At the vibrant heart of Plateau Mont-Royal, a once neglected duplex, transformed by the determination of its new occupants, emerges like a phoenix from the ashes of its past. It was nothing but a forgotten and forsaken space, but today, it embodies resilience and rebirth.
In this bustling urban environment, the modernized family finds refuge.
Project name
Maison Boyer
Architecture firm
Le Borgne Rizk Architecture
Location
Montréal, Québec, Canada
Principal architect
Sophie Le Borgne, Amani Rizk
Interior design
Le Borgne Rizk Architecture
Lighting
Luminaires Authentik
Supervision
Le Borgne Rizk Architecture
Construction
Construction N. Deslauriers
Typology
Residential › Row House
Multifaceted approaches in solving any tasks is a specific feature of our studio. We can't allow ourselves simply build a house in a field, simply elaborate an interior design, simply make a sketch of a landscape. All these are the integrants of something big one, like a seamless ecosystem, where each component must comply with a common design tast...
Project name
House in Toronto
Tools used
Autodesk 3ds Max
Principal architect
Alexey Gorodkov
Design team
Alexey Marchenko, Ekaterina Vinokurova
Typology
Residential › House
Le Borgne Rizk Architecture: Built in 1911, this beautiful red brick house with its delicate wood cornice looked as if its interior was frozen in the 80s. Non-functional renovations completely cut off the dialogue between the house and the garden.
Project name
Maison Victoria
Architecture firm
Le Borgne Rizk Architecture
Location
Westmount, Montréal, Québec, Canada
Photography
Maxime Brouillet
Principal architect
Amani Rizk, Sophie Le Borgne
Design team
Amani Rizk, Sophie Le Borgne
Interior design
Le Borgne Rizk Architecture
Structural engineer
L2C experts
Supervision
Le Borgne Rizk Architecture
Visualization
Le Borgne Rizk Architecture
Typology
Residential › Semi Detached House
Montréal’s new Darwin Bridges, built with recyclable and sustainable materials. Provencher_Roy’s reconstruction of the Darwin Bridges on Nuns’ Island uses locally sourced recycled glass. This world premiere of ground glass pozzolan (GGP) opens the door to new sustainable materiality in the urban design field
Project name
Ponts Darwin
Architecture firm
Provencher_Roy
Location
Montréal / Ile des Soeurs, Québec, Canada
Collaborators
Entrepreneur: Tisseur Inc; Certification: Candidat à la certification Envision
Structural engineer
Civil Engineer and Structure Engineer: SNC-Lavalin (durabilité du béton)
Photography
Stéphane Brügger
The project site straddles the interstice between a suburban residential neighbourhood and West Vancouver’s natural stony seashore. Positioned on an expanded border between land and sea, the building form references the creatures that occupy this interstitial territory, whose physiology has adapted to such challenging conditions. In the same spirit...
Project name
Liminal House
Architecture firm
Design firm: McLeod Bovell Modern Houses
Location
West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Photography
Hufton + Crow
Principal architect
Principal Designers: Matt Mcleod, Lisa Bovell
Design team
Daan Murray, Daniel Ching
Material
Concrete, stained Accoya Wood, and Aluminum Plate
Typology
Residential › House
This new residence in suburban Toronto was shaped by a complex design agenda: Create a distinctly contemporary home that doesn’t feel alien to its mild suburban surroundings; organize the elaborate lifestyle needs of a large, extended family within the small footprint of the bungalow it is replacing; and provide a calming environment with powerful...
Project name
Wedgewood Park Residence
Architecture firm
Great Lake Studio
Photography
Scott Norsworthy
Principal architect
Rick Galezowski
Design team
Great Lake Studio
Interior design
Great Lake Studio
Structural engineer
Blackwood
Environmental & MEP
Fuzion
Landscape
Great Lake Studio
Lighting
Great Lake Studio
Supervision
Great Lake Studio
Construction
Catalyst Design Build
Material
Wood, Metal, Glass
Typology
Residential › Single Family Residence
In response to both site conditions and programmatic needs, this project was about designing a retreat that would accommodate the users’ needs and comfort throughout the seasons in contemporary context, while quietly inserting itself into Muskoka’s cultural and natural landscape.
Project name
Lake Joseph Cottage
Architecture firm
VFA Architecture + Design
Location
Muskoka Lakes, Ontario, Canada
Photography
Scott Norsworthy (winter), Cindy Blazevic (summer)
Principal architect
Vanessa Fong
Structural engineer
Blackwell
Environmental & MEP
HVAC Elite (Mechanical Engineer)
Visualization
Seasons Animation
Construction
Mazenga Building Group
Typology
Residential › Cottage
“Dômes Charlevoix” is a new concept of four seasons eco-luxurious accommodations located in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, next to the Massif de Charlevoix, near Quebec City.
Project name
Eco-Luxurious Accommodations “Dômes Charlevoix"
Architecture firm
Bourgeois / Lechasseur architects
Location
Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, Canada
Photography
Maxime Valsan
Principal architect
Olivier Bourgeois, Régis Lechasseur
Typology
Hospitality › Eco-Luxurious Accommodations
