Origin: Paris, buildings erected during the nineteenth-century urban renewal directed by Haussmann.
The Haussmann apartment is tied to Paris buildings erected during the nineteenth-century urban renewal. Typical interiors include high ceilings, fine plaster mouldings, wall panelling, herringbone parquet floors, a marble fireplace with a large mirror above, and tall windows opening to wrought-iron balconies. Colours tend to be soft, and furnishing mixes classic and modern.
In Vietnam the architecture itself is not available but the spirit can be recreated: plaster or polyurethane mouldings, panelled walls, engineered herringbone flooring, large mirrors and tall windows. Aim for ceilings of about 3.2 metres or higher so proportions work, choose moisture-resistant materials, and consider a decorative faux fireplace only for display. It suits upscale apartments or houses with high ceilings.
