Carried out in a residential area of the Rosemont?La-Petite-Patrie borough, the project consisted in renovating and expanding a duplex built in the 1920s that housed three dwelling units. The added storey harmonized the building with the size of the surrounding constructions.  

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Architects: NatureHumaine

Location: Montreal, QC, Canada

Area: 380.0 m2

Project Year: 2016

Photographs: Adrien Williams

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Diagram

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From the architect. Carried out in a residential area of the Rosemont?La-Petite-Patrie borough, the project consisted in renovating and expanding a duplex built in the 1920s that housed three dwelling units. The added storey harmonized the building with the size of the surrounding constructions.  
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Plan

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Plan

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The intervention was minimal on Dandurand Street, rather extending along the perpendicular street. In the existing section, the brick was replaced, but the original openings were mostly retained, while large angled windows were built on the addition, multiplying the views on the urban landscape. The glass and white steel volume that was added on top of the first two levels stands out through both its angular shap...