A Parisian architect has remodelled his retro home in Rio, mixing original features with tropical touches
Ten years ago Jean de Just, a French architect, moved from Paris to Rio de Janeiro to work on a hotel in the city. The idea was to stay for a short period during the construction work, but de Just was won over by the landscape, climate, spontaneity and luminosity of Rio. Today, a confirmed resident of the city, he shares a 1950s apartment in Ipanema with his boyfriend, also an architect, Laurent Croissandeau.
The couple chose to move to an older building in Ipanema – and to retain as many of its original characteristics as possible, particularly the solid wood parquet flooring, high ceilings and retro kitchen. Then they filled it up with artwork and furniture that they had found in antique shops and at auctions.
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