Metallic grates type partitions and railings inside Montreal residence Aluminum Scarf

The covers of subway air flow ducts have been used as partitions, railings and storage closets on this renovated Montreal residence designed by Canadian architect Jean-Maxime Labrecque.

The native designer’s renovation encompasses a kitchen and dwelling house on the bottom flooring, and two mezzanine ranges above.

White grates present a hyperlink all through the three ranges forming the balustrades, partitions and built-in closets, and prompted the property’s identify Aluminum Scarf. The house is wrapped in a white metallic scarf fabricated from aluminium grating, a cloth often reserved for industrial environments,” stated Labrecque.

Among the many designer’s predominant interventions was changing an present black spiral staircase and rails, with a white stairway. Tall white grates act because the staircase railings beside the steps.

“The headband first covers the staircase resulting in the primary mezzanine, turns into its railing, and extends itself to the second staircase which it follows, earlier than plunging again right down to wrap the majestic luminaire-bookshelf – illuminated aluminium masking the complete size of one of many house’s longitudinal partitions,” he stated.

Appareil Structure makes use of minimal palette to replace 1960s Montreal dwelling

Working throughout a wall on the bottom flooring is built-in bookshelves with grate doorways that reach to the ground above. The steel body is designed as doorways on hinges, and conceal storage areas outfitted with cabinets and aluminium ladders.

The native designer saved the bones of the residence the identical, together with its white pillars and uncovered wooden ceiling beams, which draw consideration to the 25-foot (7.6-metre) excessive ceilings. Glass blocks that conceal a toilet on the primary flooring are additionally from the prevailing design.

Darkish wooden flooring have additionally been sanded down and refinished in a lighter tone, to attracts the attention as much as the historic timber framework on the ceiling.

White finishes characteristic prominently by way of the remainder of the Montreal residence, together with the wooden that types kitchen cupboards and counters. A black grand piano additionally gives a daring distinction.

Along with this residence, Jean-Maxime Labrecque has designed one other dwelling in Montreal with a mirrored stairwell, wooden flooring and white partitions.

Different renovations within the metropolis embrace a free-standing, 1960s dwelling overhauled by Appareil Structure and residence with a trapeze web stretched over an atrium by Robitaille Curtis.