MXMA Architecture & Design
MXMA Architecture & Design
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Valiquette Residence

Proposed extension for a single family home in Montreal, two steps away from the Saint Lawrence River. The challenge was to integrate a new living space adapted to the uneven and angular form of the field. At the rear of the residence, in the court side, the new dining areas adjacent to the kitchen is now part of the landscape. The volume of approximately twelve feet by sixteen feet lets natural light through a large sliding folding door that opens fully outside. The space promotes the movements and communications between the kitchen and the back yard. Privacy is however preserved by the uneven shape of a triangular window that maximizes the lighting towards the sky and thus extends the glazed space on the entire length of the south facade of the building. The minimalism of the interior decoration invites one’s gaze toward the outside. Everything is designed to provide continuity with the landscape. The color of the grooved wood envelope adds comforting warmth while also accenting the opening on the backyard. The roof tapers and reveals an awning. Thus sheltered, the patio remains simple, in concrete, such a rock lodged there to greet the structure which disappears and blends into the landscape.
Ireland
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