After several years living abroad, this couple dreamed of settling in the heart of Montreal. On the Plateau-Mont-Royal, they fell in love with a late-nineteenth-century row house, with high ceilings, period mouldings and decorative details that had survived almost intact.<\/p>\n
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But behind its charm lay a classic problem in houses of that era: you entered through a narrow corridor leading to a kitchen relegated to the back, far from the heart of the home. The beautiful living rooms, majestic as they were, seemed to exist in their own corners \u2014 disconnected from one another and completely cut off from the backyard.<\/p>\n
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The idea was simple: from the very first step inside, the home\u2019s personality should be felt. The space should open up, breathe and invite you further in, without ever erasing what gave it its soul.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Apr\u00e8s plusieurs ann\u00e9es \u00e0 vivre \u00e0 l’\u00e9tranger, ce couple r\u00eavait de poser ses valises au c\u0153ur de Montr\u00e9al. C’est sur le Plateau-Mont-Royal qu’ils ont eu le coup de foudre \u2014 pour une\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1913,"menu_order":40,"template":"","fibre_project_category":[91,97],"class_list":["post-2244","fibre_project","type-fibre_project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","fibre_project_category-residential-projects","fibre_project_category-residential-residential-renovation"],"acf":{"fibre_project_year":2017,"fibre_project_notes":"Complete ground floor renovation (30 ft. steel beam)\nLevelling the floors\nRestoring plaster mouldings\nInsulating exterior walls\nNew brick facade\nReplacing doors and windows (rear facade)","fibre_project_contractor":"Les contructions St-Dominique","fibre_project_duration":"6 months","fibre_project_cost":"300 000$","fibre_project_office":"KC architecte","fibre_project_collaborators":"","fibre_project_story":"
After several years living abroad, this couple dreamed of settling in the heart of Montreal. On the Plateau-Mont-Royal, they fell in love with a late-nineteenth-century row house, with high ceilings, period mouldings and decorative details that had survived almost intact.<\/p>\n
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But behind its charm lay a classic problem in houses of that era: you entered through a narrow corridor leading to a kitchen relegated to the back, far from the heart of the home. The beautiful living rooms, majestic as they were, seemed to exist in their own corners \u2014 disconnected from one another and completely cut off from the backyard.<\/p>\n
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The idea was simple: from the very first step inside, the home\u2019s personality should be felt. The space should open up, breathe and invite you further in, without ever erasing what gave it its soul.<\/p>","fibre_project_secondary_text":"
A renewed relationship with the outdoors<\/p>\n
At the back of the house, the new dining room takes the place of the former kitchen. A large sliding glass wall connects this space with the outdoor terrace, making the most of the small yard.<\/p>\n
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Adapting private spaces<\/p>\n
On the second floor, the three bedrooms were largely left unchanged, apart from improved storage. The original doors and mouldings were preserved and restored, retaining the home\u2019s character. The bathroom was enlarged to accommodate a separate bathtub and shower, as well as a double vanity.<\/p>","fibre_project_photo_credit":"Photo credit: Saul Rosales","fibre_project_hero_image":2246,"fibre_project_gallery":[2247,2248,2249,2250,2251,2252,2245,2253,2254,2255,2256],"fibre_project_plans_gallery":[2257,2258],"fibre_project_plan_ground_label":"GROUND FLOOR PLAN","fibre_project_plan_floor_label":"UPPER FLOOR PLAN"},"yoast_head":"\n