Categorie du projet: Single family

A typical Canadian house in the Laurentians is turning completely new from the inside out.

Perched on a forested cliff, this Canadian fieldstone house built in the early 1970s suffered from a view obstructed by its large painted wooden terrace. By rethinking the interiors, the architects proposed to relocate the gallery on the east side and to enlarge the windows down to the floor to reveal the superb panoramic view from above.

The kitchen is now open on the living room and the light stairs to better enjoy the abundant natural light on site. A large steel bookshelf celebrates the transition from the living room to the master bedroom. This new layout provides a variety of views of the lake and its cliff. From the inside, you can feel the strong sensation of a landscape à flanc de montagne !

A wooden chalet from the 80s is metamorphosed into a large country house overlooking the lake.

Self-built in the 1980s, this wooden cottage in the Eastern Townships had a strange volume with its corner entrance door, asymmetrical roof slopes, sloped skylights and irregular windows.

By transforming the skylights intodormers and extending the west wing to the lake, the architects completely transformed the volume. The ground floor windows have been enlarged to open onto the spectacular view of the lake. The old board cladding has been replaced by a natural cedar cladding on the main part of the chalet. The openings in the dormers and around the entrance are punched by a siding of burned wood planks. A powerful strike on the lake, here’s the Grand Rock!

The basement of a century-old Outremont house is now fully equipped for a journey in the city!

This dark, damp basement of a Outremont single-family home was dispair for love. By replacing the garage door with two large glass swing doors, the space has become bright and welcoming. A workbench, bicycle racks and storage under the stair form a spacious and dynamic open space. In the second part of the basement, an integrated oak desk highlights the rubble stone foundations while a basswood sauna promises a well deserved relaxation! Here is a house fully equipped for a journey in the city!

Access to the courtyard completely redesigned for this Westmount residence

With a large terrace overlooking the backyard, this semi-detached house built in the 1920s offered little contact with vegetation and suffered from cramped, dark access to the basement.

By building a large terrace, the kitchen opens directly to the courtyard. Goodbye railing! In front of the new wood stained terrace, a St-Marc stone patio surrounded by vegetation welcomes summer meals and open-air cinema projections. The BBQ sits on top on the upper level of the terrace while the space below hosts outdoor storage for garden tools and bicycles. On the side, a long ramp enables easy bicycles transport. The double access under the platform provides a nice indirect light inside.

In the basement, the reorganization of the mechanical room freed extra space for a small office overlooking the garden, a laundry room and a large storage wall. Overall, the new terrace creates a strong and practicle link between the two floors and the garden, making a smooth transition from inside to outside, between this ancient house and its new garden.

An old triplex becomes a life-changer for a Villeray family.

This run-down triplex was in much need of some TLC when a young family bought it to convert it into a single family home. Upstairs, the small, cramped units were transformed into four bedrooms, two bathrooms and a den. Separating the front rooms from the back ones, a big void breaks up the house from one common wall to the other, featuring a solid maple staircase on one end and an open space above the kitchen on the other. Above the impressive double-storey atrium, two enormous light wells funnel in daylight, revealing the beauty of the floors made from large black slate tiles. A slice of heaven!

Bringing a breath of freshness into a semi-detached Tudor in Ville-Saint-Laurent.

Extended with multiple annexes, the back of this semi-detached house from the 1950s had only one opaque door and four small windows. Built without a foundation and worn by time, these annexes were keeping the abundant natural light outside from coming inside into the kitchen.

The extension copies the Tudor style of the existing house by continuing the portion that encompasses the garage towards the back. Striking a contrast with the light grey walls, black half-timbers frame the windows and multiply in the back in a triangular gable pattern. The red clay brick wraps around the ground floor to the back. The different spaces are abstractly set off by black sheet metal punctuated by abundant windows.

Inside, the living spaces are open-plan. Fitted with a frosted glass panel, the staircase funnels light in from the upstairs all the way to the entrance. Installed in the extension, the kitchen island reveals a change in level that offers a standing or seated work surface. Above, a narrow walkway connects the master bedroom to its bathroom, providing a spectacular top view into the yard or living room below.

The floors and cabinetwork pick up from the stained red oak panelling of the walls in the dining room. Countertops and bathroom finishes in black and white marble complete the warm yet decidedly contemporary palette—bringing a breath of freshness to Cardinal Street!

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Maghreb meets Petite-Patrie!

Moving into the ground floor of a typical Petite-Patrie duplex, this foodie couple wanted a large, inviting kitchen. Dark and dingy, the existing space would be getting an extreme facelift.

The front of the duplex still has its original look. It is at the back that the extension takes on the feel of a riad, traditional North African architecture built around an inner courtyard.

The “L” extension is slightly below the ground floor. The transition between levels is marked by a change in tone: the natural lime walls and white oak floor meet oxide pigments and black-stained oak furniture. On top of the abundant drawers, large countertop surfaces break up the picturesque view of the neighbourhood church. A dining room that looks like it is almost part of the kitchen leads into a small inner courtyard.

The overall feel and the palette of smooth, curved materials are reminiscent of the balmy Mediterranean. Seated at the table in good company, our hosts invite you to leave Petite-Patrie and transport yourself to Marrakesh…just in time for a hearty meal!

A single-family home from the 1950s gets a facelift in Ville-Mont-Royal.

When a young couple took possession of the home, it was like stepping back in time to the 1950s. They wanted to give the house a facelift without altering its character. The kitchen was opened up onto the garden and living room. The tight space was maximized with a centre island serving as the main work surface, surrounded by wall-to-wall cabinets. The counters, the kitchen island, the sideboard separating the dining room from the kitchen, and the bathroom walls all feature white Carrara marble with its timeless light grey veining, tying everything together. The restored original red oak floor is also picked up in the triangular pattern accentuating the kitchen area. Say goodbye to the 1950s!

A new single-family house on one level and on a mountainside is built in Sutton.

In addition to common spaces, two offices and a bedroom, the client wished to integrate into a coherent massing: a 20-foot long indoor pool, a 12-foot high dark room, an adjoining garage and a guest room overlooking the mezzanine. The plan is organized around a double-height central core topped by a skylight that captures southern light at its zenith. The spectacular view to the North can be enjoyed from the living room, above which sits the guest room. A large interior bay window brings in western light, which reflects off the pool water and spills into the dining room. A large, asymmetrical four-sided roof provides for ceiling heights appropriate to each room.