acte deux turns a paris apartment into
a’ swim lane’ On the sixth flooring of a domestic structure in Paris’ 10th arrondissement, Acte Deux reimagines a 73-square-meter home as a spirited interior landscape shaped by references to pool, entitled Couloir de Nage. The remodelling project combines a street-facing terrace with a secondary living-room and presents a broad bay window that opens throughout two-thirds of its width, broadening views and extending the living location toward the outside.
Throughout the apartment or condo, the designers introduce visual cues obtained from aquatic environments. Mosaic surface areas appear in the kitchen area, flow areas, and bathroom, where they trace linear patterns reminiscent of swimming pool lanes. These graphic aspects direct movement through the home much like significant lanes organize swimmers in water. The combination enhances the recommendation, with azure-blue cabinetry and surfaces echoing the tones typically connected with swimming pool basins and coastal architecture.
all images by Jean-Baptiste Thiriet Couloir de Nage: domestic scenography with nautical aspects The Paris-based studio, founded by Johanna Lapray and Hugo L’Ahélec, restructures the compact residence through a series of spatial and visual interventions. The remodelling starts with a reconfiguration of the existing layout of the apartment or condo. By combining the terrace with the surrounding living space, Acte Deux combines fragmented spaces into a more continuous environment. The upgraded bay window permits the facade to open broadly and bring daylight deep into the interior, improving, at the exact same time, circulation but also establishing the conceptual structure of the task.
Additional details reinforce the thematic atmosphere of Couloir de Nage. Nautical fittings and pool-like fixtures appear together with more standard domestic elements. A bean-shaped sink, recalling the soft geometries of Californian swimming pools, becomes a focal object within the bathroom. The apartment puts together fragments of aquatic iconography, equating them into an interior language.
the cooking area island sits in between wood floor covering and mosaic tiles the kitchen area tiles mark the transition between spaces< img src="image/gif; base64, R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP/// yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7"alt="a blue'swim lane'kitchen runs through this paris apartment or condo renovation by acte deux-4" width ="818 "height ="1091"data-src=" https://static.designboom.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/acte-deux-paris-apartment-swimming-lane-color-movement-designboom-03.jpg "/ > azure-blue cabinetry and mosaic tiles reference the colors and textures of pool a tiled flooring extends the pool-inspired combination into the kitchen area
a continuous line of blue cabinets extends throughout the kitchen area
Acte Deux transforms a 73-square-meter Paris house soft pink vertical blinds filter light while framing views throughout the Parisian rooftops a restored fireplace anchors the lounge location the living location integrates vintage elements with modern furnishings the veranda combines with the living room to form a constant dining and lounge area