La Couleuvre
LA COULEUVRELA COULEUVRE
LOCATION
Montreal City, Canada
CATEGORY
Houses, Extension
Text description provided by architect.
A young growing family was excited about the idea of enlarging the ground floor of their 5-plex situated in Rosemont-Petite-Patrie.
As they wished to keep their upstairs tenants.
The clients agreed to sacrifice a portion of their backyard for the extension.
The 1350 sqft extension that we’ve nicknamed “the couleuvre” (the garden snake).
Includes a new staircase on the ground floor plan, a master bedroom and a bathroom.
The ‘kids zone’, comprised of 3 bedrooms and an open concept bathroom, dominates the second floor.
The architectural parti consists of an angular black volume with spots of white, which twists and turns in a snake like manner.
Wrapping itself around the master bedroom clad in bricks salvaged from the demolition of the old garage.
