![Le 205 / Atelier Moderno - Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5473/dd17/e58e/cefb/8900/004a/large_jpg/portada17325-preview_low_1072-2_17325_sc_v2com.jpg?1416879377)
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Architects: Atelier Moderno
- Year: 2014
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Photographs:Stéphane Groleau
![Le 205 / Atelier Moderno - Table, Chair, Beam](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5473/dc8f/e58e/cefb/8900/0041/large_jpg/17327-preview_low_1072-2_17327_sc_v2com.jpg?1416879238)
Text description provided by the architects. A designer, his two sons, and their tireless terrier Winston share a small 1950’s building that stands rather unnoticed among its neighbors in the Mile-Ex district. The robust walls of this former workshop, however, hide a jewel conversion within.
![Le 205 / Atelier Moderno - Countertop](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5473/dc9e/e58e/cefb/8900/0042/large_jpg/17329-preview_low_1072-2_17329_sc_v2com.jpg?1416879254)
If the recomposed facade is surprisingly private, its large windows and full-height steel door, slightly recessed, announce the minimalist mastery of the interior plan: a wide corridor extends along the north-south axis, adjacent an existing party wall of exposed masonry accentuated by a thin line of light, serving well-defined living spaces, bright and convivial, where everyone can go about their activities without affecting those of others, all the while fostering a certain air of intimacy and affection.
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The interior opens onto a common area that includes a cozy living room with a corner desk, a dining room, and a streamlined kitchen where each element asserts its modernity with absolute conviction: a stainless steel cooking unit, a preparation island in white Corian®, and a large storage module and table in solid white oak. A single stringer staircase provides direct access to a green roof terrace, offering both privacy and urban presence. Beyond the common area follows, in sequence, the boys' rooms and the master bedroom, with a private bath, distinguished by the marriage of painted concrete, ipe wood, porcelain, stainless steel, glass, water and the occasional fire of a small brazier.
![Le 205 / Atelier Moderno - Sofa, Table, Windows, Bedroom](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5473/dc9d/e58e/ce37/9400/0047/large_jpg/17328-preview_low_1072-2_17328_sc_v2com.jpg?1416879253)
The desire to reduce the environmental footprint of the building by the addition of skylights, soy-based spray insulation, radiant slab heating, and a green roof, as well as the preservation and enhancement of existing elements, whether it be the original structural elements, the old doors, windows, and gratings, or, in a more personal manner, the reclamation of a lamp and vintage furniture that once belonged to his father, add a final richness to the project that emanates the image of the men who inhabit it.
![Le 205 / Atelier Moderno - Bathtub, Bathroom](https://images.adsttc.com/media/images/5473/dcfc/e58e/ce37/9400/004d/large_jpg/17340-preview_low_1072-2_17340_sc_v2com.jpg?1416879345)