Berri Residence | naturehumaine [architecture+design]

Montreal / Canada / 2012

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A couple with a passion for contemporary architecture wanted an extension to their 1940s duplex in Montréal. Their main request was to have the dining room at the heart of the house where family discussions would take place. The existing house had an un-insulated, poorly built extension that used the maximum allowable footprint on the site.
The solution was to demolish the previous extension and rebuild in its footprint. The approach was to maximize on its southern exposure and push the windows to their dimensional limit. The result is a pine-clad volume that has a certain lightness and transparency to it. A cantilevered steel box intersects the wood volume on the second floor and is punctured with a large corner-less window. The strategic placement of the dining room at the rear of the house enables the blurring of interior and exterior spaces as it leads both visually and physically onto the backyard.

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Une jeune famille grandissante convoite l’idée d’agrandir le rez-de-chaussée de leur  cinq-plex situé dans l’arrondissement Rosemont-Petite-Patrie. Souhaitant conserver les locataires du 2ième et 3ième étage, les clients consentent à sacrifier une portion de leur cour arrière pour construire un agrandissement.
L’ajout de 1350 pieds carrés que l’on surnomme ‘’la couleuvre’’ comprend au rez-de-chaussée  la chambre des parents et une salle de bain. Au deuxième étage se trouve la zone des enfants avec 3 chambres et une salle de bain à concept ouvert. L’idée formelle s’illustre par une forme angulaire de couleur noire tachetée de blanc qui ondule au dessus d’un volume bas qui est habillé d’anciennes briques rouges récupérées de l’ancien garage.

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    A couple with a passion for contemporary architecture wanted an extension to their 1940s duplex in Montréal. Their main request was to have the dining room at the heart of the house where family discussions would take place. The existing house had an un-insulated, poorly built extension that used the maximum allowable footprint on the site.The solution was to demolish the previous extension and rebuild in its footprint. The approach was to maximize on its southern exposure and push the...

    Project details
    • Year 2012
    • Work finished in 2012
    • Status Completed works
    • Type Single-family residence / Interior Design / Refurbishment of apartments
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