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Sumit Singhal
Sumit Singhal loves modern architecture. He comes from a family of builders who have built more than 20 projects in the last ten years near Delhi in India. He has recently started writing about the architectural projects that catch his imagination. King Edward Residence in Montreal, Canada by Schwimmer WorkshopNovember 19th, 2020 by Sumit Singhal
Article source: v2com This house is located in the city of Côte Saint-Luc, on the island of Montreal. It borders King-Edward Street in which the “split-level” abounds, these typical 1950s-level houses.  Image Courtesy © Adrien Williams
 Image Courtesy © Adrien Williams It is a residence of this kind which stood on these places before a fire destroyed it. Its owner, a young couple, had chosen it among several others, because it met their needs and their tastes point by point. Mandated to replace it, we have proposed a renewed interpretation of the “split-level” concept. A ten-storey building, in a “brutalist” style, a semi-public park and a residence surround the flat site, itself made up of three elements: a backyard, the building and a paving stone leading to the street. The main volume parallel to the street and clad in brick forms a T seen from the front facade. The steel-clad garage is set back from it under the left side of the T, forming a loggia at the front door.  Image Courtesy © Adrien Williams  Image Courtesy © Adrien Williams A third volume, to the right and to the rear, houses the half-level which rises in front of the 10-storey building and protects the privacy of the central terrace. The interior of the residence is fitted out according to the principles of psychomorphism and is structured around a central staircase. At its base, on the ground floor, are the glazed day spaces overlooking the gardens. It is surmounted by the bedrooms located upstairs. The half-levels offer two opposing atmospheres: one, dark, with a low ceiling and the other, bright, with double height. Finally, the staircase climbs into a vertical void capped by a skylight. The materiality of the building, both outside and inside, accentuates the perception of spaces.  Image Courtesy © Adrien Williams  Image Courtesy © Adrien Williams  Image Courtesy © Adrien Williams  Image Courtesy © Adrien Williams  Image Courtesy © Adrien Williams  Image Courtesy © Adrien Williams  Image Courtesy © Adrien Williams  Image Courtesy © Adrien Williams  Image Courtesy © Schwimmer Workshop
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