Dulwich Residence | naturehumaine [architecture+design]

Saint-Lambert / Canada / 2014

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The clients had outgrown their 1920’s house on a large lot on Montreal’s south shore. They wanted a contemporary extension that would harmonize with their existing house and highlight and expose the structural brick. The existing house and the extension were separated by a glazed volume where the vertical circulation of the house is located. The existing house was re-organized to better suit the needs of the clients, where the entry and living room make up the ground floor and the children’s quarters on the second floor.
Three double height spaces link the communal areas of the ground floor with the more private spaces of the second floor while maintaining a warm atmosphere in the house.
The extension is organized into 2 intertwining volumes. A brick volume makes up the base and becomes the support for a steel clad volume that projects out into the backyard. The ‘sleeping basket’ is found at this projection where a large window frames the foliage. This becomes a space to relax and gaze out towards the garden as well as an area for the children to play while maintaining contact with the kitchen and dining spaces below.

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La maison existante, construite dans les années 1920, a été conçue avec des briques porteuses. L’objectif du projet était de la mettre en valeur et de créer un ajout contemporain. Les espaces de la maison existante ont été repensés pour intégrer les besoins des clients. La circulation verticale organise le passage entre l’ancien et le nouveau, celle-ci se transpose en façade par une grande faille vitrée. Trois espaces “double hauteur” permettent de lier les volumes de vie commune du rez-de-chaussée aux volumes plus intimes de l’étage, tout en créant une atmosphère chaleureuse au sein de la maison.
L’ajout est divisé en deux parties, la première formant l’assise de la seconde. La partie en brique, qui rassemble le rez-de-chaussée ainsi qu’une partie du deuxième étage, constitue l’ancrage d’une boite déposée qui se projette dans le jardin. Cette boite, recouverte de tôle d’acier, est un élément important du projet car on y trouve le “sleeping basket”; un espace qui permet à la fois de se reposer mais qui peut aussi constituer une zone de jeux familiale; il donne l’impression d’être en contact avec le jardin, comme s’il n’y avait plus de frontière avec l’extérieur.

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    The clients had outgrown their 1920’s house on a large lot on Montreal’s south shore. They wanted a contemporary extension that would harmonize with their existing house and highlight and expose the structural brick. The existing house and the extension were separated by a glazed volume where the vertical circulation of the house is located. The existing house was re-organized to better suit the needs of the clients, where the entry and living room make up the ground floor and the...

    Project details
    • Year 2014
    • Work finished in 2014
    • Status Completed works
    • Type Single-family residence
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