Retaining a heritage home in Châteauguay
Positioned in Châteauguay, a suburb of MontrealA brand new keep of Architect Paul Bernier GET INVOLVED renovation of a heritage constructing of 1814 and the addition of a up to date extension. Positioned close to the river and overlooking the Martineau Park, the residence is influenced by its quiet environment and the robust presence of the vegetation.
Initially, a tissue workshop for a spiritual group, the present construction has been rigorously renovated from the within to disclose its authentic body and supplies. The extension was designed with an method subjected to keep up the prominence of the heritage home. With a slim width and a low slope roof, the addition stays respectful for the historic structure. Positioned to the again of the lot, the extension doesn’t forestall daylight from reaching the unique constructing.
Paul Bernier renovates a heritage constructing from 1814 and provides a contemporary extension Photos © Raphaël Thibodeau
Paul Bernier Architect connects the outdated and new
Architect Paul Bernier hyperlinks the 2 volumes of the Châteauguay residence with a glass walkway, guaranteeing that the unique home stays utterly seen on the road. This clear connection highlights the excellence between the 2 building durations. The outside of the extension, wearing grey cedar and coarse concrete, completes the nice and cozy grey tones of the unique stone. The steel pasture of the walkway rang on the sheet of sheet of the outdated home, in Canadian model. The selection of supplies ensures sturdiness and permits a pure patina to develop over time, strengthening the connection between the previous and current.
The mixing of the home with the panorama extends past its bodily connection to the present construction. A inexperienced roof and a cautious exterior design work together with the pure parts of the positioning. The massive stones are positioned between the 2 sections of the home, forming a channel that directs the water to the river. On the road going through aspect, the extension is constructed on a concrete foundation, whereas within the again, it’s raised on skinny columns, lowering its impression on the soil and giving it a floating look over the panorama.
A glass walkway connects the outdated and new constructions by sustaining the visibility of the heritage home
The Openwork vertical boards dressed the annex, permitting the passage of air and water, additionally serving as privateness screens for the coated terrace and for the chosen home windows. The inexperienced roof helps to manage the water leak, contributing to the resistance of the native aquifer community.
Not like the thick partitions of the unique home and restricted openings, extension introduces bigger home windows, creating a superb and ethereal ambiance, with improved pure air flow. The road -facing toilet window is hidden behind an open display screen for privateness. On the other aspect, the bed room appears to drift above the courtroom, opening on a terrace that provides an prolonged view of the forested panorama and the river by massive glass doorways. 
A inexperienced roof and open vertical plates enhance sturdiness and privateness
“De-renovation” of Home of Heritage
With the renovation of the Heritage Home in Châteauguay, Paul Bernier Architect follows an method that goes away, relatively than including, restoring authentic architectural parts which were hidden over time. The stone partitions are uncovered by eliminating the partitions, and a conventional scale is centrally positioned, indifferent by perimeter partitions and built-in with the kitchen. The mission minimizes the constructed -in interventions, permitting solely the cell furnishings to contact the stone. The identical method additionally applies to the basement and the higher flooring, strengthening a sense of historic authenticity.
The doorway is made by the unique entrance to the bottom flooring on the road. Inside, the staircase and kitchen basket naturally divide the open house into two areas that shelter the kitchen and the opposite front room. The connection to the extension takes place by the glass walkway, the place the transition between the outdated and the brand new is instantly perceptible. Passing on the walkway locations guests for now, suspended between two eras. The ground materials passes from wooden to concrete, storing the distinction.
The renovation reveals the partitions and the unique stone construction of the heritage home 
Circulation is designed to create a fluid transition from the historic home to the fashionable extension