In Paris, a Cozy Duplex in a Revamped 19th-Century Washhouse Seeks $1.1M
Designed by architect Bernard Kohn in 1983, the two-level flat in the heart of the city has historic bones and a sun-kissed library.
![In Paris, a Cozy Duplex in a Revamped 19th-Century Washhouse Seeks $1.1M](https://images.dwell.com/photos-6063391372700811264/7226959613646385152-small/designed-by-architect-bernard-kohn-in-1983-the-two-level-flat-in-the-heart-of-the-city-has-historic-bones-and-a-sun-kissed-library.jpg?#)
Designed by architect Bernard Kohn in 1983, the two-level flat in the heart of the city has historic bones and a sun-kissed library.
![Designed by architect Bernard Kohn in 1983, the two-level flat in the heart of the city has historic bones and a sun-kissed library.](https://images.dwell.com/photos-6063391372700811264/7226959613646385152-large/designed-by-architect-bernard-kohn-in-1983-the-two-level-flat-in-the-heart-of-the-city-has-historic-bones-and-a-sun-kissed-library.jpg)
Location: Paris, France
Price: 1,040,000 € (approximately $1,145,955 USD)
Architect: Bernard Kohn
Year Built: 1983
Footprint: 968 square feet
From the Agent: "This flat is located in a former 19th-century washhouse that was renovated in 1983 by architect Bernard Kohn, a disciple of Louis Kahn, to create housing in the heart of Paris. The ground floor comprises a spacious living room with high ceilings, lit by Zenith windows that frame the sky and the vegetation of the interior garden and open onto an exterior terrace. A wooden staircase leads up to a mezzanine platform that has been converted into a library, the circular shape of which is reminiscent of the deck of a ship. It then leads to the first floor, where the light-filled landing leads to a kitchen bathed in natural light thanks to its large glass roof, a small lounge, and a bedroom with built-in wooden cupboards and an en suite bathroom."
![Architect Bernard Kohn designed the restoration of the former wash-house to be based on the building’s original load-bearing structure. Apartments are now nested within the larger structure and are connected via footbridges that link the various buildings together.](https://images.dwell.com/photos-6063391372700811264/7226959613153148928-medium/architect-bernard-kohn-designed-the-restoration-of-the-former-wash-house-to-be-based-on-the-buildings-original-load-bearing-structure-apartments-are-now-nested-within-the-larger-structure-and-are-connected-via-footbridges-that-link-the-various-buildings-t.jpg)
Architect Bernard Kohn created a series of apartments within the former washhouse. Footbridges link the various buildings together.
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![The apartment currently for sale sits on the ground level and spreads across two levels.](https://images.dwell.com/photos-6063391372700811264/7226959613474418688-medium/the-apartment-currently-for-sale-sits-on-the-ground-level-and-spreads-across-two-levels.jpg)
The apartment currently for sale spans two levels.
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