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Gregory Han
Gregory Han
A Los Angeles native, Gregory’s interests fall upon the relationship between design, nature, and technology. His resume includes art director, toy designer, and design writer. Co-author of Poketo's "Creative Spaces: People, Homes, and Studios to Inspire", you can find him regularly at Design Milk and the New York Times Wirecutter. Gregory lives with his wife Emily and their two cats—Eames and Eero—in Mt. Washington, California, curiously investigating the entomological and mycological.
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It’s like an amazing episode of House Hunters International: photographer Jérémie Buchholtz was searching for the rare affordable apartment in Bordeaux, France, but all he could find within his price range was an abandoned and neglected 441 square foot garage primarily used to store an assortment of junk. Yet Jérémie recognized an overlooked diamond in the rough, called up architect buddy Matthieu de Marien, and from there the pair embarked on an amazing before and after project to carve out a modest space into a modern home of space efficiency…

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From Fair Companies story on the home: “De Marien took one look at the historic street and recognized it as something special. Passage Buhan is a private passageway where the owners each own half of the road so life extends into the street. And the history here is rich: a couple centuries ago, the laneway housed horses and their riders en route to the then city of Bordeaux and the old stable still sits on the street.

Buchholtz bought the property and De Marien quickly cut into the old garage to create more light and ventilation. The roof is historic and couldn’t be touched so he carved a 12 square meter (129 square foot) patio out of the small space, leaving only 41 square meters of living space (441 square feet).

In order to make the space feel larger, De Marien created a “house within a house”: one large piece of furniture that includes the bathroom, bedroom, office, closet, a sofa bed and all of the home’s storage. With everything contained in this large furniture box, the rest of the home was given more breathing room.”

Other stylish live and work garage spaces:
• Chad’s Guest House & Reinvented Garage
• Garage Conversion by Shed
• Real Life at Home: Matt’s Converted Garage Design Studio
• A Garage-Turned Living Room
• Jeff’s Garage to Art Studio Conversion

More info:
• Fair Companies
• Jérémie Buchholtz

Via: Reddit

(Images: Jérémie Buchholtz via Reddit)

 

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