{"id":250339,"date":"2026-01-25T00:42:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T00:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/250339\/"},"modified":"2026-01-25T00:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T00:42:13","slug":"betyle-studio-le-figuier-house-marseille-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/250339\/","title":{"rendered":"B\u00e9tyle Studio Le Figuier House Marseille France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Summary<\/p>\n<p>B\u00e9tyle Studio converted an 1820 outbuilding in Marseille into a 45-square-meter home using an internal timber \u201carchitectural core\u201d<br \/>\nRed okoum\u00e9 wood and glass bricks create a private, lantern-like interior without adding new windows<br \/>\nBespoke details, like a trough-inspired vanity, honor the site\u2019s agricultural history<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/hypebeast.com\/tags\/marseille\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Marseille<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.betylestudio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">B\u00e9tyle Studio<\/a> has transformed a historic 1820 agricultural outbuilding into \u201cLe Figuier,\u201d a compact 45-square-meter home that serves as both a workspace and a private retreat. Because the original limestone rubble walls were windowless and structurally sensitive, designers Carla Romano and Nicolas Cazenave de la Roche opted not to create new openings. Instead, they introduced an innovative internal \u201carchitectural core\u201d \u2013 a hollow timber and glass framework set back from the original masonry \u2013 to define the office, bedroom and corridor without compromising the building\u2019s historic envelope.<\/p>\n<p>The design is defined by a striking palette of deep-red stained okoum\u00e9 wood and warm brown stoneware tiles that echo the patina of traditional Marseille terracotta. To solve the challenge of limited natural light, the studio utilized a high band of sandblasted glass bricks along the edges of the central structure. These blocks act as a light filter, diffusing soft daylight throughout the interior during the day and creating a lantern-like glow at night while preserving the occupant\u2019s privacy.\n<\/p>\n<p>Every element within the home is a testament to bespoke craftsmanship, with the studio commissioning unique furniture, architectural hardware, and lighting specifically for the project. Many features offer a contemporary nod to the building\u2019s agricultural past; for example, a stainless-steel bathroom vanity is designed to evoke old feeding troughs, and repurposed farm hooks serve as wall pegs. A standout custom piece is the handmade wooden bed base, which features an intricate star-shaped inlay referencing the \u201cbaetyl\u201d stone from which the studio takes its name.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Summary B\u00e9tyle Studio converted an 1820 outbuilding in Marseille into a 45-square-meter home using an internal timber \u201carchitectural&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":250340,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[442,498,499,500,501,156,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-250339","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-new-zealand","15":"tag-newzealand","16":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=250339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/250339\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/250340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=250339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=250339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=250339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}