISPLAY HIS PLAYFUL PERSONA AND APPROACH OF DESIGN. I PERSONALLY LOVE THE MATERIAL CHOICES AND ECLECTIC PIECES OF FURNITURE, THE SPACE FEELS COLLECTED WITH A BALANCE OF NEW AND OLD. THE BROWN VELVET UPHOLSTERY, BLACK LEATHER, CHROME AND CONCRETE ARE A CLASSIC COMBINATION - WHILE THE COLLECTED FURNITURE CREATES PERSONALITY AND INTEREST.
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JACQUEMUS HEAD OFFICE, SHOWROOM & WORKSHOP
