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02 — ProjectsWorkplace · Hospitality · Restaurants · Residential6 illustrative projects

Places thattell a story.

Every project begins with a simple question: what should this place make people feel? These six illustrative projects show how we work.

Illustrative projects: places, figures and images are given as examples. Real projects will be published here with our clients’ written consent.

01 —

A consultancy headquarters,
rue de Miromesnil.

WorkspacesParis 8th arr.
Light-filled headquarters: trees in wooden planters, green seating and a glass roof
Meeting area behind a slatted timber screen, dark parquet and floor-to-ceiling windows
1,200 m²Floor area
96Workstations
9Makers
113Pieces planned
11 weeksTypical timeframe
1Point of contact

The starting point

A consultancy was leaving three anonymous floors for a single 1,200 m² floor plate. The partners wanted offices where clients feel welcomed as if at home, without giving up the ergonomics of an intensive workplace.

Our response

We would draw up the space plan with the teams, zone by zone: clusters of workstations along the façades, boardrooms at the core, two waiting lounges treated like a hotel lobby. Nine makers would be brought together, deliveries consolidated in a partner warehouse, then installed over two weekends so that work never stops.

Interior architect: partner (example) · illustrative project and figures.

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02 —

A boutique hotel
by the sea.

HospitalityNormandy
Hotel lobby with pale wood panelling, lantern wall lights and a textured rug
Bright hotel room: parquet floor, glass and wood desk, white linen
340 m²Public areas
24Rooms
5Makers
46Pieces planned
9 weeksTypical timeframe
1Point of contact

The starting point

A family-run, twenty-four-room hotel was reopening under new ownership. The lobby and bar had to be reinvented without closing in high season, with fire-rated furniture able to withstand the salt air.

Our response

An eleven-metre bespoke banquette would follow the curve of the wall and anchor the whole space, beneath a constellation of pendants. Deliveries and installation would be phased over three low-season weeks; contract pieces would be chosen for their fire rating and washable fabrics.

Any building works: contractors chosen by the client, who contract with them directly (Soul Design does not sell building works) · illustrative project and figures.

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03 —

A Haussmann apartment,
re-enchanted.

ResidentialParis 16th arr.
Haussmann apartment: herringbone parquet, mouldings, a table and black chairs
Empty Haussmann room, mouldings and an oeil-de-boeuf window, low light across the floor
Panoramic view of an interior: deep green walls, tall windows, old parquet floor and mouldings Illustrative project · 360°
Illustrative 360° tour: an interior photographed by Sergej Majboroda (Poly Haven, CC0 licence), not a Soul Design project. Tours of completed projects will be published with our clients’ consent.
210 m²Floor area
4Living spaces
6Makers
38Pieces planned
14 weeksTypical timeframe
1Point of contact

The starting point

Mouldings, herringbone parquet, fireplaces: a 210 m² apartment with its charm intact, but furnished with heirlooms that no longer spoke to one another. Its owners wanted to live in the present without erasing its history.

Our response

Travertine and walnut would answer the panelling; a monolithic table would anchor the dining room, a low sofa would open up the view across the living room. Every piece would be presented on a sample board, swatches in hand, before being ordered.

Typical project, led directly with the owners (example) · illustrative project and figures.

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04 —

A neighbourhood bistro,
honest materials.

RestaurantsLyon 2nd arr.
Dark wood dining room, long laid tables and wooden chairs
Covered restaurant terrace: a long laid wooden table, cushioned banquette and painted wooden chairs
160 m²Floor area
72Covers
3Makers
60Pieces planned
7 weeksTypical timeframe
1Point of contact

The starting point

A Lyon bistro wanted a warm dining room able to take two services a day, seven days a week, and to age well.

Our response

Thirty-six smoked-oak chairs, pale-topped tables that could be pushed together for larger parties, the glow of an opaline lamp above every table. Simple, robust pieces, chosen to take on a patina rather than wear out.

Bar joinery: partner craftsperson · illustrative project and figures.

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05 —

The showroom
of a fashion house.

ReceptionParis 3rd arr.
Pared-back showroom: a curved terracotta sofa beneath a spotlight track
Wooden chairs displayed on cylindrical concrete plinths
280 m²Floor area
12Bespoke plinths
4Makers
22Pieces planned
6 weeksTypical timeframe
1Point of contact

The starting point

A fashion house presented its collections twice a year in an overcrowded space. It wanted a minimal setting in which every piece of furniture serves the clothes.

Our response

A curved terracotta sofa, cylindrical concrete plinths made to measure by a partner workshop, a lighting track: the scenography would step back for the collection and could be reconfigured in an hour between two presentations.

Lighting design: specialist partner · illustrative project and figures.

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06 —

A shared workplace,
with a sense of home.

WorkspacesLevallois-Perret
Coworking space beneath a timber roof structure, globe lights and long tables
Shared office area: wooden tables and chairs, coffered ceiling, concrete columns
650 m²Floor area
120Workstations
7Makers
140Pieces planned
10 weeksTypical timeframe
1Point of contact

The starting point

Beneath a 650 m² timber roof structure, a flexible-workspace operator wanted the ergonomics of an office and the softness of a home, for members who spend their whole day there.

Our response

We would propose one hundred and twenty workstations, six acoustic booths, lounges and a large communal table. Ergonomic task chairs, globe lighting, pale wood: the ergonomics of an office in the light of a home.

Acoustics: partner engineering consultancy · illustrative project and figures.

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