Crisan House

Crisan House
© Claudiu Olaru

Crisan House 

EST Architecture

ARCHITECTS
Est Architecture

PHOTOGRAPHS
Claudiu Olaru

AREA
435 M²

YEAR
2013

LOCATION
Salaberry-de-valleyfield, Canada

CATEGORY
Houses, Renovation

Text description provided by architect.

The project consists in the refurbishment of a forty year old bungalow.

Crisan House
© Claudiu Olaru
Crisan House
© Claudiu Olaru

Although the owners did not provide a specific program at the beginning of the project, they expressed their wish to have large, well lit spaces and a terrace overlooking the river that runs along the North side of the site.

The footprint of the original house was already quite large, so the transformation was based on the addition of a second floor and the reconfiguration of the internal spaces.

Crisan House
© Claudiu Olaru
Crisan House
© Claudiu Olaru
Crisan House
© Claudiu Olaru

The scenic nature of the site inspired us to increase the overall window area by consolidating and enlarging the existing ones.

We paid particular attention to the new roof configuration to allow the new volume to integrate with the surrounding amicable neighborhood and create a link with the roofscape of the city where the client was born (Sibiu).

The oversized dormers in the living area and the upper floor allow natural light to flow on the ceiling surfaces, creating a dynamic and playful effect.

Crisan House
© Claudiu Olaru
Crisan House
© Claudiu Olaru

The dormers are oriented such that the house benefits from solar heat gain in winter months and in the summer, the mature trees on the site help to keep the house cool.

The entire structure is made in wood; studs, joists and beams.

Crisan House
© Claudiu Olaru
Crisan House
© Claudiu Olaru

The roof and the second floor are clad with metal, standing seam roofing and siding respectively while the ground floor was integrated with the new construction simply by painting the original brick black.


Crisan House
© Claudiu Olaru
Crisan House
© Claudiu Olaru
Crisan House
© Claudiu Olaru
Crisan House
© Claudiu Olaru


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