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"Graphic Ensemble\nA Modernist Master Revamps his House near Paris\nThe first two floors were the original structure; the third-floor studio is new. An Andr\u00E9 Bloc fresco is above the front door, below a trapezoidal window that unifies the fa\u00E7ade.\nFrench architect Claude Parent at the entrance to his house, which he designed for himself and his wife in 1953 and recently remodeled and expanded.\nIn the living room, Parent translated \"the language of the Japanese house,\" he says. The room combines red elements with dark furnishings, all of which are doubled in the high-gloss ceiling. Exposed beams and light fixtures add to the bold dynamic.\nThe architect created the whimsical two-tier table in the graphic kitchen \"to follow the same angle as that of the room,\" he says, adding, \"The red triangle continues the form of the black table.\" A mural on the wall of the office, beyond, was also designed by him.\nOn the second floor, a large window separates the living room from the master bedroom, which has a triple-faced mirror wall, at right. \"The reflection of the mirrors complicates the reading of the space,\" Parent explains. An intimate breakfast kitchenette is at left.\nThe master bedroom features a Parent-designed bookshelf, a segmented hanging artwork by Ren\u00E9 Ugarte and an elliptical marble sculpture by Bloc. The door, at left, opens to a bath and to a narrow passageway with a ladder that leads to the architect's studio."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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