ST-ANDRÉ RESIDENCE
2008
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Type: single family house
Area: 1850 pi ca
Location: Montréal
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Renovation and transformation of a 1910 duplex to a single family house.
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The existing building is located at the intersection of two alleyways in the Plateau area in Montreal and was characterized by a very narrow backyard wing.

On the ground floor, the existing walls were removed to create open-air living space delineated on one side by a huge storage volume covered in wood panels. On the second floor, the client needed three distinct bedrooms. To fit the master bedroom inside the extremely narrow backyard wing, a cantilevered room was added to get more convenient interior dimensions. On the ground floor, the kitchen area takes advantage of this constricted space by inserting at its end a built-in table and bench to create a cozy and bright breakfast area.