Naturehumaine Architecture & Design

McCulloch Residence

McCulloch Residence
© Adrien Williams

McCULLOCH RESIDENCE

NatureHumaine

ARCHITCECTS
NatureHumaine

MANUFACTURER
Alumilex

PHOTOGRPHS
Adrien Williams

YEAR
2016

LOCATION
Montreal, Canada

CATEGORY
Renovation, Extension

Text description provided by architect.

The project was carried out in an old residence built at the foot of Mount Royal around the 1860s for Dr. McCulloch, after whom the avenue would later be named.

McCulloch Residence
© Adrien Williams
McCulloch Residence
© Adrien Williams

Vertical steel screens create intimacy on the street angle while revealing Mount Royal’s forest behind.

The project aimed to expand one of the two divisions so the owners would have a new kitchen and an art studio.

McCulloch Residence
© Adrien Williams
McCulloch Residence
© Adrien Williams

Its black materials echo the nuances of the works of art made by the owner, a graphite pencil artist, and interact with the grey stones of the century-old house.

Inside, special attention was given to transitions in materials to foster a flowing perception of the old and new sections.

McCulloch Residence
© Adrien Williams
McCulloch Residence
© Adrien Williams
McCulloch Residence
© Adrien Williams

The sharp shape of the extension is dictated by the land’s angle setbacks. 

The residence was subsequently divided into two houses. 

Like a sculpture, the bricked ground floor acts as a base for the studio, which is covered with black zinc cladding.

McCulloch Residence
© Adrien Williams
McCulloch Residence
© Adrien Williams
McCulloch Residence
© Adrien Williams

Discovered during the renovations, the wooden square wall is the masterpiece of the dining room.

In the addition, the focus is on a central midnight-blue block that is used for storage on the kitchen side and for bicycles and skateboards on the secondary entrance side.

The idea was to keep the original components of the house while incorporating modern elements such as the main staircase and the Russian birch integrated furniture.

McCulloch Residence
© Adrien Williams
McCulloch Residence
© Adrien Williams


McCulloch Residence
© Adrien Williams
McCulloch Residence
© Adrien Williams
McCulloch Residence
© Adrien Williams


McCulloch Residence
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McCulloch Residence
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McCulloch Residence
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