Montreal

Naturehumaine updates mid-century Prairie House with minimalist interiors

January 18, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Montreal architecture studio Naturehumaine has transformed a local 1950s residence with a new grey exterior and pared-down interior, and a layout reduced to one bedroom to add space elsewhere. The single-storey residence is built in the Prairie School style – made popular by architect Frank Lloyd Wright and typified by a low pitched roof, overhanging eaves,

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Kl.tz Design renovates light-filled family residence with floating staircase in Montreal

January 16, 2018 Bridget Cogley 0

Canadian studio Kl.tz Design has included a staircase with suspended timber steps and a thin metal balustrade in the bright interiors of this renovated home. The Lazard house is located in Montreal’s Plateau Mont-Royal, a tree-lined neighbourhood with narrow streets, plenty of cafes, and apartment buildings dating from the early 1900s. The project entailed the overhaul

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Obiekt designs pared-back interior for C’est Beau’s first store

December 29, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Teal and dusty orange give colour to this minimal boutique in Montreal, created by design studio Obiekt for a previously online-only fashion brand. The C’est Beau store, on the city’s busy Mont-Royal Avenue shopping thoroughfare, is the first physical retail space for the clothing and accessories company. The five-year-old brand asked young Canadian studio Obiekt

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Obiekt designs pared-back interior for C’est Beau’s first store

December 29, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Teal and dusty orange give colour to this minimal boutique in Montreal, created by design studio Obiekt for a previously online-only fashion brand. The C’est Beau store, on the city’s busy Mont-Royal Avenue shopping thoroughfare, is the first physical retail space for the clothing and accessories company. The five-year-old brand asked young Canadian studio Obiekt

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Lebanese snack bar and bakery in Montreal features an array of ash wood furniture

December 23, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Architect David Dworkind has designed and built a variety of ash wood tables, benches and stools to accommodate as many diners as possible at this narrow cafe in Montreal, which serves Lebanese snacks and baked goods. The concept of the casual Lebanese eatery Jouney is the brainchild of Patrick Abdelahad, who named it after his hometown Jounieh –

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Atelier Barda combines foliage with bespoke furniture at fashion brand offices

December 6, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Canadian firm Atelier Barda has designed an ultra-contemporary office inside a Montreal warehouse, filled with dozens of plants and custom-made furniture pieces. The project was completed for Ssense, an online fashion brand that sells designer labels, along with managing a fashion blog. The company’s new headquarters is located in an industrial building that formerly produced

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Video game developers work and play at Electronic Arts offices by Sid Lee Architecture

November 28, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

A wood-lined cafeteria, black and white stairwells and blue lounges all feature at the Montreal offices for video game company Electronic Arts. Local firm Sid Lee Architecture designed the interiors of the four floors occupied by Electronic Arts (EA) at 2200 Rue Stanley, in the Downtown area. The aim was to produce a creative working

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Atelier Barda turns Montreal shop building into bright residence

November 26, 2017 Dan Howarth 0

Pink and teal hues accent storage units in this family home in Montreal, converted from a shop by local firm Atelier Barda. Résidence Villeneuve used to be a commercial space with a pair of apartments on the levels above, but its owners wanted to turn the building into a two-storey house and a separate rentable

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Natalie Dionne extends Montreal residence using offset black boxes

November 19, 2017 Bridget Cogley 0

Canadian architect Natalie Dionne has attached a geometric extension onto the back of a brick townhouse in Montreal, to include more space in the kitchen and a balcony for the master bedroom. Clad in large plates of fibre-cement board, the Black Box II addition measures 180 square feet (17 square metres). It creates extra floor

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Angular frame juts over Montreal house extension by Naturehumaine

November 18, 2017 Eleanor Gibson 0

Canadian studio Naturehumaine has extended a house in Montreal to create a family living area and an elevated master bedroom, which are all encased in a large grey frame that offers privacy from neighbours. The local architecture firm designed the extension as part of its transformation of the two-storey De La Roche residence in the

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