Articles by James Brillon

Sid Lee overhauls interiors of Montreal’s iconic Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel

September 15, 2017 James Brillon 0

Sid Lee Architecture has completed an extensive renovation for one of Montreal’s most prestigious hotels, opening its lobby and public spaces to serve a broader clientele than just hotel guests. Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel reopened to the public in June, a year-long renovation that sought to modernise the building’s interiors. It first opened in

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Sid Lee overhauls interiors of Montreal’s iconic Fairmont Queen Elizabeth Hotel

September 15, 2017 James Brillon 0

Sid Lee Architecture has completed an extensive renovation for one of Montreal’s most prestigious hotels, opening its lobby and public spaces to serve a broader clientele than just hotel guests. Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth Hotel reopened to the public in June, a year-long renovation that sought to modernise the building’s interiors. It first opened in

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PARKA Architecture overhauls modernist Canadian home

September 8, 2017 James Brillon 0

PARKA Architecture has renovated a modernist home in Quebec City, preserving its most successful features while bringing in more natural light and decluttering the interiors. Located in the residential neighbourhood of Sainte-Foy, the original home was built in the 1960s, but was in need of a refresh. PARKA collaborated with Canadian product designer Guillaume Sasseville, a

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PARKA Architecture overhauls modernist Canadian home

September 8, 2017 James Brillon 0

PARKA Architecture has renovated a modernist home in Quebec City, preserving its most successful features while bringing in more natural light and decluttering the interiors. Located in the residential neighbourhood of Sainte-Foy, the original home was built in the 1960s, but was in need of a refresh. PARKA collaborated with Canadian product designer Guillaume Sasseville, a

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A-I-R creates oasis around central living spaces at Arizona desert house

September 1, 2017 James Brillon 0

Patterned brick walls define this Arizona home by A-I-R Architects, providing residents with a variety of indoor and outdoor living spaces amongst the desert landscape. Located in Paradise Valley, an affluent town near Phoenix, Ghost Wash House encompasses 8,500 square feet (790 square metres) and contains three bedrooms. A detached pool house also has its

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Artist’s retreat in West Virginia sits above a limestone quarry

August 25, 2017 James Brillon 0

This steel-and-glass box perched above an abandoned limestone quarry in West Virginia is designed by Wiedemann Architects to provide a living space and workshop for a Parisian sculptor. Completed in 2015, the Hawk’s Nest home and studio encompasses 2,100 square feet (195 square metres). “Our goal was to create a simple form that was simultaneously

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Artist’s retreat in West Virginia sits above a limestone quarry

August 25, 2017 James Brillon 0

This steel-and-glass box perched above an abandoned limestone quarry in West Virginia is designed by Wiedemann Architects to provide a living space and workshop for a Parisian sculptor. Completed in 2015, the Hawk’s Nest home and studio encompasses 2,100 square feet (195 square metres). “Our goal was to create a simple form that was simultaneously

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Cuboid extension by EL Studio sits atop a Maryland bungalow

August 19, 2017 James Brillon 0

New York firm EL Studio has placed a contemporary box-shaped extension on top of this suburban home in Maryland to more than double its size. The Lincoln Street Residence was recently completed by EL Studio founders Elizabeth Emerson and Mark Lawrence for a young family with two small children. The clients wanted to expand their

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Cuboid extension by EL Studio sits atop a Maryland bungalow

August 19, 2017 James Brillon 0

New York firm EL Studio has placed a contemporary box-shaped extension on top of this suburban home in Maryland to more than double its size. The Lincoln Street Residence was recently completed by EL Studio founders Elizabeth Emerson and Mark Lawrence for a young family with two small children. The clients wanted to expand their

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Canadian lake house by Paul Bernier features dark wood and rusted metal cladding

August 18, 2017 James Brillon 0

Montreal architect Paul Bernier has completed a home clad in blackened timber and weathering steel on the shores of a lake in rural Quebec. The two-storey residence overlooks Lac Charlebois, one of many bodies of water in the Laurentien mountain range, a popular vacation destination just north of Montreal. “Our clients wanted to build a contemporary house, luminous and

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