Pierre Paulin by Rem Koolhaas/OMA

In 1998, Pierre Paulin and Rem Koolhaas met for the first time during the inauguration of Villa Lemoine on the heights of Bordeaux. In 2008, during a joint conversation Pierre Paulin confided to Rem Koolhaas and Hans Ulrist Obrist his regrets about a modular residential concept he had developed between 1969 and 1972 and that remained unpublished. The Pierre Paulin Program.

Eager to continue this discussion, Paulin Paulin Paulin invites OMA / Rem Koolhaas to take up the challenge to completely redefine the interiors of Villa Lemoine, the iconic project of the agency, using for the first time the complete intelligence of the Pierre Paulin Program. OMA appropriates the designer’s program by adapting it to the constraints of space and radically transforming the uses and perception of the home. Through a real metamorphosis of space, OMA plays on opposites. The layout of the smooth aluminum slabs on the ground is transformed to fit perfectly with the layout of the raised foam squares, creating a new moving floor, like a habitable landscape. Known for its minimalist and denuded spaces, the house has a new idea of comfort. It’s the transition from empty to full.