Located in Montreal, Canada, this house was designed in modern style with an imposing central feature, a staircase in anthracite iron lace. According to the designr, Gestion René Desjardins: From the street the new house easily blends into its bungalow landscape. One floor, a long façade, a double-pitched roof; it’s all there. No-one would ever think that it harbours generous volumes on three levels. Because, even though the original architecture was maintained, inside the layout bears witness to the designer’s sheer inventiveness, achieved through an enormous amount of work. The slope of the roof at the back of the house, invisible from the street, was raised to recuperate space under the rafters. And the basement, excavated to below the water table, was given extraordinary height, to become an attractive living space. Liveable space was created under the roof of the garage, and the tight spaces of the former ground floor gave way to a wide-open space, worthy of an industrial loft. In the vestibule next to the garage, a steel-and-glass staircase leads to both the guest suite and the basement, a place where the boys can be off on their own, enjoying the living room, the steam room/washroom and the home gym.
