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Renovation Starts Before Final Design for Paris Apartment

By Drooid · Sep 22, 2026, 6:15 PM UTC · How we work

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Architects Samantha Hauvette and Lucas Madani renovated a 2,476-sq-ft apartment in Paris’s 16th Arrondissement.
The renovation required a complete overhaul of the vacant unit between the Trocadéro Gardens and Bois de Boulogne.
Demolition started before the final design was finalized, according to Madani.
The clients are a French couple in their fifties returning from London with two teenage children.

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Story summary

Architects Samantha Hauvette and Lucas Madani renovated a 2,476-sq-ft apartment in Paris’s 16th Arrondissement.
The renovation required a complete overhaul of the vacant unit between the Trocadéro Gardens and Bois de Boulogne.
Demolition started before the final design was finalized, according to Madani.
The clients are a French couple in their fifties returning from London with two teenage children.