NMBHD, 1 Plex 3 Noses | Jean Verville Architecte

Montréal, Canada, 2020-11-10 - Aiming to develop a real estate heritage for a young family from the Montreal's Rosemont district, the NMBHD project offers spatial investigations reshaping the typology of the Montreal triplex. The playful approach proposed by the architect enabled Nancy-Marie, Hugo, and little Jules to question their relationship to functionality as well as to compactness within their domestic spaces.

“From a non-linear research process, a working team was born, inseparable from a deep friendship."

Nancy-Marie, Hugo and Jules

NMBHD, 1 plex 3 noses

\ I am a combination of familiar realities, an assemblage of fragments of my neighborhood \ I am a lively citizen, a shared narrative to challenge individuality \ I am a burst plex, tested and approved for compactness \ I am one, two, three gardens, above, below, in front, behind \ I am a studio, youngest of the trio, a conversation with my tabby neighbor \ I am a high-perched terrace apartment, a sprouted hairstyle \ I am a house on the courtyard side, a tower on four levels \ I am a perforated brick tunic, a garland of golden winks \ I am a shadow promenade, an escape for the gardener \ I am an uninhibited family nest, a castle for children, young and old \ I am a living building…

Jean Verville, Ph.D. art

For the last 20 years, the architect has been developing a practice integrating gamification of the architectural project development process with clients in order to integrate experiences with an artistic dimension. His production has won numerous national and international awards. Jean Verville has also been named professor at the School of Architecture at Laval University, Canada.

“Jean Verville's practice lies at the border between traditional professions and multidisciplinary creative practices that revolve around these, happily blurring the boundaries that tend to restrict their respective scope.” Jacques White director, Laval University School of Architecture, Canada

Meet Jean Verville, Canada's Most Experimental Architect: “As cities expand, skylines grow ever taller, and architects search for innovative ways to house the world’s booming population, there has never been a more crucial time to reexamine the way we live. Jean Verville’s work does exactly this, using an artist’s sensibility to create domestic spaces that are not just functional, but uplifting, too.”  Jeremy Freed, SHARP MAGAZINE

About the Studio

Studio Jean Verville architectes consists of a multidisciplinary team working under the direction of architect Tania Paula Garza Rico. The complementary skills of team members contribute to the variability of the Studio's output. Currently, the team is working on the development of a 3000 m2 dental complex, personalized houses and apartments, a forest castle, and an immersive architectural installation for a public art festival in Asia.

Years of construction: 2019-2020

Usage: Multifamily dwelling (triplex)

Number of housings : 3

Number of floors : 4

Area : 90 m2

The studio

Levels: 2

Area: 63 m2

Number of bedroom: 1

Garden: 15 m2

The house

Levels: 4

Area: 197 m2

Number of bedrooms: 4

Garden: 108 m2

The terrace apartment

Levels: 3

Area: 104 m2

Number of bedrooms: 2

Terrace garden : 37 m2

Design team

Lead architect: Jean Verville

Special collaborators:

Nancy-Marie Bélanger

Hugo Didier

Studio Jean Verville architects:

Tania Paula Garza Rico (studio director)

Rémi St-Pierre (technical director)

France Goneau (artistic advisor)

François Bodlet

Stéphane Piché

Camille Asselin

Samuel Landry

Alexandre Meloche

Alex Lamontagne

Cabinetmaking: Ébénisterie CST Enr.

Windows: Fabelta

Washbasins: Hugo Didier ceramist

Photo direction:

Special collaboration / Félix Michaud + Studio Jean Verville architectes