Colourful Kitchen Design in Paris: Inside Atelier HA’s Pigalle and Saint-Ouen Projects
How Atelier HA uses colour as a design tool to redefine contemporary kitchen interiors
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In Paris, where interiors often favour soft tones, Atelier HA takes a more expressive direction. Founded by Hugo Vince and Adèle Nourry, the studio approaches the kitchen not simply as a functional space, but as a central architectural element shaped by colour, light and material.
Across two projects — Pigalle and Saint-Ouen — developed together by the duo, colour is used not as an accent, but as a tool to organise space, define rhythm and reveal form.
Pigalle Apartment, 9th Arrondissement, Paris
In Pigalle, this approach feels structured and precise. At the centre of the home, a high gloss lacquered kitchen with striped tiled surfaces introduces a strong visual language. The glossy finish reflects light, while the repetition of the tiles adds rhythm, giving the space a sense of order without making it feel rigid.
This sense of control continues throughout the apartment. Mirrors extend the space and distribute light, while deep red and soft mint tones appear across different elements, creating continuity from one room to the next. Everything feels connected, without becoming repetitive.
Saint-Ouen Apartment, Paris Region (Île-de-France)
In the Saint-Ouen apartment, the same principles remain, but take on a more direct and open expression. Colour appears through lacquered surfaces in yellow and turquoise, bringing clarity and a stronger visual presence to the space.
The kitchen anchors the interior, while rounded forms soften the palette and keep it balanced. Light, reflections and carefully placed details add depth, allowing the stronger colours to feel considered rather than overwhelming.
Across the apartment, colour moves through furniture, glass and custom elements, shaping how each space is experienced. Mirrors expand the view, materials add variation, and the overall composition feels both playful and controlled.
Where Colour Becomes Architecture
Seen together, the two projects reveal a shared approach. Pigalle feels more composed and rhythmic, while Saint-Ouen is more open and direct — different atmospheres, but the same intention to use colour as a structural part of the space, not just a surface.
What stands out is the clarity of it all — and it’s exactly this kind of use of colour in the home that we love: expressive, but considered, bringing identity without ever losing balance.
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