Mini asymmetrical brutalist loft with a dual aspect in the heart of the city

Located on rue Marat, in a residential complex as unique as it is visionary, this mini loft with a living area of 46.64sqm is located in a brutalist urban setting bearing the indelible mark of Renée Gailhoustet and Jean Renaudie.

Accessible directly from the outside and in complete autonomy, this property offers a living experience that is both intimate and deeply connected to the city.

The entrance, frank and without superfluous transition, opens onto a vast living room with asymmetrical lines, deploying more than 31sqm in a fluid configuration. An open kitchen, fitted and equipped, naturally interacts with the reception area, under a free height punctuated by the presence of a mezzanine.

The latter, suspended above the kitchen and the dressing room, can accommodate an extra sleeping space or a generous volume of storage, depending on the uses.

A discreet, yet architecturally assertive corridor leads to a generously sized dressing/laundry room (4.35sqm), a separate powder room, and a sleeping area designed as a preserved alcove, with its own bathroom.

This accommodation reflects its era: neither conventional nor decorative, but thoughtful, embodied, and committed to a social project. More than just a built environment, this property is part of an urban utopia that has become reality. From the 1970s onwards, Renée Gailhoustet and Jean Renaudie challenged the dogmas of dominant functionalist urban planning.

Their buildings, particularly in Ivry-sur-Seine, favored free forms, unexpected angles, and spatial breaks, all responses to the monotony of large post-war housing projects. For them, housing must provide surprises, encourage complex pathways, and allow for a daily reappropriation of space.

Raw concrete becomes a language, a medium for inventiveness rather than a simple material. Facades are greened ahead of time, plans are freed from orthogonal lines, and uses are superimposed. In this polyphonic architecture, each dwelling is a world in itself, each angle a new perspective.

Living in a Renaudie or Gailhoustet project means inhabiting a work of art without sacrificing everyday life; it means experiencing a space designed to liberate rather than constrain. Located across from the Mairie d’Ivry station (line 7), this loft benefits from remarkable accessibility to the heart of Paris.

Just a few steps away, the shops of Avenue Venise Gosnat provide a quality local offering, including a Picard and a Naturalia. Rue Marat itself is not lacking in resources: Cave de Paco, a passionate wine merchant specializing in natural wines, or L’Artisan, a butcher renowned for the quality and precision of its selection, embody this authentic commercial vitality that makes the neighborhood unique.

The bi-weekly market at Ivry Town Hall offers a wide choice of quality merchants selling fresh produce year-round.

Metro Line 7 “Mairie d’Ivry” : opposite the address
RER C “Ivry sur Seine” : 12 minutes on foot
Shops and schools : 5 minutes on foot