Located in the sought-after residential area of Monchat in Lyon, this 280 m² family home had undergone several renovations and extensions over the years. Despite a significant interior space spread over three levels, the house no longer offered a true sense of spaciousness or a coherent layout suitable for contemporary living.
The circulation was fragmented, the functions too disparate, and the various staircases occupied a disproportionate amount of space. The living room, though central to the house, became visually cluttered and lost its role as a true space for entertaining and socializing.
This complete renovation in Lyon was conceived as a comprehensive architectural restructuring, combining interior architecture, project management and in-depth reflection on the daily uses of the house.
The aim of the project was not simply to modernize the spaces, but to restore a strong spatial logic to the entire dwelling, while sustainably enhancing its architecture.
The interior design project begins with a fundamental reflection on flows, perspectives and how the inhabitants experience the house on a daily basis.
The main entrance was moved to the north, in the immediate vicinity of the parking space, in order to find a more natural and comfortable approach. This repositioning profoundly transforms the experience of the house upon arrival.
From the entrance, the eye now travels through the interior spaces to the winter garden and then to the landscaped garden. This new architectural sequence allows for a gradual discovery of the spaces and creates a significantly enhanced feeling of openness.
The house immediately gains in legibility, breathing room and quality of circulation.
In high-end renovation projects in Lyon and the Pays de Gex, this question of circulation is often essential: beyond materials or furniture, the real quality of a house is measured above all by the fluidity of its uses and the clarity of its spatial organization.
One of the major challenges of the project concerned the treatment of the existing staircases.
Accumulation of successive transformations, narrow passages, poor quality outlets: the vertical circulations severely degraded living spaces and fragmented volumes.
The entire staircase system has therefore been completely redesigned in its layout and proportions in order to free up the architectural heart of the house.
This new organization allows for:
The design of the new circulation routes fully contributes to the contemporary identity of the project. The volumes gain breathing room, the perspectives become longer, and natural light now circulates much more freely throughout the house.
One of the key principles of the project was to radically improve the quality of spaces without increasing the built footprint of the house.
Thanks to a targeted interior restructuring, the living room regains a direct relationship with the kitchen — formerly used as a pool house — as well as with the winter garden.
This new spatial continuity profoundly transforms the perception of volumes. Reception areas become open, bright, and much more suited to contemporary family life.
Without creating a single extra square meter, the feeling of space in the living area has practically doubled.
This approach perfectly illustrates our vision of high-end complete renovation: before adding surface area, it is often more relevant to reveal the architectural potential already present in the existing structure.
Interior architecture and the relationship between interior and exterior in Lyon
Each intervention seeks to naturally extend uses to the outside in order to create a coherent continuity between the house and its landscaped environment.
Several complementary spaces have thus been developed:
Beyond the architectural work, this project is part of a comprehensive high-end renovation approach including design, technical coordination and project management.
Each decision was considered with a view to balancing aesthetics, ease of use, consistency of materials and technical feasibility.
This comprehensive approach ensures:
In our interior architecture projects in Lyon, Annecy, Geneva and the Pays de Gex, this methodology allows us to transform complex places into fluid, bright spaces that are deeply adapted to their inhabitants.
Design: 8 months
Construction: 7 months
Full service: design and project management. Renovation budget: €650,000
This renovation of a family home in Lyon Monchat illustrates our approach to interior architecture: revealing the potential of an existing space through a comprehensive reflection on volumes, circulation, light and uses.
Each complete renovation project is designed as a coherent architectural transformation, blending contemporary sensibility, technical mastery and attention to the quality of daily life.
Our workshop supports high-end renovation projects in Lyon, the Monts d’Or, the Pays de Gex, Geneva and Annecy, with an approach combining interior architecture, bespoke design and complete project management.
Luxury house renovated by an interior designer in Lyon
