![La Couleuvre / NatureHumaine - Windows, Facade, Handrail](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/516d/b408/b3fc/4b58/9800/0047/large_jpg/5745BOYER1.jpg?1366144002)
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Architects: NatureHumaine
- Year: 2012
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Photographs:Adrien Williams
![La Couleuvre / NatureHumaine - Windows, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/516d/b405/b3fc/4b8f/6900/005c/medium_jpg/5745BOYER4.jpg?1366144001)
Text description provided by the architects. A young growing family was excited about the idea of enlarging the ground floor of their 5-plex situated in Rosemont-Petite-Patrie. As they wished to keep their upstairs tenants, the clients agreed to sacrifice a portion of their backyard for the extension.
![La Couleuvre / NatureHumaine - Windows, Brick, Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/516d/b3fa/b3fc/4b8f/6900/005b/medium_jpg/5745BOYER3.jpg?1366143990)
The 1350 sqft extension that we’ve nicknamed “the couleuvre” (the garden snake), includes a new staircase on the ground floor plan, a master bedroom and a bathroom. The ‘kids zone’, comprised of 3 bedrooms and an open concept bathroom, dominates the second floor.
![La Couleuvre / NatureHumaine - Lighting, Bathroom, Beam, Bathtub](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/516d/b421/b3fc/4b58/9800/0049/medium_jpg/5745BOYER8.jpg?1366144029)
The architectural parti consists of an angular black volume with spots of white, which twists and turns in a snake like manner, wrapping itself around the master bedroom clad in bricks salvaged from the demolition of the old garage.
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