PROGRAM: Attic Appartment Design
DATE: 2025 - 2026
TEAM: Pearchitectures
TECHNIQUE: Local Menuiserie
PLACE: Champoluc, ITALY
Champoluc Chalet
Contrasted and Elastic Spaces
Daily life unfolds along a central living spine, guiding the family from the entrance toward the kitchen, the luminous heart of the home. Along this sequence, spaces compress and expand: children slip into their own scaled world beneath the roof, a protected and playful refuge, while the parents occupy a more discreet sleeping niche integrated into the overall volume.
Living continuum
The project ultimately creates a continuous interior landscape where each member of the family finds their place—balancing collective living with individual worlds, and transforming spatial constraint into a rich, domestic experience.
Nested Shelter
Conceived as a compact alpine retreat, this attic renovation offers a family of four a carefully choreographed living experience within a constrained volume. Of the 63 m² footprint, only 37 m² allow full standing height; the remaining space is transformed into low, inhabitable zones—sleeping areas, storage, and intimate niches—adapted to different postures and uses.
Gradient Intimacy
Light and atmosphere evolve throughout the apartment. Roof windows flood the main living areas with natural daylight, while the lower zones remain more intimate and cocooning. The bathroom, positioned at the highest point, concentrates comfort within a compact footprint. Material choices reinforce this spatial contrast, with light tones defining the living areas and darker wood enveloping spaces dedicated to rest. A single, distinct tone is reserved for the original exterior wall of the attic—left almost untouched. Barely accessible, this surface acts as a trace of the past while visually extending the space, as a boundary that remains perceptually and eternally out of reach.
Ritual Framework
Custom-designed elements structure everyday use. Storage is seamlessly embedded, circulation becomes inhabitable, and each area supports specific rituals—from resting to playing, from cooking to gathering. The bar, positioned as a vertical landmark, anchors shared moments: meals, conversations, and the rhythm of family life.
Credits
Paul Ehret
Architect