An Italian colonial style bungalow of the eighties in Rosemère is stripped and revamped.
The new layout suggested by the architects highlights the bungalow’s two main areas, the circulation area and the working area. A linear slate tiling marks the central traffic area, connecting the living room and the kitchen/dining room. A large storage module acts as a pivot between the two spaces. The basement is reconfigured to include working spaces and a guest room.
An art deco cottage in Ahuntsic Montreal finds a new addition in the backyard.
With its central island, the new kitchen bridges the gap between the existing space and the addition. Locating the services in the northern wall permitted the southern façade to be entirely glazed, yielding a view onto the garden and the patio. The exterior volume stands out as a metal box enclosed by a brick light shelf.
A duplex in Montreal’s Hochelaga-Maisonneuve is expanding on the ground floor.
The addition was designed as a rough plaster prism that is emptied out in strategic places so as to reveal the warm interior wood finish. The floor of the new space is somewhat lower than the existing main floor, reinforcing its connection with the garden. A double lateral access allows circulation between the existing space and the new summer living room. Its main façade opens on a fabulous view of the garden.
A mezzanine of wood and steel creates a new room in a loft near the Lachine Canal in Montreal.
Propped on the existing wood structure, the mezzanine creates a new room, freeing the main floor. On the second floor, the available height is maximized by using different levels: the raised bed extends into a leisure area, framed by a long shelf. In order to minimize the structure’s volume, the mezzanine is built of birch plywood attached to a light steel frame.
Tactful conversion of a family owned heritage log cabin
This beautiful 1960s log cabin had been self-built and extended twice by the family. An idyllic place for gatherings and celebrations, it suffered from a dark and cluttered kitchen, a clumsy entrance and an oddly configured two-access basement. The architects solved these issues by moving the main access and staircase to the drive side. Outlined by a large porch that greets visitors, the new entrance now opens to a lake-facing kitchen. The space retrieved in the living room highlights the original volume. The style of the house has been preserved with its exposed spruce frame, varnished log walls and natural red oak floors. Everything is in place for great epicurean evenings while enjoying the roaring of the stove by the lake!