![8th Ave / NatureHumaine - Facade, Windows](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5327/8f0b/c07a/8042/fc00/0275/medium_jpg/8e-0002.jpg?1395101431)
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Architects: NatureHumaine
- Area: 1630 m²
- Year: 2013
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Photographs:Adrien Williams
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Text description provided by the architects. This intervention transformed a residential two storey duplex in Rosemount into a single dwelling unit by completely reorganizing the interior and constructing a 430 sqft extension in the rear.
![8th Ave / NatureHumaine - Stairs](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5327/8f30/c07a/805c/d800/02de/medium_jpg/8e-0006.jpg?1395101473)
The extension includes a master bedroom on the second floor and a family room that gives onto an intimate garden at ground level. Standing proud on a typical Montreal laneway, the extension acts as a beacon of novelty and dynamism. While little work was done to the front facade, this extension was designed in contrast, with bright colors, an angled form, and generous glazing.
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Work on the interior centered on exposing and highlighting the beauty of existing wooden structural walls and beams and supporting them with a more subtle pallet of materials. Natural daylight is brought into the core with a large skylight and glass floor placed at the center of the house.
![8th Ave / NatureHumaine - Facade](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5327/8f1a/c07a/8042/fc00/0276/medium_jpg/8e-0003.jpg?1395101452)